Rural Enterprise Directory Scotland

Promoting Scotland’s Rural Businesses

 The Rural Enterprise Directory Scotland (REDS) features a diverse range of rural and island micro-enterprises.  The Directory promotes the values and diversity of Scotland’s rural economy and supports these businesses to thrive in a sustainable and resilient way.

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Why REDS?

REDS was launched by the enterprise support charity GrowBiz Scotland. GrowBiz has been supporting small business owners, the self-employed and social enterprises across rural Scotland for more than 14 years.

The Directory was set up in response to the devastating impact Covid-19 had on many rural businesses during 2020 and who, over a year on, are still in the early stages of recovery.  By providing access to promotion, enterprise support and collaboration - designed specifically for the challenges encountered by businesses operating in rural and island areas, REDS and GrowBiz provide wrap-around support to those individuals and organisations critical to the future of the rural economy.

The only comprehensive online directory of Scotland’s rural businesses

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REDS aims to make every small rural and island business visible and to stimulate community, collaboration and connections across the huge variety of Scottish rural micro-enterprises. 

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

By supporting businesses on REDS, you are helping local rural economies to recover and survive into the future.

One to One business support from a national network

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GrowBiz Enterprise Support

Businesses that are on REDS can access One to One Enterprise Support services from GrowBiz and their national network of partners.

GrowBiz offers:

  • Regular learning sessions designed to increase business skills.

  • An award-winning mentoring programme.

  • One to one enterprise support sessions and peer learning opportunities. 

GrowBiz brings together the many agencies, support organisations, and experts that work to support micro-enterprises across Scotland and match businesses to the support they need.