Invest East Ayrshire

04/09/2026

Finding the time to step back from the day-to-day and focus on business development can be challenging.

That’s where Grow Ayrshire comes in.

We’ve designed a programme of workshops specifically for businesses across the food, drink and hospitality sector, giving you the tools, connections and expert guidance to help you take your business to the next level.

From getting your products onto local shelves, exploring wholesale and retail opportunities, or understanding public procurement, Grow Ayrshire is designed to help you turn your ambitions into action.

Ready to invest in the future of your business? Grow Ayrshire could be for you.

For more details and to apply visit https://ayrshire.food/grow

Invest East Ayrshire North Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce

04/09/2026

02/09/2026

💡Got a business idea? Take the first step and join this free workshop run by Business Gateway Ayrshire👇

Thinking of starting a business?

As part of Scottish Start-up Month, join our Writing a Business Plan workshop and gain the tools you need to transform your idea into a successful business.

A well-written business plan can help you stay focused, secure funding and achieve your goals faster.

📍 Learn from business experts
📈 Plan with confidence
🚀 Start your journey the right way

Book your place now ⬇️

https://www.bgateway.com/events/writing-a-business-plan-31826

02/09/2026

A fantastic tenant in the Ingram Enterprise Centre and a great local business making a real impact💚

Wishing Iain, Dionne and all of the team at Cortex Physiotherapy every success for the future!🙌

💚 Well... there's no hiding it now!

A few weeks ago you may have seen a very subliminal photo of a set of keys with the caption “something exciting is coming...” 👀
Well, we can finally show you!

Cortex Physiotherapy is officially moving to 44 King Street, right in the heart of Kilmarnock High Street! 🎉

Our new clinic is almost SIX times the size of our old one, fully wheelchair accessible, with accessible parking right behind the building and all around the street. But honestly, the building itself isn't what makes this moment so special. It's what it represents.

What started just a couple of years ago as a small home-visit service and now it has grown into something we never could have imagined when we first started. And that's down to the people around us.

To every client who has trusted us with their rehabilitation, recommended us to a friend, left us a review, shared our posts or simply told someone about Cortex, thank you. You have played a massive part in getting us here.

To our incredible team, thank you for everything you put into Cortex every single day. We genuinely couldn't do this without you.

And to our families and friends who have helped, listened to us talk about the business far too much 😂, moved furniture, painted, fixed things and generally helped us get this place ready, thank you.

We really are incredibly grateful. We'll be spending this weekend moving everything in (and wondering why we have so much stuff 😂), and from next week, 44 King Street will officially be the new home of Cortex Physiotherapy.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of the journey so far. This one's as much yours as it is ours. 💚

Here's to the next chapter! 👏

01/09/2026

NO MORE SMALL💜

Complete Coaching, a women's fitness coaching business based in Kilmarnock, is bringing women from across Ayrshire together this September for an event built around a simple idea: it's time women stopped making themselves smaller.

The event, called No More Small, was born from founder Chloe's own experience - years spent trying to shrink herself, whether that meant restrictive dieting as a teenager, hiding parts of her identity, or later, as a coach, comparing herself to others and holding back from opportunities because she didn't fit a certain mould.

It's a story many women will recognise. Whether it's in sport, in the workplace, in relationships, or simply in how comfortable they feel taking up space in a room, countless women learn early to shrink - their bodies, their voices, their ambitions - in order to feel acceptable.

No More Small brings women from Ayrshire's fitness and wider community together for an afternoon of honest conversation about exactly that. Alongside Chloe's own talk, the event features a second speaker focused on building genuine self-confidence - helping attendees see their own minds as an ally rather than a source of self-doubt.

The aim isn't to deliver a polished, feel-good message and send people on their way. It's to create a space where women can feel genuinely seen, hear stories that mirror their own, and leave with a different sense of what they're allowed to want for themselves. For a community that shows up for each other in gyms, group chats, and Saturday morning meet ups, this is simply the next room to do that in together.

Book here🔗- https://complete-coaching.com/no-more-small/

Complete Coaching - Chloe

01/09/2026

😆EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT😆

Tomorrow we will have the pleasure of welcoming guests from the Kilmarnock District Community shed to bring a new group into the centre EVERY Wednesday which is completely FREE and open to all adults❗❗

Why not pop in tomorrow to see what they have on offer🤷‍♀️

01/09/2026

🚀 Thinking about starting a business?

Scottish Start-Up Month is back this September, bringing a range of inspiration, expert advice and practical support to help you take the first step on your business journey.

If you've been waiting for the right moment to turn your idea into reality, consider this your sign.

Throughout the month, a programme of events and workshops will take place across Ayrshire, designed to support aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups at every stage.

📅 Today marks the first day! Check out what’s happening in September and find an event for you 👉 https://www.bgateway.com/events?page=1®ion=ayrshire&pageSize=12

Business Gateway Ayrshire

31/08/2026

It's great to see East Ayrshire food and drink businesses continuing to thrive! Well done Elaine and Blowin’Free Drinks👏

28/08/2026

The countdown to Ayrshire Business Week is on! Here's a reminder of what to expect at the B2B Exhibition on Wednesday 30th September at The Park Hotel.

27/08/2026