BoS event to help Glasgow small businesses and charities build digital skills

Bank of Scotland tomorrow hosts its first Google Digital Garage training session offering small businesses and charities in Glasgow the chance to boost their digital skills and help them better understand the benefits of being online, and what this can bring to their organisation.

The free training session is designed to help participants understand how they can grow their business or charity online with tips for making the most of the web and a session on how to use social media and free online tools.

They look to equip participants with the knowledge they need to ‘turbocharge’ growth, with the workshops acting as a one stop shop.

The day will be hosted by Bank of Scotland and delivered in collaboration with Google and Reason Digital, a specialist agency that works with voluntary organisations, community groups and other pro-social organisations to change the world using digitaltechnology.

The workshop will include the opportunity for attendees to network and discuss what they’ve learnt with their peers as well as representatives from Bank of Scotland, Google, and Reason Digital.

Philip Grant, Lloyds Banking Group’s Ambassador for Scotland said: “From our Bank of Scotland Business Digital Index, we know that over 38 per cent of small organisations in the UK do not have basic digital skills. Digital has the potential to unlock huge benefits for both charities and businesses, including cost and time savings and increased sales and funding. I’m delighted that, through our collaboration with Google, we can support organisations across Glasgow to become more digitally capable and to recognise the benefits of being online.”