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October 2020

Scottish Agritourism Monitor Farm Programme – September Virtual Meetings Report

During the Covid-19 restrictions, our Scottish Enterprise Agritourism Monitor Farm meetings have switched from the face to face monthly meetings to fortnightly meetings, lasting two hours via Zoom. The first meeting to take place in September focused on making money from farm tours.  The meeting discussed key areas that businesses should research, review and analysis in order to make the most of farm tours including; - Setting the right price for tours - How to adapt your business/personal life to ensure you are offering tours at suitable times (e.g. weekends, after school etc.) - Top tips to ensure your farm tour offering features high on Google listings. The second meeting on 24th September focused on customer data bases, loyalty schemes, e-news & GDPR. Click here to access September's report which includes links to the full presentations from both...

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Scottish Agritourism Monitor Farm Programme – August Virtual Meetings Report

During the Covid-19 restrictions, our Scottish Enterprise Agritourism Monitor Farm meetings have switched from the face to face monthly meetings to fortnightly meetings, lasting two hours via Zoom. Thanks to digital technology, we were joined by Carly Bussenchutt, an Australian farmer and agritourism business owner for this business health check meeting on the 13th August. Carly shared a very moving and inspiring story about resilience and putting Covid-19 into perspective, having come through a much worse experience with the bush fires.   The second meeting to take place in August focused on gift vouchers and Christmas promotions. Click here to access August's report which includes links to the full presentations from both meetings....

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