Invest in Angus

An Introduction to Bookkeeping
2022-05-23 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
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 your business
cash flow forecasting, profit and loss statements as well as what they should contain
what financial measures and forecasts are needed by your business
what information on financial record keeping is available and from whom

By the end of the workshop you will be able to introduce or improve your financial record keeping system and improve how you manage your finances.

Get impact & engagement with social media analytics
2022-05-23 14:00 - 16:00
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn & Pinterest are widely used social platforms, but often account owners aren’t looking at the metrics provided within them. Those metrics will inform you of reach, impressions, demographics and more, all of which can help towards improving the impact of your posting and targeting.
This webinar will help you understand how to access those metrics, how to use them to improve your social media delivery.

Taking a strategic approach to developing your business
2022-05-23 10:00 - 12:00
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 of a business and why balancing all areas is essential for success
Personal and business ambitions and using these to guide strategy development
Ansoff’s Matrix as a tool for identifying core growth strategies
The core components of your business delivery
How to develop a methodical, strategic approach to developing your business for future success

You will understand:

How to undertake a balanced review of where your business is that helps identify areas for development
Ansoff’s Matrix and how to use it as a core strategic planning tool
How to create a strategic plan for growing your business

Go green to grow your business
2022-05-20 14:00 - 16:00
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 is important
Innovation
Profiting from being a green business
Top tips for going green

Generating ideas for your business
2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00
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 to evaluate these ideas
5. Prepare to get started!

Complete Guide to Finance for Start-ups
2022-05-19 18:00 - 20:00
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

There will also be information on additional services from Business Gateway and details of other workshops which may be appropriate for you.
This webinar is aimed at businesses based in Dundee, Angus and Perth.

Writing a business plan – Why it's essential for ALL businesses
2022-05-19 10:00 - 12:00
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 can develop a business plan to meet your needs.
We will cover:

The business plan structure
What should be included within each section
When and how to use a business plan
The connections (and importance) between the words and the numbers
How to identify and manage cashflow within the business planning process

Online Sales: Improve, develop & make more money
2022-05-19 10:00 - 11:30
What’s the best way to sell your products online? The key to improving your online selling business is measuring its effectiveness – you can then take steps to optimise its performance. Should you be using your own eCommerce store or Amazon, neither or both?
This webinar will also take you through the factors to consider when seeking to improve your online sales strategy which can lead to better business performance.

Producing engaging online content
2022-05-18 18:00 - 20:00
Producing quality content is an excellent way of helping your customers develop a meaningful relationship with your brand, services and products.In this webinar we will show you how to source, develop and measure content. It’s ideal for businesses that already have a business website or use social media and now want to take it a step further.
By the end of it you will have the skills to show your audience that you are a trusted operator in your field.
This session will help you:

Understand what kind of content your customers are looking for
How to find, write and package it
How to market it and measure its success.
Amplify your brand and message, and to boost sales and profits.

TravelTech Huddle
2022-05-18 16:00 - 17:00
Join this online huddle as Josh from TravelTech Scotland gives an overview of the possibilities through technology for tourism.
The overall aim of the TravelTech programme is to improve the innovation of your business or enterprise and to help you capitalise on new economic and innovation opportunities.
Josh will help guide us through what that means for tourism and hospitality; be it online booking systems, shorter supply chains, or visitor management tools and much more.
Our huddles always allow time for discussion, knowledge sharing and support with any challenges and opportunities around travel technology.

Instagram for business
2022-05-18 14:00 - 16:00
Thinking about using Instagram to communicate with existing and potential customers? Want to showcase your products or services using it? During this webinar we will cover:

Getting the setup right and benefitting from the available business tools.
Best practice profiles, and some strategies to help your business stand out from the crowd.
Learn which type of audience you can reach via this platform and the factors and analytics such as cost and timing of posting images and how that can maximise impact.
The various types of content you can post to Instagram, from regular posts, to Stories, Reels, and Live Video.

Getting to grips with Instagram Reels
2022-05-18 10:00 - 13:00
We’ll take you through a step-by-step process of planning, shooting and editing a video with Instagram Reels. We will cover how to:

Create ‘expert’ videos
Create text videos
Use Reels soundtracks
Create voiceover videos
Use transition in videos

Essential App – Instagram
We will be using this app for every task during the session so it is vital that you have the app installed and that you can access your account in order to create Reels.This can be your own personal account or your business account.You will have the opportunity to post the Reels you create if you are happy with them.However, you will also be able to simply save the draft Reel to your device and come back to complete it at a later date.

HR – The essentials for running a business
2022-05-17 16:00 - 18:00
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 manage both personally and productively during the pandemic.
This webinar will allow the employer to have the main facts in their possession to start taking on staff.
We will look at:

How in the current climate you can manage staff and teams in a remote environment, considering their productivity, efficiency, and the issues of home working.
How you can best manage staff to ensure productivity is kept and mental health is supported during this challenging time.
The impacts of companies who may be considering restructuring and therefore redundancy for the first time and how that can be managed.

How to improve your Google search rankings
2022-05-17 14:00 - 16:00
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.
We will cover:

How search engines work, and the factors used to rank your site.
Optimising your website for search engines
Keyword research tools and how to benefit from them
Technical considerations for further search engine benefits

Market Research Made Easy
2022-05-16 18:00 - 20:30
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

Webinars, live streams, and video conferences: Running a business remotely
2022-05-16 18:00 - 19:30
There are many tools available to allow you to communicate with people online. Whether you are trying to run a workshop or seminar, hold a meeting or just communicate. Many of these digital tools are easy to use and offer some powerful facilities. Let us guide you through:

What webinars, live streams and video conferences are and what is right for your business
Case studies and examples of how they are used
An overview of the tools and platforms currently available

Facebook for business
2022-05-16 10:00 - 12:00
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 from the stats and data you can get from the system and discover who your most interested customers/clients are.
– Understand the power of Facebook advertising, and other selling options available to you.

Build a wellbeing toolkit – Breathwork & meditation
2022-05-13 12:30 - 13:00
Breathwork, mindfulness and movement practices are all proven to reduce stress, enhance cognitive performance and decision making, foster creativity, bolster self-compassion, connection and kindness to others and so much more.
Join us this week as we explore these practices together, find a moment to reset in the middle of the day and build a wellbeing toolkit you can dip into any time you need. No experience needed, everyone is welcome.

Intellectual property: The fundamentals for business
2022-05-13 10:00 - 12:00
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 is IP?
Can you own IP?
How can IP be protected?
What is the difference between intellectual and physical assets?

How to write a Business Plan and why you need one
2022-05-12 18:00 - 20:30
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

An introduction to business websites & what you need to consider
2022-05-12 18:00 - 20:00
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 structure your site map.
What’s involved in registering and maintaining your site content and options for hosting it.

This webinar will also offer guidance on when and how to outsource your website development. Covering topics such as where to find a contractor, what to organise first and costing for the work.

Marketing your business on a budget
2022-05-12 14:00 - 16:00
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 businesses consider it to be and how that provides opportunities for businesses to make transformational change with little or no extra spend.
Identifying Marketing Priorities and using these to reshape your business.
The Marketing Mix as a tool for reviewing how your business plans and delivers its marketing activity.
How your marketing activity is delivered successfully and effectively in your business.
A series of top tips including the importance of understanding your customers, the core components of a brand, the value of strong and consistent branding and the power of of a clear focus and creativity.
The 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.

Website analytics to improve your business and sales
2022-05-12 10:00 - 12:00
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 interaction,
We’ll show you around the Google Analytics interface, help you view and understand key reports, how to setup Goal conversions and more.

Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Graduate Apprenticeships - Developing the skills of your workforce at no additional cost
2022-05-12 10:00 - 11:00
Let us help you to develop the Engineering, Design and Manufacturing skills of your workforce (of all ages) at no additional cost to your business
Join us on Thursday 12 May to find out how our fully funded Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Graduate Apprenticeship Course can help you to develop the knowledge, skills, and experience of your workforce, whilst helping your business grow.
At the event, you will hear from both apprentices and employers who are currently utilising our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, so you can find out about their experience first-hand and the benefits the programme can bring to your business.
You will also hear from our Industrial Liaison Officer Wayne Paul, along with some of our Engineering Lecturers, so you can find out everything you need to know about our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, and how it can help you to develop your talent, boost your performance, and grow your business.
How does it work?
Our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship Programme gives you the opportunity to develop current or new members of your workforce (of all ages) to honours degree level at no additional cost to your business.
We have fully funded and easily accessible places available on five different courses:

Civil Engineering
Engineering, Design and Manufacturing
Business Management
IT Management for Business
IT Software Development

Graduate Apprentices spend one day a week studying at the University and the remaining four days of the week working in their role. At the end of four years they will receive the same level of degree as a student studying full time.
The application process is simple and easy and there is no mountain of paperwork to complete.

IT Software Development Graduate Apprenticeships - Developing the skills of your workforce at no additional cost
2022-05-12 10:00 - 11:00
Let us help you to develop the IT software development skills of your workforce at no additional cost
As we look to the future, now is the time to think about the development needs of your workforce.
Join us to find out how our fully funded IT Software Development Graduate Apprenticeship can help you to develop the knowledge, skills, and experience of your workforce, whilst helping your business grow.
With fully funded courses available in Business Management, IT Management for Business, IT Software Development, Civil Engineering, and Engineering, Design and Manufacturing, we can help you develop employees from across your business.
At the event, you will hear from both apprentices and employers who are currently utilising our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, so you can find out about their experience first-hand and the benefits the programme can bring to your business.
You will also hear from our Industrial Liaison Officer Wayne Paul, along with some of our lecturers, so you can find out everything you need to know about our IT Software Development Graduate Apprenticeship, and how it can help you to develop your talent, boost your performance, and grow your business.
How does it work?
Our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship Programme gives you the opportunity to develop current or new members of your workforce (of all ages) to honours degree level at no additional cost to your business.
We have fully funded and easily accessible places available on five different courses:

IT Management for Business
IT Software Development
Business Management
Civil Engineering
Engineering, Design and Manufacturing

Graduate Apprentices spend one day a week studying at the University and the remaining four days of the week working in their role. At the end of four years they will receive the same level of degree as a student studying full time.
The application process is simple and easy and there is no mountain of paperwork to complete.

Starting a business: Everything you need to know
2022-05-11 14:00 - 16:00
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 the competition. Once that is clear, we will look at the key activities and costs involved in starting and running the business and tools for determining the commercial viability before considering the main options for business structures (sole trader, partnership, or limited company).
We will look at:

Personal finance planning – how much do you need to earn?
Researching your market – to develop an understanding of your market, who your customers are, understanding your competition and what the trends are within your chosen field.
Business structure – what are the main business structures? How to decide which is right for you and how to register as a business.
Creating your start-up action plan – an outline.

Civil Engineering Graduate Apprenticeships - Developing the skills of your workforce at no additional cost
2022-05-11 13:00 - 14:00
Let us help you to develop the Civil Engineering skills of your workforce (of all ages) at no additional cost to your business
Join us on Wednesday 11 May to find out how our fully funded Civil Engineering Graduate Apprenticeship Course can help you to develop the knowledge, skills, and experience of your workforce, whilst helping your business grow.
At the event, you will hear from both apprentices and employers who are currently utilising our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, so you can find out about their experience first-hand and the benefits the programme can bring to your business.
You will also hear from our Industrial Liaison Officer Wayne Paul, along with some of our Civil Engineering Lecturers, so you can find out everything you need to know about our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, and how it can help you to develop your talent, boost your performance, and grow your business.
How does it work?
Our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship Programme gives you the opportunity to develop current or new members of your workforce (of all ages) to honours degree level at no additional cost to your business.
We have fully funded and easily accessible places available on five different courses:

Business Management
IT Management for Business
IT Software Development
Civil Engineering
Engineering, Design and Manufacturing

Graduate Apprentices spend one day a week studying at the University and the remaining four days of the week working in their role. At the end of four years they will receive the same level of degree as a student studying full time.
The application process is simple and easy and there is no mountain of paperwork to complete.

Build a wellbeing toolkit - Yoga
2022-05-11 12:30 - 13:00
Breathwork, mindfulness and movement practices are all proven to reduce stress, enhance cognitive performance and decision making, foster creativity, bolster self-compassion, connection and kindness to others and so much more.
Join us this week as we explore these practices together, find a moment to reset in the middle of the day and build a wellbeing toolkit you can dip into any time you need. No experience needed, everyone is welcome, and it can be done seated or standing.

All-Energy Dcarbonise
2022-05-11 11:00 - 2022-05-12 16:00
The conference theme for 2022 is net-zero and energy transition, exploring how we can collectively meet ambitious net-zero targets and dissect the latest developments in the transition to the low carbon economy.
Over two days, 600+ world class speakers come together with over 6,000 delegates in conference sessions, show-floor theatres, and academic poster presentations.
Dcarbonise
Find the solutions you need to improve energy efficiency and decrease costs. Co-located with All-Energy, Dcarbonise brings together landlords, housing associations and commercial businesses, trade bodies, governments/public sector, and property developers. It’s the ideal forum to discuss new technologies, and find solutions to challenges.
Dcarbonise is for end-users, such as businesses or private sector landlords, focusing on energy efficiency in the built environment and retrofit; low carbon heating; low carbon transport; industry decarbonisation (including carbon capture and storage and carbon capture usage and storage; and smart and sustainable cities.
All-Energy
Renewable and low carbon energy generation lies at the heart of the All-Energy conference along with vital pillars such as energy systems; transmission and networks; hydrogen; energy storage; finance and funding; corporate PPAs and innovation.

Business Management Graduate Apprenticeships - Developing the skills of your workforce at no additional cost
2022-05-11 11:00 - 12:00
Let us help you to develop the Business Management skills of your workforce (of all ages) at no additional cost to your business
Join us on Wednesday 11 May to find out how our fully funded Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship Course can help you to develop the knowledge, skills, and experience of your workforce, whilst helping your business grow.
At the event, you will hear from both apprentices and employers who are currently utilising our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, so you can find out about their experience first-hand and the benefits the programme can bring to your business.
You will also hear from our Industrial Liaison Officer Wayne Paul, along with some of our Business Management Lecturers, so you can find out everything you need to know about our Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, and how it can help you to develop your talent, boost your performance, and grow your business.
How does it work?
Our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship Programme gives you the opportunity to develop current or new members of your workforce (of all ages) to honours degree level at no additional cost to your business.
We have fully funded and easily accessible places available on five different courses:

Business Management
IT Management for Business
IT Software Development
Civil Engineering
Engineering, Design and Manufacturing

Graduate Apprentices spend one day a week studying at the University and the remaining four days of the week working in their role. At the end of four years they will receive the same level of degree as a student studying full time.
The application process is simple and easy and there is no mountain of paperwork to complete.
