Business Gateway Ayrshire

09/06/2026

HELP SHAPE OUR PROCUREMENT WORKSHOPS!

East Ayrshire Council's Economic Development Team is exploring the delivery of a series of procurement workshops designed to help local businesses improve their understanding of public sector tendering and bidding opportunities.

Potential workshop topics include:

✔ Setting up PCS and Supplier Finder profiles

✔ Finding procurement opportunities, frameworks and contract pipelines

✔ Understanding pre-qualification requirements

✔ Developing strong responses to selection criteria

✔ Demonstrating capability, capacity and track record

✔ Quick Quote opportunities

✔ Tender response development

We're currently gauging interest before finalising workshop dates and content.

If this support would be valuable to your business, we'd appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete our short survey:

🔗 https://engagementea.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/embeds/projects/50100/survey-tools/58049

09/06/2026

🏆 Recognise your achievements at the 2026 Ayrshire Business Awards

Don’t miss the chance to recognise your business successes at this year’s Ayrshire Business Awards!

There are 16 amazing award categories to choose from, including ‘Ayrshire’s Growth Business’, ‘Resilience’, ‘Workplace Health & Wellbeing’ and more.

Learn more and apply:
🔗 https://bit.ly/ABA2026Apply

Don’t miss your chance to submit your application for the 2026 Ayrshire Business Awards!

03/06/2026

There’s still spaces left on Friday’s workshop in Ayr ⬇️

Running a small business in Ayrshire?

Book onto this free Business Gateway Ayrshire workshop I'm delivering this Friday in Ayr, the first of 2 sessions on "AI for SMEs".

We'll be looking at AI for Visuals - exploring not just AI image generation, but image editing, videos, infographics, branding, mockups, websites, and more.

A deep dive into what's possible when it comes to AI visual content creation.

➡️ Book here: https://www.bgateway.com/events/ai-for-smes-visuals-31329

03/06/2026

Join SMAS for a free business breakfast focused on improving productivity, performance and leadership across Ayrshire manufacturing businesses.

Hear directly from local companies who have completed the SMAS Business Improvement Academy and discover the real impact improvement projects can have on business growth and efficiency.

Book now 👉🏻 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smas-ayrshire-boosting-productivity-breakfast-workshop-tickets-1989215182158?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

01/06/2026

Looking to grow your business or start something new?

Drop into our East Ayrshire business drop-in event and connect with the people who can help you move forward ✅

📅 Thursday 11 June
🕧 12.30pm – 4pm
📍 WG13, 13 West George Street, Kilmarnock

Find out about funding, support, local networks, and future plans for Kilmarnock Town Centre – all in one place. Our advisors will be there to offer tailored guidance for businesses, start-ups and community groups.

No booking needed – just pop in when it suits 👍

And it’s not just for businesses. If you’re part of a local community group or organisation with a commercial side, come along and find out what support is available to you.

If you want to grow, get support, or meet the right folk, don’t miss it!

28/05/2026

We recently hosted the 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) Legacy and Launchpad Event at the Ingram Enterprise Centre, bringing together partners and stakeholders from across Ayrshire to celebrate the programme’s achievements and explore the future of the region’s digital economy.

A big thank you to all our speakers and guests who contributed to such a fantastic event in Kilmarnock. Attendees heard from a range of partners, reflecting on the strong legacy already in place and highlighting that the programme has been about much more than deploying advanced wireless networks – it is driving long-term economic transformation across the region.

The event showcased the impact and lessons learned from work to date, while also confirming partner commitments and setting out a practical plan for the next phase. It also sparked valuable conversations about how Ayrshire can continue to evolve and lead in digital transformation at a regional level.

It’s an exciting time for Ayrshire, and we look forward to sharing further updates soon.

22/05/2026

Check out our fantastic start-up adviser Cameron 🤩⬇️

19/05/2026

‼️Quick reminder — there are still spaces available for tomorrow’s LinkedIn workshop in Ayr ‼️

Learn how to build meaningful connections and grow your network on LinkedIn with Business Gateway.

📍 Ayr
⏰ Tomorrow | 2PM–4PM

Book your place here ⬇️

https://www.bgateway.com/events/creating-meaningful-connections-on-linkedin-31323