Launch Pad – Start Your Own Business – Part 1 – Ideas Generation & Researching your Idea

This webinar is all about the act of forming ideas and testing out whether these can be transformed into a viable, successful business. After this session, you will have a clear understanding of how to undertake the creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new thoughts and ideas. You will also understand the importance of […]

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 […]

Tayside Business Support Showcase

Whether you’re starting or growing your business, as well as Business Gateway’s services, there is a wealth of additional support available to help you. Come along to our lunchtime showcase to hear from the people and partner organisations who can make a real difference to your business. You’ll hear from seven speakers on topics, support […]

CRM Surgery with David Lawrence

Our surgery sessions are a chance for you to benefit from free, confidential advice from a range of experts. David Lawrence, Director of Tecbyte Limited, has worked in the business software sector for over 30 years. He believes that with an effective technology culture, you can do more of what you love when it comes […]

Planning & scheduling your online content

Businesses who plan their content in advance, aligning all channels with actual business objectives, customer themes and national events, and then schedule it to ensure it reaches the target market at the right time, on the right platform - hugely increase the chances of achieving impact. In this brand new DigitalBoost webinar, you will learn […]

Making Tax Digital – what small businesses need to know

Interactive session to explore the support available from HMRC, Rhino and FSB to businesses and the self-employed with the upcoming Making Tax Digital rules so customers can submit their VAT returns directly to HMRC and become MTD compliant. Event details Everything a business owner needs to know about Making Tax Digital and what business owners […]

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 […]

A Guide to Starting a Business

Join us for our A Guide to Starting a Business workshop where, in one day, you’ll go on a whistle-stop tour learning the basic skills needed to start your own business. We’ll be covering, Business Planning, Finance, Marketing, and the Business Model Canvas to make sure you’re equipped with all the business essentials. You’ll have the opportunity […]

Maximising the Opportunity in Challenging Times

Dundee & Angus College have teamed up with the inspiring team at Shirlaws Group to bring you this interactive webinar to look at how we can maximise opportunities in challenging times. The event, aimed at Business Owners and Directors, will be led by Fergus King. Investor, business owner, sought-after speaker and now one of the […]

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 […]

North American market immersion session

Tune in and find out why this market is so important to the region and how your tourism business can work with the North American travel trade, to influence the decision-making process of visitors from this market. You’ll hear from our market specialists on specific characteristics of the North American visitors and how you can […]

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: The characteristics of people who are accessing your digital platforms What people are doing when they access your websites or social accounts How to set goals and objectives on each platform The art of measuring the effectiveness of website content and social […]

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.

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: Create a LinkedIn strategy to boost your business reputation via marketing and brand promotion initiatives. Learn the difference […]

Meet the Adviser – HR Surgery

If you are an employer or are thinking of taking on staff, our HR Surgery Day is an opportunity for you to book a one to one appointment over Zoom with our specialist HR Advisor, Isla McIntosh and ask any questions you may have relating to HR and employing staff. These surgeries are for businesses […]

Thorntons Employment Law Webinar – Managing Organisational Changes in the Workplace

When your organisation needs to adapt to new circumstances, your workforce may also need to transform, both in its size and how people do their jobs. Join Employment Law Partner, Chris Phillips and Solicitor Kerri McIver who will provide practical advice on handling organisational change, whilst also meeting your obligations as an employer, easing any transition and minimising potential […]

Ecommerce platforms to enhance your international sales

Ecommerce has become a game-changer for growing international brands and is forecasted to be an important driver of growth in coming years. Ecommerce offers businesses a whole range of opportunities, from marketing to increasing your product ranges to generating more sales. With an optimised and well-developed website and ecommerce channels you can not only achieve […]

E-Commerce Platforms to Enhance Your International Sales

E-commerce offers businesses a vast range of opportunities, from product range diversification to in-depth analytics that can provide valuable insights into the habits and interests of your clients. Alongside this, you can accompany your sales strategy with high-performing digital marketing campaigns to help you meet your goals. Over the last few years, we’ve seen traditional […]

Email marketing for business

By the end of this webinar, you will be able to understand how to: Target the right audiences Create a quality marketing email and how to measure its effectiveness. Learn how to identify the most suitable platforms and tools for email marketing campaigns, including different paid-for account levels. Identify the different components of a successful […]