Events

A series of 3 webinars designed for people considering or in the process of starting their own business.

Webinar 2 focusses on the logistics of getting started to actually start your business, providing a plethora of information including comparison of different business structure, legal, insurance and tax requirements and support in forecasting and managing your finances. You will come away with a to do list to assist you to prepare for starting your business.

Having researched and planned your new venture in Workshop 1, you will leave this workshop with an understanding of the skills you need and the actions you need to take to market and actually start your business. Ideally participants will have attended Workshop 1.

This half day workshop will be practical and results-oriented. After introducing each topic and explaining the relevance, we will introduce tools that can be applied at that stage. You will have the opportunity to discuss and plan how you will implement these tools.

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These two new video platforms attract huge audiences and are growing fast.

The bitesize format of the apps makes them the perfect place for you to showcase your products, share your expertise and promote your brand values. This webinar will cover everything you need to know about creating short form videos on your smartphone that will build you a following on TikTok or Instagram Reels, and, ultimately, grow your business.

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Launched in 2020, Zero Waste Scotland’s Energy Efficient Business Support Service helps small to medium sized enterprises to save energy, money and carbon.

Independent evaluation has shown that Zero Waste Scotland’s free and impartial support has uncovered over £200 million worth of savings for Scottish organisations – a whopping 24% energy saving per business on average.

In this session we will be joined by Clare, Energy Efficiency Business Advisor of Zero Waste Scotland to explain more about the new Business Support Service.

Clare will explain how you can beat rising energy costs, reduce your carbon footprint and access 0% loans with a cashback grant or up to £20,000 for your business. Gerry will be introducing us to the environmental impact of food waste, the targets we should be setting our businesses and the benefits of reducing our food waste within the hospitality sector.

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A series of 3 webinars designed for people considering or in the process of starting their own business.

Webinar 3 shows you the importance of marketing your business and introduce the basic principles and traditional and digital tools for marketing your business. You will leave with a simple template for developing a marketing plan for your own business.

Having researched and planned your new venture in Workshop 1, you will leave this workshop with an understanding of the skills you need and the actions you need to take to market and manage your business. Ideally participants will have attended the previous webinars.

This workshop will:

• Provide an introduction to marketing
• Outline the basic elements of creating a marketing plan
• Highlight the key aspects which need to be managed in the business
• Outline the basic elements of how to manage the books

This webinar will be practical and results-oriented. After introducing each topic and explaining the relevance, we will introduce tools that can be applied at that stage. You will have the opportunity to discuss and plan how you will implement these tools.

To book a place click here