Events and workshops
Whatever your business needs, there’s a fully funded event near you.
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Insights for growth
Articles, case studies and advice to help you expand your business.
Mastering Selling Skills
This course aims to improve your selling skills, thereby increasing sales.
Fife
Women into Business: Selling and Presenting
This workshop aims to give you the skills to present and sell effectively.
Stirling
Facebook for Business (Intermediate) – DigitalBoost
This workshop is designed for people who want to deepen their understanding of how Facebook can be used to engage with their target audience in order to boost conversions.
Shetland
Bookkeeping
This workshop aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage your finances and comply with regulatory and legal requirements through a relevant bookkeeping system.
Aberdeen
Branding and IPR
This workshop will show established businesses, that meet certain eligibility criteria, how to build a successful brand and know your IP rights. *To book: Call 01463 713889
Highland
Business Start-Up: Business Planning
This workshop will help you create a robust business plan.
Aberdeen
Prepare a business plan for growth
Every successful business regularly reviews its business plan to ensure it continues to meet its needs and responds to variations in the market, the economy and customer base.
Guide
Write a marketing plan
Writing a marketing plan helps you decide which customers to target and how to reach them. A marketing plan includes factors such as: deciding which customers to target; how to reach them and how to win their business.
Guide
Help and support available for your start up
If you run a start-up business as an entrepreneur, you may be able to get extra support if you’re a woman, over 50, disabled, from a minority ethnic group, young or on a low income.
Guide
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Our six top tips
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May 2018. Here are our six top tips on things SME’s need to be doing right now to prepare for GDPR.
Guide
Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS)
On 1 April 2017, HMRC launched the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) online look up service allowing those who purchase alcohol for onward sale or supply to check that their UK wholesaler is registered.
Guide
Preparing for the new £1 coin
The new pound coin will be introduced in March 2017 and businesses which handle cash will need to prepare this.
Guide
Fife mum whips up vegan bakery
When her son developed severe food allergies, Louise Baxter began whipping up birthday cakes he could enjoy.
Case study
Husband and wife raise a glass to business success
Harbro Events was started like many good ideas are - after a good few drams of whisky.
Case study
Couple plate up success with vegan clientele
A new café in Falkirk has become a hub for the vegan community.
Case study
Business helps breathe new life into Carly's career
Using HypnoBirthing™ techniques in labour inspired Carly to re-train.
Case study
Former civil servant unlocks new career
Falkirk residents will shortly be able to break their way out of a post-apocalyptic world.
Case study
Family mould new future by firing up former pottery
One of the most famous potteries on the Outer Hebrides has re-opened its doors.
Case study
Highlights
Resource
Digital health check
Do you want to know which aspects of your digital operation need improvement? Take our quick digital health check to find out.
Case study
Investment set to help business uncork alcohol delivery market
Edinburgh business Drinkly has secured major investment to help it continue to grow.
Resource
Amplify – Cyber Resilience
Issue Five is dedicated to businesses who are faced with the challenge of trying to protect their business against an ever-changing cyber threat.
Resource
Your market
Understanding your market is one of the golden rules of business, so we’ve complied this list of over 100 different markets.
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