Further details released on @scotgoveconomy's £100 million fund to support the newly self-employed & SMEs. Available in the coming days, and to be paid early May, it'll be split into 3 separate funds #COVID19 #FindBusinessSupport

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A £34 million Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund, will be managed by local authorities, and will be allocated to the newly self-employed facing hardship through £2,000 grants.

A £20 million Creative, Tourism & Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund will be managed by the enterprise agencies in partnership with Creative Scotland and VisitScotland for creative, tourism and hospitality companies not in receipt of business rates relief.

And a £45 million Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund will also be managed by the enterprise agencies, for vulnerable SME firms that are vital to the local or national economic foundations of Scotland.

. @scotgoveconomy is also providing £1 million to top up Creative Scotland’s Bridging Bursaries in the not-for-profit sector.