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Support programme for entrepreneurs and businesses launches in Barrow

The Barrow Business and Enterprise Support Project offers free, tailored support through a range of workshops, webinars, training, help to access wider supply chain opportunities and 1-2-1 adviser support which includes a business review/diagnostic. Support is open to individuals and businesses in the Barrow area.

We’ve got the below training sessions booked:

Using Canva for your business graphics28th February 2023 – 10am to 12noon – Online

Discover how Canva can transform your social media feed, your blog posts, your presentations and anything else in your business which needs to look amazing – and all for FREE!

If you haven’t discovered Canva in your business yet, you’re missing out on a brilliant resource which might just revolutionise the way you promote yourself.

Canva is a FREE online tool (with a low-cost paid option available too) which makes the task of image creation as simple as ABC.

It requires ZERO design skills, ZERO artistic ability and NO technical wizardry whatsoever.

In this 2-hour online presentation, self-published author and digital marketer Paul Teague will demonstrate how you can easily create images, graphics, videos and even websites and print products using this amazing online design tool.

In this step-by-step, how-to training you will learn:

– Where to find all the essential bits in Canva
– How to power up your social media images so they leap off the page
– How to create banners, blog images and more with the simple built-in tools
– How to create amazing videos for your business with no special skills required
– Canva’s hidden powers and how you can create marketing promos you never even thought you needed
– A sneak peek inside a paid Canva account

So, stop struggling with Photoshop, throw your old copy of Paint into the bin and learn how to do things the Canva way.

Digital marketing essentials – 28th March – 10am to 12noon – Online

Digital and social media marketing can be overwhelming. Where do you start? What platforms should you be on? How does it all fit together?

The good news is that you don’t have to do everything.

This workshop takes you through the key digital marketing basics you need to get started. Once you have the basics right, you can bold on other techniques that are relevant to your business.

The session will look at:

  • Google my Business – an essential for local businesses.
  • How to select the right social media platforms that will attract the right customers for you.
  • The key building blocks for creating your digital marketing presence.

With 3hrs or 12hrs of support on offer, we’ve already signed up a number of individuals and businesses. To take advantage of this free support please call 0844 257 8450 or email info@cumbriagrowthhub.co.uk