Register now to access £6m of new digital funding

Date: 18th July 2019

Businesses in the Leeds City Region can register with Digital Enterprise now to ensure they are first in line to apply for a new three-year £6m round of tech investment funding, available from September. The funding is designed to help smaller companies invest in digital technology such as new hardware and software as well as developing websites and apps, introducing new internet telephony and improving digital and broadband connectivity. The UK Government and ERDF-backed initiative, which has been running since 2016, has so far assisted over 1,400 businesses, providing £3.6m of grants for £6.8m of match-funded projects and a wealth …

The Digital Digest

Date: 12th July 2019

Something struck economist and researcher Muz Mumtaz three years ago when he was working across the Leeds City Region on surveys of large employers. He realised that many businesses, irrespective of size or sector, faced a common hurdle in their plans for growth. He explains: “The thing that constantly used to come up was that businesses struggle with digital and IT. There was a lack of understanding or investment in the right types of solutions for their specific business that would help them grow. There was a huge gap there that they really needed to consider.’’ Muz and his team …