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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to 'Business Insight', the business & training e-newsletter from learndirect scotland for business. Keep bang up to date with the latest news on training and receive access to free resources... |
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SPECIAL FEATURE...
Improve your digital marketing
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Marketing is a popular area of training and one which many small businesses are keen to explore. As such we have created a series of free online briefings which focus on digital marketing.
These interactive online briefings are free to access and all you need to do is register. You can then complete each module at a time that suits you.
There are 14 online briefings to choose from, and we think the following four may be of particular interest to your business:
Getting listed on search engines
Promoting your website
Email newsletters
Viral marketing
it's free and easy!
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Scottish firms offered FREE
fire safety guidance
The Scottish Government has published
a series of free sector-specific fire safety
guides to help businesses comply with
fire safety regulations. Click here for more information. |
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Calling time on phone rage
A new digital guide designed to help workers and organisations tackle customer phone rage, has been launched by the Scottish Government in a bid to help reduce incidents of verbal abuse. Click here for more information.
SME Focus - Bravo Fine Jewellery
This issue we speak to Drew Birrell who is the owner of Bravo Fine Jewellery in Ayr. We asked Drew a few questions to find out all about the business.
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Marketing on a shoestring
'Short, sharp and very informative' and 'Great idea to have a breakfast meeting' were just some of the comments which followed our hugely successful free business event at Hampden Park recently. Click here for more.
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Forthcoming events  |
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Tuesday 13 May
Perthshire Business Fair
Perthshire Chamber of Commerce is running a business event in Bells Sports Centre, Perth from 12pm to 7pm. Keith Spalding, our local training partner for the area is attending. Click here
Thursdsay 22 May
BIG Event, Galashiels
The BIG event (Borders Interactive Gathering) is being held on Learning at Work Day on 22 May. Lindsey Mason, our training partner for the local area is attending. |
Visit our events page.
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Skills Development Scotland - update
On 1 April 2008 a new body called Skills Development Scotland was launched. The new body brings together three organisations: learndirect scotland, Careers Scotland and the skills and learning arms of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands. For more information visit our website www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
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| We have a range of free resources click here to download fact sheets, workbooks and much more. |
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| Our training partners are on hand to provide you with free training advice and support. |
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| SME Focus |
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| Each month we will focus on a small business. This month it is 'Bravo Fine Jewellery' who are in the hot seat |
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| Hot topic |
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This month's Hot Topic looks at motivating staff, following on from a recent Investors in People survey.
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