enterprise.angus.ac.

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Programme of Events
February-June 2013
Supporting new businesses and business development across Angus. To book places on any of the events you can log onto: enterprise.angus.ac.uk or call Pauline on 01241 432722.
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enterprise.angus.ac.uk

Esk Building, Angus College, Keptie Road, Arbroath

enterprise

angus centre for

February
6th/13th/20th 27th February 2.00-4.00pm 6th February 6.00-9.00pm Business Gateway: One-to-One Sessions Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up. Business Gateway: Awareness Workshop If you are thinking about planning or starting your own business, you will bene t from this session. This is the rst of a series of business start-up training workshops. Business Gateway: Marketing Workshop 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. Business Gateway: Business Planning Workshop 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. Thorntons: Employment Law for Small Businesses The large volume of employment law can discourage small businesses from hiring additional employees which can impede investment and growth. In this seminar, the Employment Team from Thorntons will cover some key employment themes for small businesses to help you manage your workforce and avoid costly litigation. HMRC: Becoming an Employer This HMRC workshop helps you nd out more about becoming an employer, what responsibilities an employer has including, online ling and reporting. Business Gateway: Finance Workshop 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. Walker Dunnett: The 4 Ways to Grow Your Business It may sound a little simplistic, but there are really only four fundamen tal ways to successfully grow your business - in other words to make it more valuable. Come along to nd out what they are, why most businesses only address one of these areas, what changes you can make immediately in your business and how to measure and track your improvement and growth.

13th February 6.00-9.00pm

20th February 6.00-9.00pm

21st February 9.00-10.30am

27th February 12.00-2.00pm

27th February 6.00-9.00pm

28th February 12.00-2.00pm

March
1st March 9.00am-5.00pm

Build a Website in a Day: The Complete Solution 100 per person 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 nish 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. Logos and Branding 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. Business Gateway: One-to-One Session Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up. Thorntons: Social Media - Opportunity or Threat? The use of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can be powerful and can offer many bene ts for PR and marketing of your products or services. At this informative session, legal experts from Thorntons will explain and give practical guidance on how you can still harness the power of social media platforms whilst at the same time protecting your companys assets. Employing Staff Designed for those new to recruiting and employing staff, this informal workshop will take you through key things you will need to know as your business grows and you become an employer. Delivered by Steve Taylor, Director of Quality and Human Resources at Angus College, the areas covered will include practical tips on staff recruit ment, the basics of employment law, understanding payroll and leading and managing your team.

5th March 10am-12.00pm

6th/13th/20th 27th March 2.00-4.00pm 7th March 9.00-10.30am

13th March 12.00-2.00pm

14th March 12.00-2.00pm

Customer Service Good customer service is the lifeblood of any business and is all about bringing customers back. Its also about sending them away happy - happy enough to pass positive feedback about your business along to others. This workshop covers tips and techniques and will highlight the importance of good customer relations. Business Gateway Book-keeping Workshop The basic essentials of book-keeping for a new business start-up. Maximising Value Networking Workshop 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 opportuni ties and how to follow up opportunities after the event. You can then practice and implement the techniques to help build your self-confidence so business development becomes a part of your daily life. Making Money from Social Media 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.

20th March 6.00-9.00pm 21st March 6.00-8.00pm

27th March 9.30-11.30am

28th March Business Gateway: Employing People 9.30am-12.30pm Aimed at businesses with little knowledge of employing people. It provides essential advice and information on employment issues and changing terms/conditions of employment.

April

17th/24th April 2.00-4.00pm 24th April 6.00-8.30pm

Business Gateway: One-to-One Session Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up. HMRC: Becoming Self Employed This HMRC workshop helps you nd out how to tell them you are self-employed, what National Insurance you will have to pay, the importance and bene ts of good record-keeping and how to budget for your rst tax bill. Build Your Own Online Shop 200 per person Build your own Facebook shop and make sales instantly in this workshop. Hosted by award-winning Gillian Dick from Find Me Glasgow this event will help entrepreneurs to boost their business through the latest advances in social media. By the end of the day, attendees will have built a live Facebook shop, began to promote it and have a clear understanding of the steps needed to market it. Spaces are limited so book early to reserve your place!

25th April 9.30-4.30pm limited spaces book early!

May
1st/8th/15th 22nd/29th May 2.00-4.00pm 8th May 6.00-9.00pm 9th May 12.00-2.00pm

Business Gateway: One-to-One Session Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up. Business Gateway: Awareness Workshop If you are thinking about planning or starting your own business, you will bene t from this session. Mark Beaumont: Broadcaster/Adventurer/Author/Speaker Mark was rst inspired to go on expedition at the age of 12 after reading in a local newspaper about a cycle from John OGroats to Lands End. For the next decade Marks ambitions and experience developed until after leaving university he set out to make a career in broadcasting and adventure. Mark lives in rural Perthshire and his vision, determination and successes are an inspiration to all who seek to ful l their potential. His travels take him worldwide and he has some wonderful tales to tell. Business Gateway: Marketing Workshop 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. Walker Dunnett: Time Management Good time management is a one of those critical skills that can make a huge difference to both how you feel about your work and how effectively you do it. Well look at how to better manage that critical resource, time, and in the process well demonstrate some techniques for improving your time management skills.

15th May 6.00-9.00pm

21st May 9.00-11.00am

All events are free unless otherwise stated.

May
22nd May 6.00-9.00pm Business Gateway: Business Planning Workshop 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 and how to make the most of it once you have it. Build a Website in a Day: The Complete Solution 100 per person 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 nish 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. Using PR in the Voluntary Sector If you are in a voluntary organisation and think you and it could do with a bigger public footprint, this session can show you how! Even an elementary knowledge of public relations can help you put across your organisations message, make more folk aware of the good it does, and maybe even bring more people in! Business Gateway: Finance Workshop 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.

24th May 9.00am-5.00pm

28th May 6.00-8.00pm

29th May 6.00-9.00pm

June
5th June 12.00-2.00pm

HMRC: VAT Awareness This HMRC workshop is aimed at VAT-registered businesses or those that are about to register. It explains what VAT is and how it works, when you need or choose to register and what you must do once you're registered. Business Gateway: One-to-One Session Clients can book one-to-one sessions with one of the Business Gateway Advisors regarding any aspect of business start-up. Business Gateway Book-keeping Workshop The basic essentials of book-keeping for a new business start-up. Logos and Branding 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. Thorntons: A Practical Guide to Debt Recovery Good credit control should be a feature of any business especially in the current nancial climate. In this seminar, the debt recovery team from Thorntons will provide practical guidance on how best to avoid the possibility of debts turning bad and the steps available to pursue payment where formal legal action becomes necessary. Recruitment and Selection 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 lots of advice on the process, along with practical exercises and tips to equip you with the skills needed to find the right staff.

5th/12th June 19th/26th June 2.00-4.00pm 5th June 6.00-9.00pm 6th June 10am-12.00pm

18th June 9.00-10.30am

18th June 1.00-4.30pm

20th June Get Up and Go! 10.00am-2.00pm This informal workshop will help you develop your confidence and motivation to take your new business idea forward. This is a must for those who have been thinking about taking the leap into self- employ ment but are struggling to face their fears.

Partners:

Angus College . Business Gateway . Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce Dundee Business School, University of Abertay . Enterprise North East Trust Federation of Small Businesses . Firstport . GlaxoSmithKline . Job Centre Plus Princes Trust Youth Business Scotland . Thorntons . Voluntary Action Angus

Corporate Sponsors: Mackays . Angus Council

To nd out more about the Angus Centre for Enterprise log onto: enterprise.angus.ac.uk or call 01241 432722