How to build a digital marketing plan

This webinar will guide you through the steps needed to create an effective digital marketing strategy to meet your business objectives and create more leads. We will cover: Setting measurable goals, establishing what your customers are looking for and competitor analysis. Developing your brand Content strategy Prioritising digital channels Marketing communications planning and evaluation

Bookkeeping

This workshop will explain: what financial records are needed the broad principles and procedures of accounting systems how to choose accounting systems – both manual and computerised which financial statements and statutory returns are relevant to your business different accounting periods and financial years how to use financial records for monitoring the financial state of […]

Meet The Adviser – General Surgery

Whether you are thinking about starting a business or you have already started one, the Meet the Adviser General Surgery is an opportunity to meet with one of the Business Gateway Tayside team over Zoom to ask any business related questions you may have. We have slots throughout the day and you will be matched […]

Marketing your business on a budget

When budgets are tight it can be difficult to find the funds for marketing. This webinar will help you use marketing to increase customer engagement. We will offer marketing tips and advice that you can then use across your business. Without bursting the bank! We will look at: How marketing extends way beyond what most […]

Twitter for business

This webinar will help you develop and hone your social media strategy in order to amplify your message using Twitter. You will gain a deeper understanding of where Twitter fits into your overall plan, how it relates to other platforms, and the relative benefits of sponsored posts, as well as how to create them. You […]

Go green to grow your business

This webinar will cover a variety of areas, from "what have we learned from Covid?" through to "understanding your new greener customer", to “reducing your costs and upping your sales”, highlighting where profit can be generated from developing your businesses green credentials. We will look at: Understanding the problem What is sustainability and why it […]

Start-Up: Awareness

This workshop aims to make you aware of the various requirements involved in setting up a business. The workshop will provide you with the opportunity to network with other business owners and will also highlight useful sources of information, advice and guidance.  This webinar is for businesses based in Dundee, Angus or Perth.

An Introduction to Self-Employment and Starting your own Business

This workshop aims to make you aware of the various requirements involved in setting up a business. The workshop will provide you with the opportunity to network with other business owners and will also highlight useful sources of information, advice and guidance. This webinar is for businesses based in Dundee, Angus or Perth.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for tourism businesses – Part 1

It’s more vital than ever to get your business to the first few places in the online search results page.These two 90-minute events will tell you all you need to know to improve your rankings. This first session will show you how search engines work, the anatomy of results pages and what customers and clients look […]

Apprenticeships work for your business

Employers that want to find new talent, develop their workforce and build skills they need now, for a sustainable future should join this one hour webinar to find out how apprenticeships can offer the solution. • Hear from other employers and their apprentices about the benefits of apprenticeships • Find out from experts about the […]

Facebook for business

In this webinar you will: - Learn how to get the most out of the most popular social media platform in the world and how it could fit into your digital marketing strategy. - Better understand the algorithm behind Facebook, and how to create great content that achieves a bigger reach and impact. - Learn […]

Online user experience: How to analyse it and improve it

In this webinar you will discover and define your business goals, design a user-friendly experience and learn how to test and launch your online platform. Once you have completed this webinar you will know more about how to continuously maintain and improve your digital platform, acting on data and results. You will be able to […]

Paid for advertising

After this webinar you will be able to make more informed decisions about where paid-for advertising fits in to your strategy. We will explore the relative merits of all the different types of paid-for online options available to you, as well as the mix of social media platforms you can choose from. We will cover: […]

Start-Up: Business Planning

This webinar will help you create a robust business plan. The webinar will look at: creating a description for your business the business planning process efficient ways of obtaining skills and resources presenting your business plan

Making Foundation Apprenticeships Work for Employers

Are you an employer that wants to support your first apprentice, but are struggling with the process? Need quick, tailored support specifically for Foundation Apprenticeships? Check this out. Scottish Apprenticeships work by providing thousands of jobs and work-based learning opportunities across the country every year. Developed in partnership with employers, apprenticeships work because they continue […]

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for tourism businesses – Part 2

In part 1, we saw how search engines work and how to find out what people are searching for. In part 2, we’ll look at the many factors that influence how far up the search rankings you go. We will cover: The ways you can optimise these factors how to keep up with future changes […]

Sales – How to find them, make them and keep them

Sales are the lifeblood of every business. This webinar focuses on a pragmatic approach to sales strategy and delivery and is designed to fit with the needs of small businesses in both B2C and B2B environments. We will cover: Why a clear understanding of what an ideal customer looks like and a good understanding of […]

Starting a business: Everything you need to know

Whatever your reasons may be for considering being your own boss, Business Gateway is here to support you and this webinar will help you decide if this is the right path for you. We will explore your potential customers, the problems your business can solve for them and how you can do that better than […]

Retail Recharge Series – The Power of Great Customer Service in your Retail Business

Great customer service is critical to any retail business. This workshop will look at the levels of customer service expected/required and how this directly relates to the generation of increased sales and profit. It will help you to understand how to interact on a personal level with your customer (despite online sales increasing, the majority […]