Preventing IT and Digital Project Failure

Apex City Quay Hotel 1 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee

Evidence suggests that 65% to 75% of IT and digital projects fail. The true cost of project failure isn’t just financial investment — it costs time invested by staff, as well as impact on service delivery and your brand’s reputation. Do you need help navigating these challenges? Scottish Enterprise is offering practical and interactive half-day […]

How to build a digital marketing plan

This webinar will guide you through the steps needed to create an effective digital marketing strategy, ensuring you focus on the right tactics to meet your business objectives and goals. We will cover: The importance of planning your digital marketing activities Building your plan around a simple framework Conducting a situational analysis (and understanding Customers […]

Become a CPD-certified green champion

Business Energy Scotland deliver a live green champions webinar, in partnership with VisitScotland, for Scottish tourism businesses to help you learn more about how to build your business’s environmental performance and become more resilient. There are many growing challenges for businesses in Scotland today, including rising energy costs and the climate emergency. Visitors to Scotland […]

Tourism businesses: make TikTok work for you

You might view TikTok as a stream of dance trends and lip-synching videos, but it can also be a fantastic place to engage with your customers and increase the reach of your business online. In this webinar, we will cover: Understand how tourism is uniquely suited to TikTok and what elements can be used to […]

The low-cost guide to marketing your business

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! We will look at: How marketing extends way beyond what most businesses consider it to be and how it provides […]

LinkedIn for business

No longer just an online CV, LinkedIn can be an incredibly powerful - and profitable - business tool. Like any tool, you must learn how to use it, and this webinar gives you expert guidance. You will: Learn how to create a LinkedIn strategy to boost your business reputation via marketing and brand promotion initiatives. […]

Marketing Made Easy

This workshop aims to help you identify your customers, understand your competitors and plan an effective marketing strategy. The workshop will look at: the role of marketing in your business identifying your target customers identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors market research

Build a customer focused business

Did you know that a returning customer will typically spend more than two thirds more with your business than a brand new one? Did you know that retaining just 5% of your customer base can give an increase of over 20% in profits for your business? Having an effective strategy in place for your business […]

How to write and develop your business plan

New and established businesses will require a business plan for getting a loan, grant or just to consider the direction they wish to go in. This webinar will teach you what you need to include and how. We will walk you through what should be included within a business plan, how a business plan is […]

Digital tools to help run your business remotely

Are you ready to ‘go live’ and engage your audience with a live stream? What about running webinars or working remotely with clients or collaborators on the other side of the world? Let us guide you through: How to use video live streaming, webinars and remote collaboration tools to get results for your business Equipment […]

How to protect and manage your intellectual property

You have invested time, energy, and money into your project, however, have you protected the innovation? Following this webinar, you will understand how to manage your intellectual property (IP) or how to start the process of registering it. Topics covered include: What are intellectual assets (IA)? What is intellectual property (IP)? How to use IP […]

Build Your Own Silk Road to China – Practical A-Z of Business

China, the world’s largest consumer economy, presents a significant opportunity for Scottish businesses, particularly with the recent lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. In this engaging online event, Scottish businesses will gain a detailed knowledge of business, digital and eCommerce, along with some practical tips on how to break into and grow sales within the market. The […]

Marketing 1-2-1 Surgery Sessions

Whether you’d like to discuss market research, marketing strategy or would even just like an impartial review of your website or social media page, this is an opportunity to book a one to one appoint either from our Dundee office or over Zoom with our marketing specialist, Stuart Milne. Once you have booked your space […]

Photography for online business

An image is everything. Learn how to shoot, edit and upload photos for use online and to showcase your 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 […]

How To Get Found Online

Within the busy digital environment, ensuring that you are prominently positioned is key to attracting people that have a genuine interest in your products or services. SEO is the process of optimising your website so that search engines can find you. This masterclass will cover the following areas: How will customers find you? SEO best […]

Meet the Buyer Tayside

Invercarse Hotel Perth Road, Dundee

Dundee City Council, Perth & Kinross Council, and Angus Council, in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme, invites businesses of all sizes to a free in-person Meet the Buyer event on 21 March 2023 at the Invercarse Hotel in Dundee. New and existing suppliers are invited to this free event to chat about upcoming contracts, procurement […]

Tourism businesses – Use analytics to evaluate your digital platforms and get customers

By the end of this webinar, you will understand how to find out (for Google, Instagram & Facebook Analytics): The characteristics of people who are accessing your online presence. What people are doing when they access your website/s or social accounts. How to set goals and objectives on each platform. The art of measuring the […]

Paid for advertising

This webinar is designed to help you make more informed decisions about where paid for advertising fits in to your digital marketing strategy. During the webinar we will discuss various key considerations of paid advertising, provide advice on planning, explore platform options and look at measuring the impact of your ads. By the end of […]

How to start a business: The basics

Whatever your reasons may be for considering being your own boss, Business Gateway is here to support you and help you decide if this is the right path for you. Helping you consider your plans from exploring your potential customers to looking at the key activities and costs involved. We will cover: Personal finance planning […]