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 […]

Making Modern Apprenticeships Work for Employers

Are you an employer that wants to take on your first apprentice, but are struggling with the process? Need quick, tailored support specifically for Modern 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 […]

Website analytics to improve your business and sales

Google Analytics, Search Console and Heat Mapping are incredibly powerful tools that help you better understand how your website is performing. This webinar will better equip you to be able to improve the performance and effectiveness of your website by: Learning about top landing pages and traffic sources, to understanding organic search rankings and user […]

Making Apprenticeships Work for Diversity

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 to respond to industry needs. As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022, SDS have developed a series of webinars designed to help demonstrate the many ways that apprenticeships […]

Enhance your business with digital

Discover the opportunities using digital could bring your business as well as what you need to consider if your business isn’t online yet. This free webinar will give you the chance to up-skill your digital knowledge and explore some of the common fears and barriers associated with moving your business online, using social media channels […]

Photography for online business

During this webinar you will: Discover the basic ‘dos and don’ts’ of taking your own pictures, editing them and uploading them onto digital platforms. See some real-life examples of posts that demonstrate good, bad and indifferent use for businesses.

Bookkeeping and finance: The essentials for business

This webinar is for those who are entering business for the first time or require an understanding of what is involved in financially managing a business, including developing basic bookkeeping, and creating a profit and loss account. You will also get an understanding of what expenses the business can claim and then how to fund […]

Making Graduate Apprenticeships Work for Employers

Are you an employer that wants to take on your first apprentice, but are struggling with the process? Need quick, tailored support specifically for Graduate 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 […]

Making Apprenticeships Work in a Changing Labour Market

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 to respond to industry needs. As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022, SDS have developed a series of webinars designed to help demonstrate the many ways that apprenticeships […]

Generating ideas for your business

Many people would like to start their own business but don’t have a business idea to focus on. This session will help you: 1. Clarify your motivation behind starting your own business 2. Appreciate your skills and experiences 3. Use a range of techniques for generating new business ideas 4. Gain an appreciation of how […]

Taking a strategic approach to developing your business

The webinar is practical, and outcomes driven. Content will focus on a pragmatic approach to Strategic Planning designed to fit with the needs of small businesses in both B2C and B2B environments. Topics covered during the webinar will include: Looking at your business today – identifying your strengths and areas for development The key pillars […]

How to improve your Google search rankings

Join us to look at how Google and other search engines decide the order in which they list their search results. We will show you how to maximise your chances of appearing towards the top of the search rankings, ensuring you understand what key words and phrases your potential customers are using when searching online. […]

Writing a business plan – Why it’s essential for ALL businesses

Just starting up or looking to update your business plan to get funding or take forward developments? Then this session is for you. We will walk you through what should be included within a business plan, how a business plan is used to improve your prospects for a loan or a grant and how you […]

Business Start-Up: Finance

The workshop will look at: managing a profit and loss account producing a cashflow statement working capital the different sources of finance the different legal structures of a business

Blogging for tourism businesses

Join a 90 min webinar designed to help you write & distribute great content for blogs and push your website up the page rankings on search engines. This webinar will cover: The fundamentals of preparing, writing, and distributing blogs that your visitors will read How to make sure that that your effort inspires and helps […]

An introduction to business websites & what you need to consider

This webinar will take you right from the beginning of website building. You will learn about: The need to determine website objectives The importance of knowing who your audience is and measuring results Setting clear calls to action and creating engaging content. Create your brand’s visual identity online, your site’s blueprint and how you can […]

HR – The essentials for running a business

One of the scariest things you can do as a business is take on staff – from hiring, interviewing, payroll, pensions, contracts, hours of work, it is a minefield for the business owner. During this time there is a need to do all this and more remotely, and at the same time consider how staff […]

Retail Recharge Series – How to Increase Retail Sales

The workshop will explore in detail how to increase the value of average transactions through add on’s and upselling, in such a way that the customer does not feel pressured to buy. It will investigate natural, non pressured interactions and the reasons why many businesses fail in this area. The workshop will cover the following: […]