GlobalScot Briefing Session: Capital Investment to Drive Productivity (Timeslot 1)

Following the announcement of Scottish Enterprise’s new strategy for economic transformation, our mission leads are keen to share this approach directly with the GlobalScot network. Join this session to hear from mission lead Elaine Morrison on Driving Capital Investment for Productivity. Driving up levels of capital investment is critical to driving up productivity, leading to […]

Thorntons Employment Law Academy – Disability & Reasonable Adjustments

Employers are legally obliged to take steps to minimise difficulties or disadvantages which may arise in the workplace for those with a disability. These steps are known as reasonable adjustments. It is crucial that employers are aware of their responsibilities towards employees and job applicants who require reasonable adjustments. This workshop aims to provide attendees […]

Made in Scotland, Sold to the World Exporter Roadshow

200 Conference & Events 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow

Hosted by the UK Government's Department for Business and Trade with Insider, this in person and online event will demystify the challenges and highlight the benefits of selling your products and services internationally. Whatever your level of exporting experience, this event will offer free advice and support to help your business expand overseas. From world-class […]

SCOTO – Scottish Community Tourism National Gathering & Learning Exchange

Cairndale Hotel English Street, Dumfries

Welcome to the much-anticipated return of the Scottish National Community Tourism Gathering! Following the resounding success of last year's event, hailed as the 'friendliest' conference by many attendees, we're thrilled to announce that this year's gathering is heading to the "Queen of the South", Dumfries. Meet us at the Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries where we'll celebrate […]

Facebook for business

Get to grips with Facebook – the world’s most popular social networking platform. In this webinar you will: Learn how to get the most out of Facebook and how it could fit into your business’s digital marketing strategy. Better understand the algorithm behind Facebook, and how to create great content that achieves a bigger reach […]

The basics of trading on eBay, Etsy and Amazon Marketplaces

As a consumer, you’ve almost certainly purchased online from one of the global marketplaces such as eBay, Etsy or Amazon, so why wouldn’t your customers do the same and buy from you? We will cover: Why to sell via a Marketplace, your own website, or both Choosing the right Marketplace – looking specificly at eBay, […]

Social media strategy

Join this session to learn how you can build a social media strategy into your business plan. In this session you will learn: how social media can help you reach new customers online the building blocks of a simple social media strategy tools that can help you save time when creating social posts This session […]

GlobalScot Briefing Session: Capital Investment to Drive Productivity (Timeslot 2)

Following the announcement of Scottish Enterprise’s new strategy for economic transformation, our mission leads are keen to share this approach directly with the GlobalScot network. Join this session to hear from mission lead Elaine Morrison on Driving Capital Investment for Productivity. Driving up levels of capital investment is critical to driving up productivity, leading to […]

Sustainable Business Practices For Independent Retailers

The Meffan 20 West High Street, Forfar

Join us for an insightful workshop looking at the challenges facing businesses today, as we offer a selection of considerations and provocations designed to inspire business owners to reimagine their long-term goals. This will involve a business health check with a 5 point plan Customer Engagement and Retention – A New Era Driving Sales and […]

GlobalScot: Energy Transition Briefing (Timeslot 2)

Following the announcement of our new strategy for economic transformation, our mission leads are keen to share this approach with the GlobalScot network directly. Join this session to hear from mission lead Suzanne Sosna on Energy Transition. This mission aims to accelerate technological innovation, supply chain capability and investment in manufacturing facilities and key infrastructure, […]

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help your business marketing

You’ve heard of Artificial Intelligence, but do you know how it can help you as you run your business? This brand new practical webinar will explore how AI can help revolutionise your business marketing to be more efficient and cost-effective, through the automatic creation of content for all your digital platforms; as well as helping […]

Build an effective strategy to grow your business

This webinar is practical, outcome driven, and designed to fit with the needs of small businesses in both B2C and B2B environments. It will help you develop a strategically led approach that can turbo charge business growth, identify the core growth strategy(ies) that are right for your business, and develop an action plan. We will […]

GlobalScot: Scaling Innovation briefing (Timeslot 1)

Following the announcement of our new strategy for economic transformation, our mission leads are keen to share our approach with the GlobalScot network directly. Join this session to hear from mission lead Derek Shaw on Scaling Innovation. The Scaling Innovation mission will focus on industries where Scotland has the potential to scale internationally, as set […]

Community Wealth Building – Spending and Procurement

Ready to continue your learning with Co-operative Development Scotland’s (CDS) Community Wealth Building programme? This is the first of four webinars that explore how inclusive business models can contribute to the four key pillars of CWB: spending and procurement, workforce, land and property and finance. Delivered by support partners of CDS (including the Federation of […]

Instagram for Business

An introduction to Instagram for businesses to show how to it can be a useful tool to market your business. We'll look at how to segment the global social media audience into the audience you are trying to target, discuss what social media platforms will work for your audience, and how to create engaging visual […]

Video production for social media

Video captures people's attention online and is important for getting your message across, while engaging with your target audience. Learn how to: Choose what type of video to create to suit your business objectives Plan, shoot, edit, and upload video without special kit or expertise. Get to know the various digital platforms that can be […]

Do I Speak Giraffe

We all have our own unique communication styles. In this workshop you will discover and explore your dominant your dominant communication style while gaining insight into others. You will also leave with practical tips and tricks on how to adjust your language and behaviour, enhancing your assertive communication for the best results. Whether in business, […]

Boost your productivity with AI

This Google Digital Garage session introduces learners to cutting-edge AI tools that are already available from Google and others, to show some of the smartest ways digital-age workers can use them to save time at work and on tasks. In this session, you will learn: an introduction to generative AI and how it works how […]

Unlocking the potential of Accessible Tourism

In this introduction to accessible and inclusive tourism, hear from VisitScotland’s Inclusive Tourism Manager about the value of accessible tourism market, the barriers that some consumers face and how best to attract these extremely loyal customers. The session will also include information about Accessibility Guides, what are they and why are they important to this market. Insights on this will […]

GlobalScot: Scaling Innovation briefing (Timeslot 2)

Following the announcement of our new strategy for economic transformation, our mission leads are keen to share our approach with the GlobalScot network directly. Join this session to hear from mission lead Derek Shaw on Scaling Innovation. The Scaling Innovation mission will focus on industries where Scotland has the potential to scale internationally, as set […]