FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here at Invest in West Lothian, we provide a wide range of support to businesses based in the West Lothian area.

We work with businesses at the start up stage, established businesses that are ready to grow, and businesses that are considering relocating to West Lothian from another area.

We can provide support with Business Development, Workforce Development and Business Funding. We can also provide Employability Support for individual West Lothian residents.

Invest in West Lothian is managed by West Lothian Council's Economic Development Service. 

The business support is provided by the Business Gateway West Lothian Advisers. You can meet the team here.

The employability support is provided by the Access2Employment team. You can meet the team here.

We provide support to businesses throughout all of West Lothian, including business in Livingston, Bathgate, Broxburn and Uphall, Linlithgow, and Whitburn.

Yes, our support is free for West Lothian-based businesses.

Please contact us to request support for your West Lothian business. You can do this by filling in an enquiry form here or by emailing invest@westlothian.gov.uk

We offer a wide range of funding opportunities to eligible West Lothian businesses. This funding helps local businesses overcome obstacles and achieve their growth goals. 

Each fund has it's own eligibility criteria. 

You can view the full list of funding opportunities here.

We offer an exciting calendar of free events and workshops that are free to West Lothian-based businesses. This includes networking events, training workshops, and upskilling events.

You can view our upcoming events here.

Yes, we have a dedicated Business Sustainability Adviser that provides West Lothian-based businesses with net zero support on a 1:1 basis.

You can learn more about the net zero support here and try our Sustainability Starter Kit tool here.

Yes, our Business Advisers can provide a wide range of support to social enterprises and charities within West Lothian's third sector.

You can learn more about the support here.

There is a wide range of employability support available to West Lothian residents. This includes support with applying for vacancies, CV writing, job interview preparation, and training and upskilling opportunities. There is also a dedicated Wellbeing team that provide residents with mental/physical health support and personal development support.  

Specialist support is also available for young people in West Lothian and parents in West Lothian.

You can learn more about the support here. 

The job vacancies section of our website is updated regularly with exciting full and part-time job opportunities in West Lothian and the surrounding areas.

You can browse them here.

Yes, you can submit a vacancy here.

Yes, we have a monthly newsletter where we share the latest news, events and opportunities for West Lothian businesses. 

You can subscribe to this via LinkedIn here or you can read previous issues here.