Virtual training events provide a digital boost to hundreds of businesses in the Leeds City Region

Date: 16th November 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has created a ‘digital nudge’ for businesses worldwide, as Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO put it: “We’ve seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months.’’ Leeds City Region businesses are not falling behind and have stepped on to the digital trend viewing the current coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to develop their digital infrastructure via Digital Enterprise and the Digital Knowledge Exchange. The Digital Knowledge Exchange (DKE) is the business support arm of Digital Enterprise that has put together a comprehensive training programme to provide a pathway for businesses to learn more about digital technology. The …

Digital Growth Vouchers – tranche 3 now closed – tranche 4 opening soon!!!

Date: 13th November 2020

Interest in Digital Enterprise and particularly our Digital Growth Voucher funding continues at a pace and we are doing our utmost to help as many businesses as possible with their digital projects. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the subsequent lockdown, and a growing need for businesses to invest in technology, earlier this year we made the decision to accelerate our Digital Growth Voucher programme so that we could assist more businesses than ever before. Traditionally, the Digital Growth Voucher scheme opens at certain times of the year – and our latest tranche (tranche 3) was due to commence in September …

Digital Resilience Voucher – Helping businesses to cope in a crisis

Date: 13th November 2020

At the start of the year, no-one could have predicted how our lives would change as a result of COVID-19. For businesses, the pandemic presented challenges they had never faced before and ones we are still living with today. For many, growth aspirations were no longer a priority as they focussed on how they could continue to operate during a lockdown that would stretch on for months. At Digital Enterprise, we have always been keen to help businesses develop their digital capabilities so that they could grow, but with the arrival of lockdown it soon became apparent that we also …

We are recruiting – Come and join our team

Date: 10th November 2020

Life at Digital Enterprise is never quiet, but the last six months have been particular busy with more businesses then ever looking to access our support to help them to improve their digital capabilities. Over the last three years we have made a real difference for Leeds City Region businesses – helping them to fund their digital investments and access free training to improve their digital skills. To ensure we are able to continue delivering the high level of service that is expected from us, a number of new positions have been created. We are seeking to strengthen our team …

5 Tips to Globalise Your Website

Date: 1st September 2020

There is no avoiding the hard graft ahead any longer – we are about to pick up work in earnest on our new global website and want to share our top tips for a successful and enjoyable project:  Tip 1 : Customer Profiles Start with your customers and develop in-depth profiles of each customer group you want to attract to the website. Hubspot has a great template and guidance you can find here. Tip 2 : Customer Experience Nail down the customer journey and the experience you want them to have on your website. This needs to work like a dream and make your customers feel special and cared for. You will create …