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Strengthen Your Business

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Our free Strengthen Your Business tool gives you a personalised dashboard of resources. Plus, we’ll put you in contact with your nearest Business Gateway office if you’d like more advice.

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Webinars and Events

We have 271 free webinars and events coming up across Scotland. Find out what's running in your region.

Sustainable Storytelling

8th July 2025

13:30 - 16:30

Webinar

Edinburgh

How to start a business: The basics

8th July 2025

14:00 - 16:00

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National (all regions)

Childminder Start-up Session

8th July 2025

18:00 - 20:00

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Kirkwall

Start Up Essentials

9th July 2025

10:00 - 12:00

In Person

Aberdeen

Introduction to Canva

9th July 2025

10:00 - 12:00

Webinar

National (all regions)

Keywords - What they are, how to find them and when to use them

9th July 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Ayrshire

SEO: The Importance of Visuals in SEO: How to Optimise Video & Images for Search

9th July 2025

15:00 - 17:00

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Edinburgh

How to improve your Google search rankings - Part 1: On page optimisation

10th July 2025

10:00 - 12:00

Webinar

National (all regions)

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Business plan template

Get focused and organised with our business plan template that includes some helpful hints as well as details of what to include in it.

Accounts and bookkeeping: the basics

Keeping accurate financial records is essential for the management of your business and for meeting statutory obligations, such as submitting tax returns and annual accounts.

How to diversify your small business

Small businesses can often diversify more quickly than larger businesses (either temporarily or more permanently) to seize new opportunities or build greater resilience.

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