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Business Improvement Districts Scotland (BIDS) has been established to support and encourage the development of Business Improvement Districts across Scotland and to aid the regeneration and asset management of our towns, cities and villages. BIDS leads the Scottish Government's BID programme which includes the development of pathfinder BIDS in Clackmannanshire, Bathgate, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow and Inverness. All except Glasgow have now been to ballot and were successful, with Bathgate becoming the first BID in Scotland and Inverness the first city centre BID as well as being the first BID in the UK to involve property owners in the BID strategy. The Clackmannanshire BID is the first commercial BID in Scotland, the first county wide BID and the first commercial BID in the UK to involve property owners in the BID strategy. Clackmannanshire became the first local authority area in Scotland to have two BIDs in operation when Alloa town centre was successful at the ballot on the 16th October 2008. More details on these BIDS can be found at 'BID Projects'. The Scottish Government is currently supporting the development of BIDS across Scotland and in addition to central support is now offering a development grant of up to £20K as announced by Mr John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth at the 'Vital and Vibrant Town Centres Conference' in Stirling on Wednesday 19th November to assist business groups or local authorities to develop a Business Improvement District. Further details on the development grant can be found at 'Funding'. New BIDs in Scotland include, Clarkston town centre, Dunfermline city centre, Elgin town centre, Edinburgh (tourism) and Kirkcaldy town centre with a further 12 areas considering the development of a BID. All of the information, examples and guidelines (which are bespoke to Scotland) on this website are free to those business groups and associations, working in partnership with their local authority, who wish to develop a BID in Scotland. The member’s area includes detailed information which is only relevant to developing BIDS. For further information or advice please contact Ian Davison Porter - Project Director BIDS, by using the 'Contact Us' section at the bottom of this page.

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Business Improvement Districts Scotland (BIDS) has been established to support and encourage the development of Business Improvement Districts across Scotland and to aid the regeneration and asset management of our towns, cities and villages.

BIDS leads the Scottish Government's BID programme which includes the development of pathfinder BIDS in Clackmannanshire, Bathgate, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow and Inverness. All except Glasgow have now been to ballot and were successful, with Bathgate becoming the first BID in Scotland and Inverness the first city centre BID as well as being the first BID in the UK to involve property owners in the BID strategy. The Clackmannanshire BID is the first commercial BID in Scotland, the first county wide BID and the first commercial BID in the UK to involve property owners in the BID strategy. Clackmannanshire became the first local authority area in Scotland to have two BIDs in operation when Alloa town centre was successful at the ballot on the 16th October 2008. More details on these BIDS can be found at 'BID Projects'.

The Scottish Government is currently supporting the development of BIDS across Scotland and in addition to central support is now offering a development grant of up to £20K as announced by Mr John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth at the 'Vital and Vibrant Town Centres Conference' in Stirling on Wednesday 19th November to assist business groups or local authorities to develop a Business Improvement District. Further details on the development grant can be found at 'Funding'.

New BIDs in Scotland include, Clarkston town centre, Dunfermline city centre, Elgin town centre, Edinburgh (tourism) and Kirkcaldy town centre with a further 12 areas considering the development of a BID.

All of the information, examples and guidelines (which are bespoke to Scotland) on this website are free to those business groups and associations, working in partnership with their local authority, who wish to develop a BID in Scotland. The member’s area includes detailed information which is only relevant to developing BIDS.

For further information or advice please contact Ian Davison Porter - Project Director BIDS, by using the 'Contact Us' section at the bottom of this page.

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