In summary
School summer holidays are here, and those in tourism, leisure, and childcare are preparing for one of the busiest times of year. Fingers crossed for some consistently warmer weather, helping communities support our outside events, festivals and farmers markets throughout the area. Especially important at this time of year, please support other local companies when you can. Summer takings can help small businesses survive a cold winter - make hay while the sun shines!
Featured news and events
Dundee Eden Project Closer to Delivery
Dundee councillors have given planning permission for the city's £130m Eden Project - a major visitor attraction which will be based at the former gasworks site. It looks fantastic and could be transformational for Dundee, delivering hundreds of jobs, huge visitor numbers, and add millions to the local economy. It will also provide new educational opportunities and seek to build on efforts within communities well beyond the site boundary.
Scotland Virtual Networking
Join us for our regular, friendly, virtual networking event. Come along to network, make new contacts, and seek advice from other small business owners from across the North East and beyond. This free FSB virtual networking is open to all businesses - both FSB members and non-members are welcome to attend - so please feel free to share with your networks.
In other news
FSB Small Business Focus – Get Noticed
We’re delighted to work with The Courier in Tayside and the Press and Journal in the North East, to bring you a Small Business Focus feature every week – and this could be you! We’ve featured over 500 small businesses over the years, and this free opportunity is only open to FSB members. If you want to get your story into the business pages (print and online) of these vitally important regional newspapers, please get in touch with your local Development Manager, Mike Duncan.
Free Business Gateway Support
Business Gateway have a great range of webinars and events coming up to help you start-up or strengthen your business. From business planning to bookkeeping, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and more - there's something for everyone. Plus, they're running their next CPD-certified Green Champions training in association with Business Energy Scotland on Tuesday 23 July at 10am.
Find out more about the services Business Gateway offer.
CoPilotAI Event Follows Cyber Security Success
In Aberdeen, we’re continuing our programme of business workshops and networking events, where we partner up with a local FSB member on a topic of business interest. In June, we collaborated with Bruce Skinner, of Alto Managed IT Services, on a very successful Cyber Security workshop. Bruce even created a professional video from the event, which you can watch on LinkedIn using link below. Next up, in August we’re working with Sheryl Newman of “Appetite for Business”. Sheryl’s going to walk us though the delights of using the Microsoft CoPilotAI tool.
Watch this space for more info.
Still in the news
TSB Bank Closures – Peterhead & Banff
TSB will close their Peterhead branch on 25 September 2024 and their Banff branch in May 2025. The nearest branch for TSB business customers in Peterhead is Fraserburgh, and for Banff it’s in Buckie. Although extremely inconvenient for all who are affected, spare a thought for TSB customers in Lerwick. The bank are advising them that their nearest branch is 274 miles away, in Inverness! TSB business customer advice line: 0345 835 3858
Business Support Grants & Funds
Everything’s on the FindBusinessSupport.Gov.Scot website!
Find Business Support provides an overview of all funding and services offered by public sector organisations across Scotland, making it quicker and easier for business owners to find the information, advice and support you need. Information is available for businesses of all sizes and types – from start-ups to established companies, sole traders to large enterprises, and commercial businesses to social enterprises.
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Your FSB Development Manager for the North East Scotland is Mike Duncan. If you'd like more information about the topics above, or if you have news about this area that you'd like to share, please get in touch.
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