Digital Growth Programme Information

Is your business and staff keeping pace with the ever-changing digital world? Would you like help in using technology to boost your business? Digital technologies are accelerating at a faster rate than ever. But still businesses fail to react. This is most likely because, from the outside at least, the digital world seems to be a confusing and daunting place. However help is now on hand. The Digital Growth Programme (formerly known as eBusiness Club) managed by East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) is a programme part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, running from 2016 – 2022. Its aim is to support businesses to embrace the digital world through: • Strategic action-planning workshops • Awareness-raising seminars • Grant funding (subject to conditions) • Digital business advice • Conferences It will deliver free workshops across Leicester and Leicestershire to support local SME's with digital marketing and technology. Topics include, but are not limited to, Website Planning and Development; Online Marketing; Social Media; ecommerce; Email Marketing, CRM and Big Data; Paid Digital Advertising, Video Production and Marketing; Cloud Computing and Cyber Resilience; International ecommerce and Marketing; Mobile Marketing and Productivity. Eligible SMEs can also access grant-funding of up to 35% towards the cost of a technology project, accessing grants of £2,000 to £25,000. Digital Business Advisers will support SMEs interested in investing in new technology by providing advice and guidance through the grant process. Any queries please don’t hesitate to contact us.