Online digitalisation
Evidence shows that businesses that do more online, are more likely to grow and succeed; reaching a wider audience, becoming more efficient, and become better engaged with their customers, saving time and money. There are a number of measures to help businesses become more digitally active.
Become digitally active
East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre
East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre (EMCRC) provide free membership, support and help to protect small and medium businesses across the region against cyber crime through a structured collaboration. EMCRC works in conjunction with local universities, businesses and the 5 East Midlands police forces - Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire.
- website: The Cyber Resiliance Centre for the East Midlands
- website: Cyber Resilience Centre newsletter sign up form
iProgramme 1.2
This is a free digital skills course. Topics include, working in “the new normal” digital world, Microsoft Office flexi-course, remote management, digital marketing, online customer service, online English and Maths, bespoke digital skills for your business. All qualifications are up to level 3 standard.
- closing date: 31st December 2023
- email: Clare Rigby, Business Development - rigby@dbc-training.co.uk
- telephone: 0749 4155 023
- website: iProgramme - Workplace Digital Skills
Amazon Small Business Accelerator
This is a free online educational programme for anyone who wants to start or grow a business online. Aspiring business leaders will be able to access more than 20 courses and 50+ videos of content on essential topics, such as ‘how to build a business online’, ‘supercharging operations’, ‘growing sales’ and ‘creating a social media presence’, bringing the best in class from the country’s small business experts and Amazon leaders.
- website: Small Business Accelerator Programme
Digital Academy - Enterprising Ashfield
Delivered by Nottingham Trent University to help small and medium enterprises in Kirkby in Ashfield and Sutton in Ashfield up-skill their employees, and upgrade their digital technologies. They offer free workshops to graduates to support productivity and innovation covering website design, social media marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO).
- closing date: 31 March 2026
- email: enterprisingashfield@ntu.ac.uk
- website: The Ashfield Enterprise Project
East Midlands Chamber free digital webinars
The East Midlands Chamber offer free webinars, funded by D2N2. You can view upcoming webinars on the business events page of the Chamber website. The webinars cover a range of digital topics including online marketing, websites and digital advertising. Places can be booked on the webinar events without being a member of the Chamber.
- email: Kayleigh Newby, Marketing and Events Manager - kayleigh.newby@emc-dnl.co.uk
- website: East Midlands Chamber – Business Events
Gigabit Broadband voucher scheme
Small and medium enterprises, and social enterprises located in rural areas can get a voucher worth up to £3500 for a business to help cover the costs of installing gigabit broadband. Small and medium enterprises for this scheme are classed as having up to 249 employees and an annual turnover of no more than £36 Million and/or an annual balance sheet total not over £18 Million.