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Is your business ready for 2022?
As businesses become more conscious of their digital footprint – let’s look at the top 5 marketing trends and predictions for 2022
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Learn the power of LinkedIn
Join James Potter where he explores the world of LinkedIn and how to use it to your advantage across two brand new Growth Hub Webinars.
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Going Digital
Kate Doodson shares the lessons she's learnt and why she think going digital is still the number one business issue for 2021.
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Twitter vs. Instagram: the pros and cons for small businesses
The pro's and con's of using both twitter and/or instagram for your small business.
Becoming an Ebay trader
Moving to a digital shop front can help with the downturn for all retailers at this present time.
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Selling Goods Online
In this guide, we outline the legal requirements for traders selling goods (products or digital content) online.
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What are the Legal Requirements for Business Websites
A review of the basic obligations for businesses online
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Is your business taking advantage of the latest technology?
Don't fall behind this fast moving industry.
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An Introduction to Cyber Essentials Certification
Whats the purpose and benefits to Cyber Essentials, the government-backed cyber security certification scheme for small firms.
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Accelerating the UK
Beauhurst has published an excellent report – Accelerating the UK – all about business accelerators;
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Registering a Domain Name
Choosing the right domain name for your business website and e-mail communications is a vital component of your business identity.

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Best Free Tools for Business 2024
Explore a range of essential, free digital tools designed to enhance you day to day business operati...
Tim Burghes Published: 19/12/23
Funding available for young digital entrepreneurs
Support is available for UK digital entrepreneurs aged 18 to 24 in the form of financial assistance ...
Jacqueline Harthill Published: 13/05/21
Competition to find the UK’s Most Innovative Cyber...
DCMS is looking for the most creative and original cyber security companies in the country
Tim Burghes Published: 26/04/21
New watchdog to boost online competition launches
A tough new regulator to help make sure tech giants such as Facebook and Google cannot exploit their...
Joseph Palmer Published: 15/04/21
T Levels launch but classes not full
Colleges and schools have missed two-thirds of their T Level enrolment targets, with digital proving...
Joseph Palmer Published: 14/09/20
Virtual Event Studio proves a success
Lockdown alternative to live events proven to work effectively and effciently.
Joseph Palmer Published: 19/08/20
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Build and Innovate: Swindon and Wiltshire LEP secu...
Funding will develop new projects that will bring public and private sector investment over the next...
Tim Burghes Published: 4/08/20
Digital Boost - on a mission to help small busines...
A Free Volunteering Platform Uniting Digital Experts With Leaders of Small Businesses and Charities
Tim Burghes Published: 10/06/20
BCS supports use of coronavirus app
Privacy concerns must be addressed while using new coronavirus app.
Joseph Palmer Published: 11/05/20
Dedicated app for social care workers launched
A new dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched to support staf...
Joseph Palmer Published: 7/05/20
Code First Girls Retraining Programme
Code First Girls are doing 4 week online training programmes.
Joseph Palmer Published: 30/04/20
Government and video games industry join forces in...
Government partners with leading UK video games companies to help get essential health messaging int...
Joseph Palmer Published: 7/04/20
Don't ignore Cyber Security and your business
Tell us about Cyber Security and your business.
Tim Burghes Published: 9/03/20
Bath Spa University introduces an MSc in Cyber Sec...
This new course launches in September 2020.
Tim Burghes Published: 26/02/20
Manufacturing made smarter: round 1
Up to £30 million is available for projects to transform the productivity and agility of UK manufact...
Tim Burghes Published: 8/08/19
Excalibur achieves best practice standard
Now a fully accredited ISO 27001 business
Tim Burghes Published: 15/07/19
Swindon based Appsbroker among 1000 Companies to I...
Company is Google Cloud’s largest partner in the UK
Tim Burghes Published: 3/07/19
Community News
Wincanton launches Virtual Access to Storage and T...
Finding and selling warehouse space made quick and easy
Tim Burghes Published: 1/07/19
Innovate UK releases 2019-2020 Delivery Plan
Innovate UK sets out plan to drive sustainable economic growth through business-led innovation.
Tim Burghes Published: 11/06/19
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: for research a...
A fund to strengthen UK science and business innovation and take on the biggest challenges that soci...
Tim Burghes Published: 26/04/19
£60 million search begins for the next Peppa Pig, ...
Multimillion pound funds for UK radio and television now open and accepting funding applications
Tim Burghes Published: 2/04/19
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New £2.5m Digital Mansion Corsham launches
State of the art development opens its doors for the first time to great applaud
Tim Burghes Published: 25/03/19
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Creating the 5G network: apply for funding
Businesses can apply for a share of £1 million for international partnerships that will help develop...
Tim Burghes Published: 18/03/19
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New Funding Available: Detection and identificatio...
Organisations can apply for a share of £250,000, including VAT, to develop innovative detection tech...
Tim Burghes Published: 10/12/18
Adobe invest £63.5 million in booming UK creative ...
Software giant Adobe has today (29 November) announced a substantial investment into the UK with a c...
Tim Burghes Published: 29/11/18
Google teams up with Near.St to give a boost to sm...
Google and Near.St to help customers see what is available in local shops in their search results.
Tim Burghes Published: 22/11/18
Businesses urged to claim £2500 voucher for broadb...
Businesses around the UK are being urged to make use of a £2500 voucher for gigabit broadband speeds...
Tim Burghes Published: 21/11/18
New board appointed to lead world-first Centre for...
Expert advisers appointed to shape the work of the world’s first Centre for Data Ethics and Innovati...
Tim Burghes Published: 20/11/18
New immersive designs to transform audience experi...
Projects have received funding to apply human-centred design to understand user needs and create new...
Tim Burghes Published: 13/11/18
Government and CMA to research targeting of consum...
Research commissioned to look at the practice of retailers targeting online shoppers
Tim Burghes Published: 5/11/18
Future Fifty and Upscale Applications now open
The UK's leading growth programmes for scaleups are now open for applications.
Tim Burghes Published: 12/10/18
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New funds to boost diversity of people working in ...
Over £1 million will be available for initiatives which will help boost the digital skills of underr...
Tim Burghes Published: 30/08/18
Boost Your Digital Advantage - DigiShed Drop-in Se...
The DigiShed Smart Skills Course seeks to engage with all types of learners who are looking to start...
Tim Burghes Published: 10/08/18
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Ten things to think about before you go it alone i...
Named as one of the UK’s top female entrepreneurs, Pip Jamieson, founder of ‘No Collar’ network The ...
Tim Burghes Published: 18/06/18
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Is your business embracing digital technology oppo...
Join us for a Business Breakfast and play your part in shaping a robust local Digital Strategy, whic...
Tim Burghes Published: 9/03/18
Pitch@Palace 9.0 – Applications Open
The Theme for Pitch@Palace 9.0 is “Data, Intelligence, and The Future of Security”
Tim Burghes Published: 13/12/17

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Selling Goods Online
In this guide, we outline the legal requirements for traders selling goods (products or digital content) online.
Community News
Is your business taking advantage of the latest technology?
Don't fall behind this fast moving industry.
guide
An Introduction to Cyber Essentials Certification
Whats the purpose and benefits to Cyber Essentials, the government-backed cyber security certification scheme for small firms.
report
Accelerating the UK
Beauhurst has published an excellent report – Accelerating the UK – all about business accelerators;
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Top 10 Online Business Tools You Should Be Using!
Alison Edgar 'The Entrepreneur’s Godmother' shares the top 10 online business tools that she uses. Some of these tools are completely free and other...
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Registering a Domain Name
Choosing the right domain name for your business website and e-mail communications is a vital component of your business identity.

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