Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
The Centre has a very relaxed atmosphere and welcomes everyone from the Angus Community, whether it be just for an informal chat, attendance at a business breakfast or to enrol onto one of the many short training sessions which are advertised in the Centre for Enterprise programme of activities.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
If you need a professional website in a day, our web design course is for you. Your website will be online within an hour and requires no experience with coding or technical skills. We will teach you how to use a professional on-line website builder – no additional software required and you can finish or change your site afterwards from home. Just think of a name for your site, bring some text and pictures and we will ensure that you have a professional site on-line by the end of the day. Cost £100 per person.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Want to learn how to make money from social media? Are you using social media but not getting the results you expected? If the answer is ‘yes’ then why not come along to ‘Making Money from Social Media’, a FREE workshop by Chat Marketing. Crammed full of useful hints and tips, this workshop will show you how to make social media work for you and deliver real measurable business results.
Clients can book cone-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Clients can book cone-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
If you are thinking about planning or starting your own business, you will benet from this session. This is the rst of a series of business start-up training workshops.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Getting the marketing right for your business is crucial to its success. This workshop will help you to understand your competitors, identify your customers and understand the things you need to consider for effective marketing.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
It is essential to have a realistic working business plan when you are starting up a business. This workshop shows you how to create a plan make the most of it once you have it.
This taster session will look particularly at Employment Engagement - what can you do to reduce staff attrition and ensure they deliver results with drive and commitment? Growth Unlimited delivers interactive, engaging and memorable training for you to return to your company and deliver results to your staff that will make a difference.
Staff training and development is often seen as a ‘nice-to-have’ rather than a business necessity. This workshop will show that businesses, no matter what their size can’t afford not to train their staff. Covering the impact of training; how to identify training needs; where to source appropriate training and how to meet the cost; this session is a perfect introduction to using training and development to drive your business forward.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors to discuss any aspect of business start-up.
Good financial management is essential to a successful business. This workshop will help you to manage a profit and loss account, produce a cash flow statement, understand the meaning of working capital, describe the main sources of finance and different legal structures of a business.
Probably one of the most crucial business decisions you will ever make. Get it right and your business will reap the benefits, get it wrong and real problems can arise. This interactive session will give you advice on the process, along with practical exercises and tips to equip you with the skills needed to find the right staff.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Many entrepreneurs use back-of-an-envelope calculations and work on the basis of personal goals that are not clearly articulated. They haven’t formulated firm criteria or timeframes to measure business outcomes. Come along and find out what needs are thought about when producing a business plan.
If you need a professional website today, this course is for you. Your website will be online within an hour and requires no experience with coding or technical skills. We will teach you how to use a professional online website builder - no additional software required and you can finish or change your site afterwards from home. Just think of a name for your site, bring some textand pictures and we will ensure that you have a professional site online by the end of the day.
This workshop gives an overview of the main features of Sage Accounts software, from setting up the initial data to processing of transactions and reconciling the bank account. We will also look at reporting, including basic report customisation and interation between Sage and Microsoft Excel.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Selling is a learned skill. This selling skills and techniques seminar demonstrates how to sell with particular emphasis in 'closing the sale'. A greater understanding of the psychology of selling can result in increased results from current and new customers.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Graphic Designer Seonaid Ross will introduce some famous logos and brands and take a look at the process of designing a logo for a new business.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
What if you were to take a few steps back from your business and look at it objectively, saying, “Without me, what would happen? What do I want to happen? What needs to be done to free me up from working in it all the time?” Imagine taking some time away from day-to-day tasks and looking at your business in the long term. Think of the creative ideas or opportunities you could come up with! This is working ON your business. Come along and find out how this can apply to you and your business.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regardingnany aspect of business start-up.
If you are thinking about planning or starting your own business, you will benet from this session. This is the rst of a series of business start-up training workshops.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
With marketing budgets coming under increasing pressure email marketing is becoming an even more attractive option for companies seeking to lower costs, but how do you make the most of this channel without annoying your customers?
Studies by Forbes and Forrester Research show that email marketing is one of the most widely used and effective marketing tools, with over 90% of marketers using email marketing; but it is critically important that your email marketing is handled correctly in order to create helpful and actionable messages that your customers value rather than see as an intrusion.
Email Marketing is an informative workshop with Chat Marketing that will show marketers and those responsible for marketing their businesses how to use email-based communications to improve ROI (according to the Direct Marketing Association ROI from email marketing can be as high as 4,300%) for their organisations.
This course will cover:
Types of email marketing
Planning your email marketing campaigns
What technology to use
Growing your email list
What type of content to share
Integrating email marketing and social media
This event is ideal for SME Business Owners, Marketing Managers, Sales Managers, Business Development Managers and anyone else with responsibility for marketing or sales within their organisation.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
It is essential to have a realistic working business plan when you are starting up a business. This workshop shows you how to create a plan make the most of it once you have it.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Good financial management is essential to a successful business. This workshop will help you to manage a profit and loss account, produce a cash flow statement, understand the meaning of working capital, describe the main sources of finance and different legal structures of a business.
Does the idea of networking fill you with dread? Sid Grant from the BNI will provide practical advice, tips and techniques on the best ways to meet and greet people, how to work the room, spot business opportunities and how to follow-up opportunities after the event. It will also provide the perfect platform to network over breakfast.
If you need a professional website today, this course is for you. Your website will be online within an hour and requires no experience with coding or technical skills. We will teach you how to use a professional on-line website builder - no additional software required and you can finish or change your site afterwards from home. Just think of a name for your site, bring some text and pictures and we will ensure that you have a professional site online by the end of the day.
Award-winning entrepreneur Gillian Dick from from Find Me Glasgow demonstrates how social marketing has become a viable tool for business use and how they are adapting these tools at a staggering rate. This workshop will give you the initial foundations of a Social Marketing strategy by giving you the knowledge of how to choose the best channel to reach your target audience. It will also show you the most effective ways to use Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin for business.
There are 2 sessions available 10.30 am - 1.00 pm or 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm. Please advise which session you would like to reserve a space on when booking.
This workshop will look at growth strategies, strategic planning models and dening your sustainable competitive advantage. The workshop will also cover business decision matrixes and looks at how you can develop one page plans to help grow your business.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
A lot of time and effort goes into marketing and advertising products and services but the same consideration is not always given to what the customer will experience when they come into contact with a business. This session explores the link between business growth and customer service whilst providing business owners and managers an opportunity to develop their own customer service strategy.
Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up.
