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Strengthen Your Business

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Our free Strengthen Your Business tool gives you a personalised dashboard of resources. Plus, we’ll put you in contact with your nearest Business Gateway office if you’d like more advice.

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Webinars and Events

We have 222 free webinars and events coming up across Scotland. Find out what's running in your region.

Pricing Masterclass

10th April 2025

12:30 - 14:30

Webinar

East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian

Financial Planning Made Easy

10th April 2025

13:30 - 16:30

In Person

Aberdeen

Social Media Co-Working Session: Get your posts sorted!

10th April 2025

15:00 - 17:00

Webinar

East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian

Branding Advanced Canva Design (Saturday)

12th April 2025

10:30 - 12:30

Webinar

East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian

Coaching Session: Goal Setting Using a Business Wheel

14th April 2025

10:00 - 12:00

Webinar

East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian

Business Support – Drop In Sessions (Carnoustie Library)

14th April 2025

13:00 - 16:00

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Carnoustie

How to create engaging content

14th April 2025

14:00 - 16:00

Webinar

National (all regions)

How to generate and increase sales

15th April 2025

10:00 - 12:00

Webinar

National (all regions)

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Business plan template

Get focused and organised with our business plan template that includes some helpful hints as well as details of what to include in it.

Accounts and bookkeeping: the basics

Keeping accurate financial records is essential for the management of your business and for meeting statutory obligations, such as submitting tax returns and annual accounts.

How to diversify your small business

Small businesses can often diversify more quickly than larger businesses (either temporarily or more permanently) to seize new opportunities or build greater resilience.

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