# Event Details - **Event Name**: Meet the Council 2026 (Drop-in Session for Local Businesses) - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: An opportunity for Edinburgh based businesses to meet and speak directly with business facing Council teams and selected partners.About this EventMeet the Council - The City of Edinburgh CouncilYou’ll be surprised at the range of ways the Council supports Edinburgh’s businesses to help them succeed. Our Meet the Council event will make it easier for you to speak to our teams on a wide range of topics such as:answers to practical questions about business rates,advice about growing your business, whether that’s finding a premise to highlighting business fundingwhat licenses you may need for new businessesadvice about apprentice schemeshow you can sell your services to the council and other public sector organisations.Our partners will also bring their expertise and guidance as to how they can support from being recognised as a trusted trade service through the Edinburgh Trusted Traders Scheme through discovering about social enterprises to business support services from Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses.Join us at the Assembly Rooms on 3rd February for this great opportunity to meet and chat with business facing teams at The City of Edinburgh Council and some of our partner organisations. This in-person event is your chance to ask questions, share your thoughts, and learn more about how the council works for, and with, businesses to make our city a better place. Don't miss out on this unique chance to connect directly with your local business support services!Which Council teams will be there? Business Gateway; Forever Edinburgh; Visitor Levy; Edinburgh Employer Recruitment Incentive; Trading Standards; Procurement; Licensing; Planning; Scientific Services; Commercial Property; Fair Work; Environmental Health; Culture/Film/Festivals; Non-Domestic Rates; Edinburgh Guarantee; Building Standards; Edinburgh Convention Bureau; Parental Employability Support; Pathways (Jobs, Education & Training).Which partners will be there? To be announced - check back nearer the time for the full list - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/meet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses/100001463749798049 - **Event Categories**: Business, Entertainment, Festivals, Workshops, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmeet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses-tickets-1463749798049 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Assembly Rooms - **lat**: 55.9531108 - **long**: -3.1987482 - **full address**: Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Business Growth & Inclusion @ The City of Edinburgh Council (https://allevents.in/org/business-growth-and-inclusion-the-city-of-edinburgh-council/25292031) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/9ac3d2a6fc2ab1c838799152a467738468ac4efccbea9e6646c54d5e65aaf9f8-rimg-w1200-h675-dcbcd5ed-gmir.jpg?v=1757251749 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c821cd9478ed8f34e8b362efa7b0caabba5b3e9a518e7afd2189b45b145845f5-rimg-w400-h400-dc017ad5-gmir.jpg?v=1757251748 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Business Growth & Inclusion @ The City of Edinburgh Council - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Business, Entertainment, Festivals, Workshops, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Meet the Council 2026 (Drop-in Session for Local Businesses) ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Meet the Council 2026 (Drop-in Session for Local Businesses)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/9ac3d2a6fc2ab1c838799152a467738468ac4efccbea9e6646c54d5e65aaf9f8-rimg-w1200-h675-dcbcd5ed-gmir.jpg?v=1757251749", "startDate": "2026-02-03", "endDate": "2026-02-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/meet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses/100001463749798049", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Assembly Rooms", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "54 George Street", "postalCode": "EH2 2LR", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.9531108", "longitude": "-3.1987482" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "An opportunity for Edinburgh based businesses to meet and speak directly with business facing Council teams and selected partners.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-03", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/meet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses/100001463749798049" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/meet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses/100001463749798049", "price": 0, "name": "Entry 10am-11am" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/meet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses/100001463749798049", "price": 0, "name": "Entry 11am-12noon" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/meet-the-council-2026-drop-in-session-for-local-businesses/100001463749798049", "price": 0, "name": "Entry 12noon - 1pm" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Business Growth & Inclusion The City of Edinburgh Council", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/business-growth-and-inclusion-the-city-of-edinburgh-council/25292031" } ] } ] ```