Supporting your next stage of business growth
Elevator is proud to deliver a collection of fully funded growth Programmes and Masterclasses on behalf of Business Gateway Edinburgh.
Whatever stage of your business journey you’re at, this latest series brings together practical learning, expert insight and hands-on support to help you build confidence, develop new skills and take meaningful steps forward.
You can choose to attend as many or as few sessions as you like, depending on your needs – whether that’s a single masterclass or a more in-depth programme.
Explore the upcoming sessions on this page and book your place via the Business Gateway website using the buttons below.
Delivered on behalf of Business Gateway Edinburgh
Growth Programmes

IMPACT! is a hands-on programme for ambitious business leaders who want to grow their business with purpose. Through expert led sessions and practical sessions, you’ll uncover your core purpose, sharpen your values and vision, and learn how to turn them into a powerful driver for growth. The programme equips businesses with real world tools to embed sustainability, reduce environmental impact, market ethically and scale responsibly—without compromising profitability. By the end of IMPACT!, you’ll leave with a clear, peer reviewed action plan and the confidence to build a stronger, more resilient business that creates lasting value for customers, communities and the planet.
Dates
IMPACT 5: 2nd, 9th, 17th and 23rd February, 2027
Time: 10.15am-4pm

AI LIVE in Action is a four-week, hands-on programme designed to help you move confidently from experimenting with AI to implementing real, commercially valuable AI systems into your business. Through a structured mix of strategy sessions and guided live builds, we’ll help you design and implement AI enabled workflows, marketing systems, automation, and customer facing AI such as live chat and voice agents. The programme places strong emphasis on safe, responsible and practical AI adoption, covering governance, environmental impact, data security and decision making alongside delivery. By the end of the programme, you’ll leave with working AI solutions, a clear AI team and governance framework, and a realistic 30–90 day roadmap to embed AI into your operations and drive measurable efficiency, growth and innovation.
Dates
AI LIVE in Action: 10th Sept, 17th Sept, 24th Sept, 1st Oct 2026
Time: 1.15am-3pm

This, four-day AI & eCommerce Workshop helps eCommerce businesses understand how Google and modern AI tools interpret their brand, products and data— and what practical changes improve visibility and performance. Across the programme, participants learn the signals that influence discovery (including EEAT, brand profile and structured data), how product feeds power Shopping and AI-driven “agentic” shopping experiences, and how to build stronger content using AI tools without losing brand consistency. By the end of the programme, each business leaves with a set of ready-to-use templates and checklists (including feed health, technical SEO priorities, an AI tool inventory, and an AI governance framework) plus a tailored 90-day action plan.
Dates: 22nd Oct, 29th Oct, 12th Nov and 19th Nov, 2026
Time: 10.15am-3pm
Masterclasses

The Content Creator Academy is a practical series of masterclasses designed to help business owners confidently plan, create and deliver high quality marketing content across key digital platforms. The four sessions combine strategic guidance with hands-on content creation, enabling you to work directly on your own business throughout. You’ll gain clarity on audiences and platforms, create original video and visual content, develop repeatable content workflows, optimise your social media presence and learn how to build and deliver effective, AI supported marketing campaigns. You’ll leave with tangible marketing assets, increased confidence creating content in-house, and (for those completing all four sessions) a complete, multi channel marketing campaign ready to launch.
Dates
Social Media Foundations & LinkedIn: 27th May 2026
Content Creation & Reels: 26th Aug 2026
TikTok Strategy & Application: 18th Nov 2026
AI for Marketing – Build a Campaign in a Day: 10th Mar 2027
Time: 10.15am-3pm

This focused, 3-hour workshop helps business owners create a clear 90 day growth plan by identifying priorities across key areas of the business. Through guided reflection and practical frameworks, you’ll assess finance, leadership, marketing, operations, people, technology and time, before selecting your top five actions. You’ll leave with a structured, achievable plan and clear next steps to support immediate and sustainable business growth.
Dates: 12th May or 12th Nov 2026
Time: 10.30am-1.30pm

This masterclass gives businesses a valuable opportunity to see investment from the inside. Participants will hear directly from an investor and a business that has successfully gone through venture capital investment, gaining real world insight into the funding journey. The session helps demystify what investors look for, what they need to hear about a business, and how decisions are made. Participants will also have the chance to practise and refine their pitch, while learning what a strong data vault should contain to support investor conversations and due diligence.
Dates: 12th June 2026
Time: 10am-3pm
Venue: Hawthorn Learning Space

This masterclass is a practical, creative approach that helps businesses turn ideas into action. This masterclass supports you to get your ideas out of your head and onto paper, using structured thinking and visual tools to explore challenges, generate opportunities and shape clear next steps. You’ll be introduced to a range of tools you can take back into your own businesses and use with your teams, helping you collaborate more effectively, unlock new opportunities and move ideas forward with confidence.
Dates: 24th November 2026
Time: 10.15am-3.30pm
Here to help
Should you wish to discuss any of these Programmes and Masterclasses in more detail, please email our Programme & Events team at programmes@elevatoruk.com.







