Small business owners and solopreneurs are generally not good at talking about money with their clients. This can become a challenge if most of your service based business transactions take place online where you don’t meet clients face to face.

Do you have difficulty finding what you want because your desktop is so cluttered? Is your email inbox full to bursting and you just don’t have the time to sort it out? If this sounds like you and you’d like to be better organised then this could be the learning session for you. 

The GrowBiz Women's Enterprise Network meetings are friendly and informal and designed to support women starting, running or growing a business in rural Scotland or even for those who are thinking about it. Please join us for this first, free Women's Enterprise Network in the Cairngorms area.

Our regular Creative Peer Support Group sessions are open to anyone involved in the creative services sector and provides an informal opportunity to network online with other like-minded creatives. Join us online for this session where we’ll be looking at how a digital health check can support your

The GrowBiz Women's Enterprise Network meetings are friendly and informal and designed to support women starting, running or growing a business in rural Scotland or even for those who are thinking about it.

Join Smart Village Scotland and the Rural Youth Project to help design the first Smart Village for enterprising young people.

Social Enterprise is a way of doing business that benefits the wider community and/or the environment. Those working for a social enterprise are paid but volunteers are also important in achieving the social and environmental benefits.

Are you feeling busy and pulled in all directions in your business? Is it a challenge to keep up with your social media channels and marketing and you’re still not getting the sales you want?

Our regular Creative Peer Support Group sessions are open to anyone involved in the creative services sector and provides an informal opportunity to network online with other like-minded creatives. Join us online for this session as we explore the topic of ‘Creative Collaborations’.

In this online session, we'll look at how you can maximise the potential for LinkedIn to help you grow your business whether you have an account already or you are just starting out.

Do you have a new idea or even a vision for a product or service business or for a wellbeing or creative practice that you want to launch? Sign up for this two-part learning session being delivered online on Monday 17th August and Monday 31st August 2020.

The GrowBiz Women's Enterprise Network meetings are friendly and informal and designed to support women starting, running or growing a business in rural Scotland or even for those who are thinking about it.

Making time to check in with yourself and your creative business isn’t always top of the to do list. Perhaps you have too many potential paths to explore, are stuck creatively or simply looking for ways to help set, prioritise and achieve your goals.

Ever wondered what people are talking about when they're talking about tweets, hashtags or followers? Join us to find out.

How can your website and social media analytics help you to dig deeper into your data? Do you have the data but you’re not making the best use of it to help grow your business?

Take a deeper dive into the mysterious world of search engine optimisation (SEO) and understand its importance and its benefits to your business.

Recording video and taking photographs has never been so easy or effortless with the powerful camera in your smartphone, and with a little practice and a few top tips, you can start recording great promotional footage, and quality photographs with just your smart phone

In this learning session, we’ll look at some of the contracts that might be relevant to your business or enterprise whether you are a sole trader or employ staff.

This group provides vital support to self-employed practitioners and is open to anyone who works alone and who wants to connect with other professionals and service providers.

The GrowBiz Women's Enterprise Network meetings are designed to support women starting, running or growing a business in rural Scotland or even for those who are thinking about it.

Podcasts are soaring in popularity and offer a cost-effective way for businesses and individuals to form a deeper connection with their audience. Learn about the different ways a podcast can add value to your marketing strategy and get an overview of how to create your own podcast in this session.

This online workshop is designed to help you optimise your Facebook account for business and build further engagement using videos and planned content.

This online workshop is suitable for you if you are already familiar with and using an Instagram account and want to learn how to use if effectively to sell directly and upload stories and videos

This online workshop is suitable for you if you have an Instagram account but feel that you could be using it more effectively to encourage audience engagement and grow your audience.

If you’ve decided to deliver a workshop or training online and you’re not sure what to include or how to design it this online learning session is for you.

TikTok is the new kid on the social media block and there’s a lot of hype about it. But what is it exactly and should you be using it?

The Creatives Peer Support Group is for anyone involved in the creative services sector where you can connect with other creatives and discuss the current challenges, funding opportunities and support each other.

As many businesses move their sales and provision of services online, creating and delivering an effective and appropriate marketing strategy is key to helping you reach your target audience.

Learn how to create awesome designs in Canva a free, easy to use, graphic design website/app where you can create professional images to use in your marketing materials and on social media and your website.

In this learning session we’ll look at e-commerce options and how you can develop your sales and services to be delivered online.

Join us online on the 19th May at 1pm to hear about our award winning Mentoring Programme. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Mentor or joining the programme as a mentee come along and learn how our programme works.

The Creatives Peer Support Group is for anyone involved in the creative services sector where you can connect with other creatives and discuss the current challenges, funding opportunities and support each other.

Zoom is ideal for one-off or regular meetings with clients, for use within a group or as a virtual classroom. In this learning session we'll look at how to create an interactive session using whiteboards, polling and breakout rooms.

As we all respond to the current situation, delivering workshops or training online has become an essential part of the delivery of services for many businesses and practitioners.

In this online learning session, we'll discuss how to use Zoom effectively and keep connected with your customers and clients

GrowBiz networking meetings are informal and friendly events open to all – and a great opportunity to (virtually) meet other local businesses. At our April event we are delighted to welcome Enterprise Iain a witty, stimulating speaker who is always full of sensible enterprise advice.

For many of us the Coronavirus outbreak has significantly impacted on our daily routines and during the lock-down period our patterns or exercise and relaxation have been also been disrupted. Now more than ever taking time to look after yourself is crucial.

The Creatives Peer Support Group is for anyone involved in the creative services sector where you can connect with other creatives and discuss the current challenges, funding opportunities and support each other.

Zoom is ideal for one-off or regular meetings with clients, for use within a group or as a virtual classroom. In this learning session we'll look at how to create an interactive session using whiteboards, pairing and breakout rooms

In this online learning session, we'll discuss how to use Zoom effectively and keep connected with your customers and clients.

The Creatives Peer Support Group is for anyone involved in the creative services sector where you can connect with other creatives and discuss the current challenges, funding opportunities and support each other. At this meeting, we'll focus on social media for creatives.

The Creatives Peer Support Group is an informal meeting where you can share information, experiences and ideas. At the March meeting, we'll focus on supporting each other during the Coronavirus outbreak.

This will be a practical session to help you to get clear about what your overall marketing objectives might be for your product or service business.

Ever wondered what people are talking about when they're talking about tweets, hashtags or followers? Join us to find out.

Come along to this online session and meet others who are interested in providing care and wellbeing services in the Strathearn area. If you are looking to connect with a network of other service providers then you will be made most welcome at our next meeting

Setting the right price for your products or services is integral part of your marketing strategy and your ‘brand’ placement You need to know which markets you’re targeting – ie who are your customers, what are their expectations and do you know your competition

The Creatives Peer Support Group facilitated by GrowBiz provides a supportive, informal and confidential forum for anyone involved in the creative services sector to share information, experiences and ideas.

This interactive workshop is suitable for you if you already have a personal Facebook account, but haven’t set up or would like to update your business page.

GrowBiz will deliver a session on setting your business strategy. We will look at the vision, mission, values and goals of your business.

GrowBiz will deliver a session on setting your business strategy. We will look at the vision, mission, values and goals of your business.

The Women's Enterprise Network is designed to support women starting, running or growing a business in rural Perthshire and Kinross or even for those who are thinking about it. It's a free event and will start with a light buffet, followed by an informal chance to meet other like-minded women.

In the first GrowBiz XChange of 2020 we'll hear from a panel of speakers providing information on funding opportunities for businesses in rural Perthshire - more details to follow.

In this online learning session, we will discuss the different options available and the things to consider before choosing the right legal structure for your business. We will consider the pros and cons of sole trader, limited company, partnerships & social enterprises

The 31st January 2020 is the deadline to submit your online Self-Assessment Tax Return and work out any tax owed. If you still have questions, join us for this online Q&A session. It's designed to help you overcome your fears and confidently submit your return before the deadline.

This meeting of the Strathearn care and wellbeing network will discuss the development of Smart Care Strathearn Smart Village including an online directory and how it can help promote care and wellbeing services in the area.

The 31st January 2020 is the deadline to submit your online Self-Assessment Tax Return and work out any tax owed. If like many you are dreading the process, this learning session is designed to help you overcome your fears and confidently submit your return well before the deadline.

Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms and it is still growing! Join us for this 'hands-on' learning session to: Create an Instagram account if you haven't already got one Learn how and what to post to showcase your business Learn how to expand your reach and engagement

Looking for some advice or support to start or develop your business? Are you interested in finding out more about the GrowBiz mentoring programme? Then come along to our drop-in enterprise support surgery upstairs at Heaven Scent coffee shop, Milnathort.

As a follow up to the previous meeting in June we'll discuss the next steps to develop the Strathearn care and wellbeing network including the creation of an innovative online directory for the care and wellbeing providers in the area.

The Women's Enterprise Network is designed to support women starting, running or growing a business in rural Perthshire and Kinross or even for those who are thinking about it. It's a free event and will start with a light buffet, followed by an informal chance to meet other like-minded women.

Could the social enterprise way of business help you to achieve your goals? How do you go about it? And what are the limitations?

In this learning session, Bravo Nyamudoka from Rising Tide TC will explain the reasons you should be creating video content, what to do and what to avoid.

The aim of this session is to demonstrate sending out a newsletter to those attendees who give their permission. You may be able to follow along yourself if you have a Mailchimp account.

The Creatives Peer Support Group facilitated by GrowBiz provides a supportive, informal and confidential forum for anyone involved in the creative services sector to share information, experiences and ideas. At our October meeting, we'll talk about Perthshire Artisans - a GrowBiz pilot project