Financial & Business Services

WHO WE ARE

Helping you grow and succeed

We are InvestFife. Our goal is to bring enterprise in Fife together and help promote our Kingdom as a destination to grow and succeed in business. Our encompassing services provide information, reassurance and support to help you invest or grow your business. InvestFife offers a one-stop solution for all your investment queries. Our dedicated and responsive team are waiting to help you grow your business vision today.

WHO WE ARE

LIFE IN FIFE

Offering an unbeatable quality of life

The best life is the Fife life. We are on the doorstep of Edinburgh, Scotland’s thriving capital city, yet you can also enjoy a more casual pace of life. Surrounded by over 100 miles of magnificent coastline and with an endless amount of leisure, historical and entertainment amenities, our Kingdom truly is one of marvel. Our enviable setting ensures that Fife is a commutable region for 70% of Scotland’s central population belt. Affordable housing, excellent transportation links and first-class lifestyle amenities make for the perfect work/life balance.

LIFE IN FIFE

SECTORS

Key Sectors

Fife benefits from a flourishing economic landscape represented by several key sectors. From SMEs to multinational brands, the opportunity to invest in the Kingdom of Fife has never been greater. There are currently 9000 businesses currently operating in Fife, and we are primed and ready to welcome and support the next enterprise to invest in our Kingdom.

SECTORS

LAND & PROPERTY

Immediate land available at competitive commercial rates

Our expert team at InvestFife can help you source suitable land and property that will help your business flourish. From the east to the west of Fife, our portfolio is expansive. Competitively-priced land and property in prime, easily accessible and commutable locations are available immediately.

LAND & PROPERTY

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Our Business Directory can help promote your business across Fife and beyond.

This free listing aims to connect Fife’s diverse business sector with an opportunity to showcase your products, services, and contact details. Stay in the loop by keeping up-to-date with all the latest news in the Kingdom, so you never have to miss a key event again.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

NEWS

To discover the latest developments in the Kingdom of Fife, you can read all about them on our regularly-up-dated news page.

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EVENTS

From online training to face-to-face networking, our Events page will help you identify suitable events for your business and provide you with further information on how to book.

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CASE STUDIES

Learn more about our Fife’s thriving business economy by viewing our collaborative case studies. With representation across all sectors, this is a hub promoting business success.

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PUBLICATIONS

Our publications page helps you discover more about the Kingdom of Fife and what business support opportunities are available to help businesses thrive and succeed.

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Fife could be just the ticket if you are looking for the ideal location to invest or grow your business. The financial & business services industry has attracted many global brands to invest in over the years, and you could be one of them.

The origins of Fife’s financial and business services sector dates back centuries. In 1802 The Fife Banking Company was established in Cupar to provide working capital for the local agricultural industry.

Fast forward to the 21^st century, and Fife is now the centre for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Shared Services. Nearly five thousand people work in Fife’s shared services centres, which generates about £500 million annually. Fife’s plays a leading role in the continued growth and expansion of Scotland’s continued financial and business services sector.

The Pitreavie Business Park & Carnegie Campus located in Dunfermline make up the largest single centre for financial shared services within Scotland.

Banking is the single major discipline accounting for three thousand jobs in Fife. Major companies with facilities in Fife include Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Ingenico Group, and Paysend . They deliver their services alongside numerous prosperous and innovative local companies such as Singula Decisions, who are growing successfully within the sector. The relative maturity of the industry means that Fife’s shared services value add is £103,000 per FTE, one of the highest in Scotland.

Additionally, InvestFife has joined forces with international Fintech companies, Fife College and Fintech Scotland. Fife has always played a key role within Fife’s tech Scotland financial and tech ecosystem.

How InvestFife can help

With prime locations and land available throughout the Kingdom sustained by competitive commercial rates and excellent transport links, Fife could be the ideal location to invest and grow your business.

Fife also remains an attractive location for recruitment supported by lower housing costs and an abundance of leisure and entertainment amenities.

InvestFife can provide all the advice and information you need to invest in Fife. Reach out to our team today, who are happy to provide suitable land and property options for your business.

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