Over the last few months we have had to learn to collaborate in new ways, combining existing digital tools and new technologies. This webinar explores methods that have quickly evolved to allow users to successfully collaborate, share ideas, prioritise and ideate in an entirely digital context.
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What next? It’s the question we’ve all been asking. As we look beyond lockdown towards recovery, we face an uncertain future. What next for our society and our economy?
Different parts of rural Scotland will face different challenges, and perhaps different opportunities, in our recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, which will require different local or regional solutions.
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Richard Sheehan, CEO of Shropshire Chamber of Commerce in conversation with Andrea Reynolds CEO of Swoop, will share how businesses can finance their post-Covid recovery and protect their financial health.
Andrea will share her in-depth knowledge of the funding options available, both government and non-government, and discuss how to maximise your chances of successful funding
Swoop are partners of the BCC and work with a number of Chambers across the Chamber Network to deliver Chamber Finance Finder.
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Every day we hear that businesses need to be agile if they want to survive and thrive in our new and challenging economic landscape. As a business owner or director, you will understand the need to focus on new opportunities and find different ways of doing business. And you will also be aware that although ‘You alone can do it, you can’t do it alone!’
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The guest speaker at this HIE webinar will be Helen Lavery, Regional Engagement Manager, Zero Waste Scotland Helen will explore the concepts behind a circular economy. This is one in which products, services and systems are designed to maximise their value and minimise waste. Products last longer when they are reused, repaired, remanufactured or recycled.
Find out how we can build back in a better way from Covid-19 and work towards tackling the climate crisis. Helen will also discuss key strategies that will enable businesses to take advantage of the opportunities that it presents and share some real life examples of circular models in action across the life science and technologies sectors.
ZERO WASTE SCOTLAND
Zero Waste Scotland exists to lead Scotland to use products and resources responsibly, focusing where we can have the greatest impact on climate change.
Using evidence and insight, out goal is to inform policy, and motivate individuals and businesses to embrace the environmental, economic, and social benefits of a circular economy.
Four-fifths of Scotland’s carbon footprint come from products and materials. The production, consumption and waste of these products and materials are heating the earth at an alarming rate. This includes the energy required to grow, make, process and transport them, whether they are made here in Scotland or elsewhere.
Note that this session will be recorded.
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This webinar is organised by VisitScotland.
Our visitors check a considerable number of information sources whilst planning their travels and will do that even more so in future. Getting the fundamentals right by ensuring that you are visible with the right content, at the right time, on the right platform, gives you the best possible opportunity to reach your potential visitors.
Join our Industry Development team to explore the core elements you need to get right in your digital activity. That might be creating and using a database, being on the right social platforms, managing your reputation online, or re-checking your website optimisation. It’s ideal for those who are beginning to use digital or want reassurance that they’re getting the basics right.
Understanding this will give you greater confidence that you are making best use of the time and money you invest in digital marketing.
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Highly motivated by the encouragement of the whole glass community, North Lands Creative team has decided to rebound in the face of the adversity caused by COVID-19 and the postponement of their event in Toyama, Japan and launch the inaugural edition of the Glass, Meet the Future festival online.
North Lands have organised the GMTF festival in two parts.
Part I of the festival will showcase 34 films including documentaries, performance works. In addition to the films presented in the official selection, a series of showings from our open call entries introducing the new wave of creators, devoting a special programme of female glass artists and presenting a selection of the worlds contemporary artistic performances and narratives. This is an exciting space for myriad perspectives and opportunities, where you are invited to celebrate glass and its diversity from the incredible work of twenty-five artists.
GMTF II features North Lands’ recent film residency with the premiere of The Soul of a Statue, a specially commissioned short film. The collaborative work of glass artist Martin Janecky and filmmaker Tom Hogben filmed on location in North Lands Creative Alastair Pilkington studio and features the dramatic coastline of Caithness.
The GMTF Festival launches from Friday July 3rd and continues until July 17th. All the screenings are free but registration is essential.
Considering the world situation, the fact that North Lands Glass received so many open call submissions, they are very proud to be screening many powerful and never-before-seen films with glass artists and filmmakers from around the world.
The Festival is dedicated to presenting a selection of new films pivoting around the medium of glass and to highlight the global glass community during unprecedented times. The films include narratives, documentaries, experimental, and hybrid genres – telling stories about how art is made, how artists survive, how they think and work, and what makes creativity our most important skill.
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This VisitScotland webinar will focus on the latest results from the UK weekly tracking research being run by the national tourist boards of Great Britain.
It will focus specifically on two groups – those who have stated an intention to visit Scotland in the remainder of 2020 (from within the UK), as well as the plans of those living in Scotland.
The research will cover who is planning to take holidays or short breaks in Scotland and when, as well as where they plan to visit, where they plan to stay and what they plan to do.
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This VisitScotland webinar will focus on the latest results from the UK weekly tracking research being run by the national tourist boards of Great Britain.
It will focus specifically on two groups – those who have stated an intention to visit Scotland in the remainder of 2020 (from within the UK), as well as the plans of those living in Scotland.
The research will cover who is planning to take holidays or short breaks in Scotland and when, as well as where they plan to visit, where they plan to stay and what they plan to do.
To register to attend this webinar, please use this link.
