New workshops launched for small businesses and charities

Tuesday 02 October 2018

Today is the last day to sign up for a series of new courses organised by Startup Guernsey and the Guernsey Community Foundation, designed to help charities and small businesses work on developing and expanding their work.

The courses, which will run this month, include workshops on social media and cloud accounting.

Stefanie Haigh from All Things Social will give an overview of social media management for charities, including an understanding of the psychology behind building awareness and encouraging donations. 

Another social media workshop hosted by All Things Social will be tailored specifically for small business owners, with a strong emphasis on voice, branding and storytelling.

"We recognise that some of the challenges for small businesses are the same for charities," Jennifer Strachan from Startup Guernsey said.

"We chose to focus on social media, which is a powerful platform to build awareness at low cost, and cloud accounting, which improves organisational efficiency allowing both charities and small businesses to have more time to focus on delivering their services. We are delighted to be partnering with the Community Foundation to extend our reach to the charitable sector with these tailored workshops."

There will also be a workshop on Cloud Accounting hosted by BDO, where its experts will teach new and beginner Xero users hoot migrate accounts to and then use Xero - a cloud accounting package.

Small businesses and start-ups who wish to book a place and out more about these courses should visit startup.gg/events or email info@startup.gg. Charities should contact will@foundation.gg or call 748056.

Each course costs £150. The Community Foundation is offering charities a place at a discounted rate on a first come, first served basis. Bookings should be received by the end of today.

Pictured: Jim Roberts and Jennifer Strachan.