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SUMMARY:Upgrade your business marketing with a CRM system
DESCRIPTION:From organising how you reach new customers to tracking the new deals you close\, a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is a great tool to help your business grow. In this webinar\, we’ll show you how to connect a CRM to your website\, track potential new customers\, manage your business activities\, nurture your leads and track successful\, new business. \nBy the end of this webinar\, you will understand: \n\nWhat a CRM is\, why they’re important and the difference between some of the best CRMs offered to businesses.\nHow to use HubSpot\, a free CRM\, for managing contacts\, organising sales processes and creating reports.\nHow to improve your sales and marketing processes by using CRM task management\, meeting scheduling and email marketing.\nYour legal responsibilities when capturing customer information.
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/upgrade-your-business-marketing-with-a-crm-system-8/
CATEGORIES:Business Planning,Digital Marketing
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SUMMARY:Finance 1-2-1 Surgery Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Take this opportunity to discuss your finance queries with our finance specialist\, Scott Geddes. Gain clarity on the start-up and running costs for your business or discuss how to make your business profitable and financially viable. \nBrush up on some financial basics by learning how to create a cash-flow forecast and better understand your business’s profit and loss accounts. If you’re getting ready to apply for funding\, lean on Scott’s experience to understand what lenders are looking for. \nBecome aware of your financial commitments\, as they can differ depending on your business type. \nOnce you have booked your space online\, one of our team will be in touch to discuss an appointment time with you and send you further information. These sessions can take place online via Zoom or alternatively\, face to face in our Dundee Business Gateway Office. \nThese appointments are aimed at businesses based in Dundee\, Angus\, and Perth.
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/finance-1-2-1-surgery-sessions-6/
CATEGORIES:Finance
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SUMMARY:How to Sell on Wholesale B2B ECommerce Marketplaces
DESCRIPTION:Retail businesses can now reach new B2B customers by selling on wholesale ECommerce marketplaces such as Faire\, Alibaba and Wayfair. \nThis one hour webinar will provide a great introduction to the marketplace options which are available to businesses of all stages and sizes. \nIt will also cover some of the challenges and top tips which may help sellers to start and grow their wholesale plans.
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/how-to-sell-on-wholesale-b2b-ecommerce-marketplaces/
CATEGORIES:Digital Marketing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230214T110000
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SUMMARY:Get your business visible on Google with VisitScotland
DESCRIPTION:What can you expect from this Google Digital Garage session? \nA presence on Google Search and Maps can help customers find you more easily. \nJoin us to learn about search and how to create and manage an online listing for your tourism business on Google Maps and in Google Search. \nIn this session you will learn: \n\nWhat is search and how does it work\nHow to build your online presence and where it appears in search results\nWays to optimise your online profile with Google Maps Good to know
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/get-your-business-visible-on-google-with-visitscotland/
CATEGORIES:Digital Marketing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230214T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230214T123000
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UID:10086370-1676372400-1676377800@investinangus.com
SUMMARY:Building your business: Get to know Zero Waste Scotland & Business Energy Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Making changes to make your business more sustainable can be challenging and it can be difficult to know where to start. But doing so can benefit both you and the planet\, saving you money whilst also protecting the environment! \nJoin us to get to know more about the support available through Zero Waste Scotland and Business Energy Scotland and how they can help you make your business greener for the future\, with tops tips on: \n\nCarbon and cost savings\nSustainable business models\nFunding and grants available\n\nWhether you’re a hospitality business\, accommodation provider or activity provider\, there is something all tourism businesses can do to become greener in 2023.
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/building-your-business-get-to-know-zero-waste-scotland-business-energy-scotland/
CATEGORIES:Sustainable/Circular Economy,Tourism
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230214T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230214T140000
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UID:10086350-1676376000-1676383200@investinangus.com
SUMMARY:Build your brand and promotional graphics
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will define what a brand is (and is not) and explain how it is more than just creating a logo. We will explore how a business can use their brand to show its identity\, purpose\, personality\, message\, and values in order to stand out from competitors\, build a loyal customer base and make more sales. \nThis session will: \n\nProvide you with a clear understanding of the difference between brands and branding\nHelp you understand what a brand is\nShow you why branding is important\nLook at your brand strategy\, brand identity and action\nHelp you learn how to develop your brand’s positioning\, character\, and purpose to differentiate your business from its competitors\nDemonstrate how to set up a brand kit and style guide to ensure consistency across websites\, social media\, business cards\, posters etc.\nTeach you how to create simple promotional graphics using a variety of tools including Canva\nHighlight a variety of free tools including Google Drive\, Hubspot and Mailchimp that can save time and simplify marketing tasks
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/build-your-brand-and-promotional-graphics-8/
CATEGORIES:Digital Marketing,Marketing
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230214T153000
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SUMMARY:Getting Your Business Tender Ready - The Checklist
DESCRIPTION:To compete effectively for public sector work\, you need to have certain information and processes in place before you can begin to bid. \nThis training will help you to understand what the public sector requires and how to work according to requirements. This will be done by giving you an easy to use checklist and descriptions of all the policies\, processes and evidence you need to have ready before you bid on an opportunity. \nOne of SDP’s expert trainers will also go through a list of best practices to help your business become efficient at tendering. \nOverview of what you will learn: \n\nWhat information and documentation you need to have in place to be able to tender for public sector work\nA supporting checklist to create an action plan for your own business\n\nAt the end of the session\, there will be an interactive Q&A session where you will have the opportunity to ask any burning questions you may have. As well as the chance to hear what other SME businesses in Scotland have to say. \nThis event is suitable for Level 1 (Beginner) workshop is a first step to tendering for new or inexperienced bidders. No previous knowledge or experience is required to attend this workshop.
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/getting-your-business-tender-ready-the-checklist/
CATEGORIES:Procurement
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SUMMARY:The low-cost guide to marketing your business
DESCRIPTION:When budgets are tight\, it can be difficult to find the funds for marketing. This webinar will offer marketing tips and advice that you can then use across your business – without bursting the bank! \nWe will look at: \n\nHow marketing extends way beyond what most businesses consider it to be and how it provides opportunities for businesses to make transformational change with little or minimal extra spend\nIdentifying marketing priorities and using these to reshape your business.\nThe marketing mix as a tool for reviewing how your business plans and delivers its marketing activity\nHow your marketing activity is delivered successfully and effectively in your business\nA series of top tips including the importance of understanding your customers\, the core components of a brand\, the value of strong and consistent branding\, the value of a clear focus and the power of creativity\nThe many options available with traditional Advertising and Promotion as a way a company communicates what it does and what it can offer customers\, but also looking how this has changed in a world where marketing has moved online\nThe foundations of effective marketing in a digital age\, looking at how your business can grasp new ways of marketing such as social media\, web\, and digital PR
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/the-low-cost-guide-to-marketing-your-business-9/
CATEGORIES:Digital Marketing,Marketing
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230214T193000
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SUMMARY:HR – Recruiting\, managing\, and retaining staff
DESCRIPTION:One of the scariest things you can do as a business is take on staff – from hiring\, interviewing\, payroll\, pensions\, contracts\, remote working and more\, it is a minefield for the business owner. \nThis webinar will allow you to have the key information in your possession to take on staff and manage your team. \nTopics covered: \n\nRecruiting\, managing\, and retaining staff\nAttracting and recruiting the best and right people for our business\nOur obligations as employers\nManaging people to stay with us\nMoving on\nDismissal\nRestructure/Redundancy\n\nWe will also look at: \n\nHow in the current climate you can manage staff and teams in a remote environment\, considering their productivity\, efficiency\, and the issues of home working\nHow you can best manage staff to ensure productivity is kept and mental health is supported\nThe impact of companies who may be considering restructuring and therefore redundancy for the first time and how that can be managed
URL:https://investinangus.com/event/hr-recruiting-managing-and-retaining-staff-9/
CATEGORIES:HR,Recruitment
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