Business
Renfrewshire council's economic development division encourage the start-up and growth of businesses across a wide range of sectors and provide business support services to local companies and potential inward investors. Use these links to find out what's available:
- Business advice - sources of advice for local businesses.
- Business directory - search for local business details or add your own.
- Business property - details of commercial and industrial property available to rent and buy.
- Financial support - grants, loans and other assistance packages available to businesses in ,or moving to Renfrewshire.
- Health and safety - advice on the law of the workplace such as offices, shops and warehouses.
- Licensing - how to apply for and renew licences and registrations for a wide range of functions.
- Planning - home page for Renfrewshire planning services.
- Selling to Renfrewshire - details of council contracts and how to become a supplier to the council.
- Trading standards - trading standards officers routinely test goods and services, give help and advice to businesses, check equipment, and investigate all complaints.
The economic development division's operating plan for the period 2007/08 lists tasks planned or underway to improve the local economy:
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the plan. Download Acrobat Reader here. (Warning, this pdf may take some time to download due to the large file size)



