Superfast Lancashire Business Support
Superfast Lancashire Business Support Agenda Programme overview - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Superfast Lancashire Business Support Agenda Programme overview - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Superfast Lancashire Business Support Agenda Programme overview The importance of Small/Medium businesses Business Support Showcase How to get involved Questions Superfast Lancashire programme represents a
- Programme overview
- The importance of Small/Medium businesses
- Business Support
- Showcase
- How to get involved
- Questions
Agenda
Superfast Lancashire programme represents a significant investment and opportunity for the county
- £130m invested in superfast broadband within Lancashire
programme
- Upon completion, 97% of the county will have access to superfast
broadband – 675,000 premises!!
- £3M investment in Business Support - Eligibility criteria.
- Lancs Jobs – 2,500 protected and 1,200 created
What’s happening in the FY postcode area?
Companies already signed on
- Rethink Design
- Canaan Marketing
- Independent Financial Services NW Ltd
- Ashcroft Whiteside
- Fylde Virtual Assistant
BUT There are 1277 companies on the SME database in the FY area
Superfast Broadband Overview
The importance of UK Small & Medium businesses
Employed 14.1m people Have a combined turnover of £1,500 billion Grew 3% in first part of 2012 whilst the rest of the economy flat lined.
Source: Federation of Small Businesses
99.9% of all private sector businesses in the UK
59.1% of private sector employment 48.8% of private sector turnover
The Business Support Journey – context
- An educational journey to help
you defend and grow your revenues.
- Dedicated Business Advisor
support.
- Collaborative approach –
working with you.
Sell More to existing customers Selling to NEW customers
Reduce Costs
Doing More with the same
Manage Change Reduce Risk
Business improvement
Free Business Support for SFBB
The Journey - content
Initial contact with Advisor Qualification Introduction Audit Programme design Portal registration
Productivity & Efficiency Working Smarter Developing your market Cloud Flexible Working Social Media Security VOIP
Collaborative Tools
Digital Marketing CRM Video Conference On Line Learning
Expert Guidance and knowledge sharing Implementation Guides
Programme summary Action plans Full access to On line skills Resources
Phase 1 Face to Face Phase 2
Group Master Classes
Phase 3
Focussed Group Workshops
Portal access and knowledge warehouse Business Advisor leadership and support Phase 4
Face to Face
- State of the art - opened in June 2013.
- Designed specifically for SME’s
- Real demonstration of real business
applications for your business
Superfast Showcase
- The sessions are
underway NOW!!
http://www.superfastlancashire.com / How do I register?
- Website covers introduction to the programme
- Availability checker
- Registration on the same page
QUESTIONS? http://www.superfastlancashire.com info@superfastlancashire.com
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