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Webinars, Events & Podcasts

We have a selection of webinars and events to support you and your team – whatever stage your business is at. Search below for what is running in your region.

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212 Events found

Networking

An opportunity for Ayrshire businesses to connect with Business Gateway and other local businesses. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the season and make valuable business connections!

Business PlanningStarting Up

This workshop will help you create a robust business plan.

Advertising & MarketingBrandingDigital MarketingPR & CommunicationsSocial Media

Join us to look at how you can market your business and increase customer engagement with a limited budget and/or little experience.

Business PlanningStarting Up

This is a fast track course for new businesses. It will help you to create a solid business plan. Learn how to understand your customers, make financial predictions, and plan for growth.

Advertising & MarketingStarting Up

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

Advertising & MarketingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Digital MarketingSocial Media

This workshop goes beyond the basics of Canva and explores how to boost your creativity and productivity with clever AI-powered features.

Growing your business

Protecting your business online doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. Join our free webinar which is designed specifically for small business owners.

Advertising & MarketingGrowing your businessNetworkingStarting Up

Join us in-person to celebrate 2025 and look forward into planning your 2026 as a freelancer...

Digital MarketingSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)Social MediaWebsites

The second of 2 webinars designed specifically to help get your business website higher up the search engine rankings, increasing visibility, web traffic and sales.

BrandingDigital MarketingGrowing your businessSocial MediaWebsites

Explore the importance of building a strong brand for your business, and how to create promotional graphics with a limited budget and with little/no experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Join Stephen Whitelaw to help you understand how to build prompts which produce get results, sound like you and save you time!

BrandingContent CreationDigital MarketingSocial Media

Canva makes designing and creating engaging content quick and easy, perfect for busy business owners! This webinar introduces the basics of designing with Canva.

Advertising & MarketingBusiness DevelopmentFinanceStarting Up

This session will provide you with the key information and tools to plan and start your own business.

Websites

Get an hour with an expert to help you sort your Wordpress issues.

Advertising & MarketingContent CreationDigital MarketingE-commerce

Email marketing is one of the best marketing channels to engage with your audience. This webinar will guide you through creating an email marketing strategy.

Advertising & MarketingNetworkingSocial Media

This practical monthly session helps you write and strategise your social media posts for the month ahead.

Advertising & MarketingDigital MarketingPR & Communications

Building awareness is a crucial activity and this short session will give you lots to think about and implement. Take a couple of hours out to think about your business and let it grow.

Advertising & MarketingDigital MarketingE-commerceSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)Websites

Better understand where your website visitors come from, how they behave and become customers with Google Analytics.

Bookkeeping & Tax

Find out what allowable business expenses are and how to work out your tax allowances.

Starting Up

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