Events

Video captures people’s attention online and is becoming increasingly important for engaging with potential, or real, clients.

Discover why the use of video helps people find your brand or website  and how this kind of content has become a powerful way to engage with your audience. Learn how to create a short and effective video without pain or expense, including how to plan, shoot, edit and upload it without special kit or expertise. Get to know the various digital platforms that can be utilised to view and share video content. See what editing apps are available4 and how to add music and subtitles.

This is a ‘DigitalBoost’ event which is funded by Digital Scotland and delivered by Business Gateway.

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So, you want to get better at negotiating the best outcomes for your business? You want to overcome resistance and bring people ‘on – board’ with your ideas and products?

The Negotiating and Influencing Skills Workshop is a different take on the old-school nature of negotiation. It will help you communicate with different personalities and influence with style! No smarm, swagger or combat required!!!

So, you wan to get better at negotiating the best outcomes for your business. You want to overcome resistance and bring people ‘on-board’ with your ideas and products.

You will learn how to:

• Define your desired outcomes
• Listen for clues and cues in negotiations
• Read others signals and manage your response
• Understand others’ needs and wants
• Overcome resistance
• Reduce potential conflicts
• Positively influence the 0utcomes of your interactions

Delivered by a DISC Certified trainer, this Cazbro workshop is informal, practical and full of humour. It helps you find your personal power – and learn how to use it. Come along and feel your power!!

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Aimed at hose looking to become an employer for the first time. It covers practical guidance on what is required legally both pre and post – employment.

Taking on staff is a massive step for a business owner. This should be an exciting move but it can be difficult not to feel overwhelmed by the need to do this correctly.

This workshop will:

Overview

• Registering as an employer
• Insurance requirements
• Job offers and employment contracts – what to include
• Pre – employment checks
• Basic introduction to pension obligations
• Paying staff
• Working hours and holiday entitlement
• Induction and probationary periods
• Ongoing performance management
• Changing or terminating a contract or employment

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This workshop is the second of a 2-part series. Having researched and planned your new venture in Workshop 1, you will leave the workshop with an understanding of the skills you need.

This workshop is the second of a 2-part series. Having researched and planned your new venture in Workshop 1, you will leave the 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 Workshop 1.

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

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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Digital Marketing Strategy

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eCommerce (Intermediate)

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Learn how to set up and access your account, navigate the app launcher/dashboard, install apps on to laptop/desktop/smart devices. The workshop will also include an introduction to SharePoint.

Office 365 Explained What the various plans are e.g Home and Business Premium How to create (or sign to an existing account) How to navigate the 0365 Dashboard How to connect your email account to the Outlook app How to use the Outlook email app How to create online documents (demo of various types of documents) How to share your documents with your colleagues How to create links to your document How to install the Office 2016 apps onto your laptop/desktops Explanation and demonstration of One Drive How to access your One Drive How to sync to your One Drive How to save files to your One Drive An introduction to SharePoint How to create SharePoint sites and groups How to Add users to your site How to Add/insert files and links etc. How to install Office 365 apps to your tablet or phone How to use/utilise the apps from various devices.

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