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REDS Referral Drive

What is the REDS Referral Drive?

We now have over 300 enterprises listed on REDS, and our goal is to get to 400 by the end of our recruitment drive on the 12th of March. Can you help by sharing REDS with your neighbours, contacts and friends who are self employed or run micro businesses in rural Scotland?

As well as the free promotion, connection, advocacy and support REDS can provide (as of that wasn't enough!) all new sign ups until midnight on the 12th of March will be entered into a prize draw.

And if you refer someone to REDS and they name you as a referrer on their application form, you will also be added into the prize draw! The more referrals you make, the more entries you'll have. 

You could win one of the following amazing prizes, kindly donated by REDS listings:

Yarrow Cookery School: This family-run cookery school is set in the tranquil farmlands of East Lothian and offers culinary experiences, courses and classes using local Scottish produce. Up for grabs is a £25 gift card for use towards any of the adult or kids classes/courses on offer at www.yarrowcookeryschool.com

Kirsteen Stewart: A designer of vibrant womenswear, accessories and homeware, infused with her signature blend of vivid colours and bold graphics. Win her beautiful hand-printed Nimbus weekender tote bag. Her shop is available to browse here.

Sheila Roberts Prints: Sheila Roberts is an artist printmaker who works in the traditional way with a metal plate, wax and acid to create fine, detailed, intricate prints. She’s offering your choice of any of Sheila's framed limited edition soft ground etching prints, worth £45. Browse the options here. 

Perthshire Artisans: An online curated marketplace supporting the creative community, where you’ll discover quirky homewares, clothing, jewellery, accessories, artwork, illustrations, prints and ceramics. Win a £50 e-gift card spend on anything on the Perthshire Artisans website.

What are the benefits of getting a REDS listing?

Listings are free for micro businesses and social enterprises in rural and island Scotland. You’ll get:

Promotion

REDS aims to be the go-to place for customers, suppliers and visitors to find Scottish rural businesses across all sectors. In addition to your business listing on the Directory there are opportunities to participate in our PR programmes, social media campaigns, competitions and online markets.

Connection

Connect and collaborate with rural businesses that are spread far and wide across Scotland to develop your network. Establish relationships with potential partners, suppliers and new clients. You can also use REDS to find small businesses that you want to support as a customer.

Advocacy

REDS and GrowBiz represent businesses and enterprises in rural and island Scotland to government, agencies and supporting organisations. We are working with decision makers across Scotland to make sure that rural businesses are represented and supported.

Support

Businesses on REDS can access a range of free enterprise support services from GrowBiz and its national network of partners. You can access our award-winning mentoring programme, attend learning, peer learning and networking sessions and ask for 1-1 support.

How to get listed

It’s easy to get a listing, you’ll just need to have this information to hand:

  • Contact details, including website and social media

  • Short description of your business in the third person

  • Your logo and an image of your business

Get your listing here!

Or take a look at our submission guidelines.

Prize draw terms and conditions:

  1. The prize draw will close for entries at midnight on 12th March 2023. No later listings will be entered

  2. To be entered into the draw you must get listed on REDS between the 18 February and the 12 March 2023, or be named as a referrer on someone else’s application within that time period

  3. The prize draw results will be drawn at random and are final

  4. The four prizes will be randomly assigned to the four draw winners, it’s not possible to guarantee which prize any winner will receive

  5. No cash prize alternatives are available

  6. The winners will be responsible for providing their contact details so their prizes can be sent out