Webinars, Events & Podcasts

Got your exam results and decided to start up your own business? We've got 1-2-1 coaching sessions on how to start up and what steps to take next.

This workshop aims to help you identify your customers, understand your competitors, and plan an effective marketing strategy.

The essential first step for turning your food or drink idea into a thriving business, with expert guidance and practical tools plus the chance to connect with others in the industry over lunch.

Ready to grow your food or drink business? Start with a networking lunch, then dive into planning, new markets, and scaling up with confidence.

Hosted by The Leith Collective, this is a chance to ask a Business Gateway Adviser all those queries you have about running a business!

Networking with a Twist! Meet likeminded business owners from your local area, share knowledge and best practices whilst on the move.

Are you ready to turn your business idea into reality? Join our Start-Up Business Workshop designed specifically for pre-start businesses

Join us for a practical, informative online session introducing small business owners to the Scottish Government’s Fair Work provisions.

With limited time, budget, and resource, effective marketing is not about doing more — it’s about doing what matters most.

This workshop aims to make you aware of the various requirements involved in setting up a business.

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.

This workshop is series aimed at people who are planning to start or have just started a business and need to know the basics of what to do.

This workshop covers business planning/finance and marketing.

Our practical, jargon-free SEO workshop is designed to help small business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs improve their website visibility and attract more of the right customers.

This workshop is aimed at new and existing businesses which are looking to use Xero to manage their bookkeeping or would like a refresher on how to use Xero.

This workshop aims to give an introduction to the role of finance in business.

Find out how to register your business with HMRC, what is meant by employment status and the different classes of NI contributions

This workshop will equip you with the networking skills necessary to build effective networks.

An opportunity for new & existing Ayrshire businesses to meet with Business Gateway & each other over lunch!

​This session is ideal for businesses attending trade shows.