Digital Growth Vouchers Update: Phase 3 Is Coming Soon!

Date: 1st March 2018

We will shortly announce the launch date for Phase 3 of the Digital Growth Voucher scheme. Our Digital Growth Advisor Richard Brook shared with us some insights about how this phase will look like. In a nutshell: The maximum value of the voucher will rise to £10,000 (from £5,000). We are providing funding for projects which will help businesses to be more digital. Business owners or senior managers from sustainable businesses apply directly through the website. A project will cost the business between £5k and £12k and include ITT equipment. We will provide 50% funding (more in special circumstances). These …

One Line Design’s 7 Steps to Creating a Sustainable Digital Brand

Date: 23rd February 2018

Step 1: Once you’ve established your business idea it’s time to stop thinking about you and start thinking about your customers or audience. Too often we design our logos, packaging, products or services around what we like and what we think works, forgetting that just because we like the look of our products and see their value/worth doesn’t mean our target market will. Step 2: Profile your ideal customer. The key word here is ideal. If you can target that one perfect customer the rest will follow. In doing so, when you sit down to write or design your content you can …

Get Ready for the Go Digital Live! Technology Conference

Date: 23rd February 2018

Go Digital – Live! is the second large conference brought to you by the Digital Knowledge Exchange, part of the Digital Enterprise Business Support Programme.  The conference will focus on the themes of sound and vision technologies and how they can help businesses succeed and grow. Brought to you with media support from Stray FM the full day event will include a mixture of seminars on a range of cutting edge digital and technology topics including; an introduction to digital advertising delivered by Google.  How to introduce Chat Bot technology in to your business and exciting sessions on the power …

Commissioning an app

Date: 24th January 2018

If the ‘app fits… So, you want to build an app? According to comScore’s latest report*, apps now account for 82% of total mobile minutes, so it sounds like an app is a no-brainer solution for all of us, right? Wrong. Whether you’re an existing business looking to expand your product set or a startup with a killer app idea which you want to get to market, there are some pertinent questions you should consider before you pursue the idea. WHO is the app for? HOW will your target audience use it? WHY will they use it? WHAT solution is …

All you need to know about our Connectivity Voucher

Date: 12th December 2017

Digital Enterprise has recently launched a new Voucher product – a Connectivity Voucher. The Voucher is a grant of £1000 to help eligible SMEs (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) cover the initial cost of upgrading their digital /broadband connectivity. No match funding is required from businesses who are eligible for a Connectivity Voucher. Muz Mumtaz, Programme Manager of Digital Enterprise said: Many small firms that wish to grow and achieve digital transformation are limited by the quality of their digital connection, including limited bandwidth (up and downstream), high levels of contention with some technologies (FTTC) or the cost of upgrading …