XPAND your business and customer reach Matching Grant Funding Available
What is the xpand programme?
The programme provides grant funding up to £2,500 to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) based within Dorset , particularly small to micro companies; the programme offers the opportunity of improving their business performance by deploying e-business processes. Support via Infranet Dynamics can be sought to assist in applying for funding and working with Blue Level who will help businesses with the creation of a Web site, or re-development of an existing Web site, for example updating or developing into an e-commerce Web site. We have a range of web solutions that can either be taken "as is" or tailored to your needs. Click HERE to view our solutions »
The facts about broadband access
It is fair to say that almost 100% of corporate businesses have broadband Internet access today. Nationally one third of UK Small Medium Enterprises (SME's) has broadband access and a further 20% are about to, according to Government statistics. Here in the South these figures are even higher. See www.broadbanduk.org - the website of the BSG (The Broadband Stakeholder Group is Government's key advisory group on Broadband) for the latest information on UK broadband adoption.
As far as consumers are concerned, Broadband services are available to 99% of the population in urban areas and 84 per cent in suburban areas. As the availability and uptake of Broadband Internet connections continues to accelerate, the opportunities for forward thinking companies are huge.
So why use an online presence for your business?
An online presence is a terminology for having your company presented on the internet. This can be as simple as a single web page, through to an entire business model such as companies like First Direct, EGG, Amazon etc. The balance is down to your specific business model however the benefits can be tremendous.
Several years ago the banking community calculated the average cost of banking in the branch was in the region of £10 per transaction, they introduced Telephone Banking to offer more flexible services for its' customers and get ahead of their competition. The next evolution was “Online” banking, again taking commerce to the next step and significantly reducing cost to only pennies per transaction.
This model now paves the way for many innovative ideas, to reach customers in new engaging ways and ultimately enable news ways to run businesses. This is why the Government strive so hard to get both homes and business across the country onto Broadband, a terminology for High Speed Internet Access.
In summary, with Broadband being available to most homes, forward thinking companies can tap into this as a significant business opportunity. They can contribute to the UK economy by reducing their costs, making it easier to attract new customers and generating increased revenues.
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With Blue Level's solutions your business could benefit from secured Internet connectivity and Broadband at home and in the workplace in the following ways:
- New ways to market to your customers
- Establish sales and appointment bookings via secured internet “e-commerce” sites
- Providing more flexible working environments by enabling appropriate staff to work from home or on the road , thus reducing business operating costs
The Blue Level solutions and xpand funding make it easier for your organisation to work towards these benefits . |
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