PRODUCTIVITY Club Scotland is expanding its offering to Scottish SMEs with the launch of three new clubs to help businesses recover from the economic recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Productivity Club Scotland, a project funded by Scottish Government and delivered by SCDI, is launching new clubs to help SMEs in North east Scotland, Highlands and Islands and the South of Scotland, after the success of pilot projects in Edinburgh and Glasgow over the past year.
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The first event for the North-east will take place on December 10.
The clubs follow a peer-learning approach between enterprises and provide cross-sector advice, experience and knowledge on how to improve the productivity and resilience of Scottish businesses.
Ashleigh McCulloch, SCDI programme manager, said: “We are excited to be able to announce the expansion of this fantastic programme, ensuring more of Scotland’s businesses can access a Productivity Club in their region that reflects the realities of local and regional economies and supports the development of an economy which works for all”
“Disappointing productivity have been a worrying feature of both the Scottish and wider UK economy for the past decade and this has only been exacerbated by the lockdown activity as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. What we know from speaking to our members is that collaboration and sharing of information during this time as been invaluable to support businesses and navigate through the current landscape”
Ivan McKee MSP, minister for trade, investment and innovation, added: “It is with some excitement that, in collaboration with SCDI, we are now establishing new pilots in North-east Scotland, the Highland & Islands, and the South of Scotland.”
