Out-of-hours service to give helping hand to businesses

A FREE service for businesses and individuals has been launched in Leith to give advice and training outwith trading hours.

The Leith Business Hub is based in McDonald Road Library and is the brainchild of Business Gateway and Edinburgh City Libraries.

Services on offer include workshops on electronic business, salesmanship, marketing and cost-cutting, as well as one-to-one meetings with experts.

The Hub will also offer free internet access, Wifi and printed and online business information. The centre will officially be opened next month by Edinburgh entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer and city councillor Tom Buchanan.