Business Start Workshop - Lairg 13/14 June

If you're planning to start a business or have recently started one, you might be interested in attending our forthcoming (free) business start workshop being held on 13/14 June in the Lairg Learning Centre

For details, follow this Link or contact me.

Business Start Workshop in Brora: 23/24 January 2012

We have arranged a 2-Day Business Start Workshop to be held on the 23/24 January 2012 at the Brora Learning Centre.

This is great workshop for those starting (or have recently started) a business or social enterprise.

Course Description

Join our two day workshop where you will learn how to develop your ideas into a practical and effective plan to launch your business.

Key elements include: Getting the marketing right for your business; Developing a realistic, working business plan; Deciding what finance you need and learning how to use financial information.

Cost FREE

For more information, contact: Business Gateway

Phone: 01463 713889

Email lesley.allan@highland-opportunity.com

These workshops are also a great way of meeting other new local businesses and an opportunity to put your queries to the experts.

Free Business Start Workshop in Lairg 3/4 November 2011

There's a 2-Day Business Gateway Start-Up Workshop being held in Lairg on 3rd/4th November. This course covers the basics of starting or exploring your venture in an informal but informative way. 

For further information click here and, to book, contact Lesley Allan

Business Gateway Start-up Workshop in Lairg - 4/5 July 2011

Bookings are now being taken for the next Business Gateway Start Up Workshop to be held in Lairg Learning Centre on 4/5 July 2011.  The course covers the basics of business planning, record-keeping, legislation etc and is a great networking opportunity in its own right. It is also useful for those who have recently started their own venture and who are looking for a bit of reassurance!

For details and booking, please contact Lesley Allan on 01463 713889 or lesley.allan@highland-opportunity.com

Business Start Workshop - Ullapool - 5/6 May 2011

There are still places available on the Business Start workshop to be held on 5th /6th May in Ullapool.  For further details, contact Lesley Allan on 01463 713889 or lesley.allan@highland-opportunity.com

Business Start-Up Guide

The brand new Business Gateway Highland Start Up Guide is hot off the press and is available to download (201k) here.  It sets out the support available for business starts in the region and is full of useful contacts for anyone planning a new venture (or developing an existing business).

Business Ideas Workshop

Here's a message from Charlotte Ball of UHI Links about their Idea Generation workshop

Do you have a BIG idea for your business?

OR

Do you need a BIG idea to boost your business?

UHI HI Links is delighted to invite you to a workshop with Dr Kevin Byron which aims to help companies turn business ideas and aspirations into a reality.

Inverness College, Longman Campus

Thursday 7th October 1000-1600

The workshop is open to any business of any size , working in any sector and will be an extremely practical and interactive workshop helping companies to work through the process of bringing business change to fruition.

Dr Byron will provide practical examples and techniques which companies can take home, starting with the conception of an idea for business change and working through how a company can approach making new ideas for products and processes a reality.

During the day’s workshop UHI HI Links will also signpost participants to appropriate support and funding that businesses may be able to access at each stage of the processes and give an overview of how companies can access UHI HI Links free services.

The workshop will begin at 10:00 and finish at 16:00.

Due to the nature of the workshop spaces are limited in order to facilitate effective group working. As we only have a limited number of places we would ask any individuals wishing to sign up to complete the following short registration form http://www.hilinks.uhi.ac.uk/pages/newslist.html no later than Friday 10th September. UHI HI Links will then inform those who have successfully gained a place on the workshop early in the week beginning 13th September).

For further information please contact Charlotte Ball (charlotte.ball@uhi.ac.uk/01463 279 368

Stop Press! Gateway Start Up Course in Lairg 19th/20th August

Due to some considerable demand, we have managed to arrange a short notice 2-day start up course at the Lairg Learning Centre on the 19th/20th August from 9.30am to 4.00pm each day.   The courses are suitable for any kind of business, community or social enterprise and, whilst we recommend the full two days,  it is possible to book for one day only.

There'll be the usual relaxed but informative workshops with the invaluable chance to meet others who are considering starting a new venture or, indeed, have started a business in the past few months.  All are welcome, lunch and refreshments are provided - and it's FREE.

To book, please  contact Lesley Allan on 01463 713889 or email her here

Start Up Course

We ran another one of our increasingly popular start-up courses at the Lairg Learning Centre last week. Over the two days the 9 attendees were given a comprehensive overview of the steps to be considered when setting up your own business. Trainer Stephanie Ash from Consentia Partnership kept everyone informed and entertained; soup and sandwiches were provided by the LLC.

The new training timetable will soon be available but full details of existing courses are available here

Incidentally, the Learning Centre network are launching a programme to help people at the very earliest stages of exploring starting a business; providing the vital initial knowledge and skills to enable a would-be entrepreneur to, for example, attend a Gateway course.  

Lairg Learning Centre