FEATURE
Round table – Shak Asghar , Tracey Watson and Lynne Rutherford .
Bright light – Business funding specialist Shak Asghar aims to help business of all sizes with their digital transformation .
or improve through digitisation are encouraged to get in touch with the team at Like Us as soon as possible to register their interest in the programme , which is set to be launched imminently .
Shak says : “ We will be helping businesses of all sizes and individuals at all levels within organisations to explore the potential for their own digital transformation – and what they require to have in place to achieve this , from software to hardware .
“ There are significant opportunities for business owners to get their hands on the tools and also develop the knowhow to take their organisation to the next level of success .
“ The activities we will be offering will include one-to-one training , events and workshops – both online and in-person .”
Shak adds businesses may be eligible for limited funding to support their digitisation programme .
“ Our aim is to help businesses across the Tees Valley in some shape or form
with business improvement , through the implementation of digital technologies ,” he says .
“ If you think your business could benefit from having an audit of its current processes and how you could potentially benefit from adopting digital technology , we urge you to get in touch and register your interest in this programme , as we are expecting it to be extremely popular .
“ Adopting new digital technologies may even help your business to grow in some way , enter a new market or attract a new demographic .
“ Whether you already have an idea of how digital technology can improve your business , or you would simply like to explore the potential for adopting digital technology to make processes in your business smoother , we want to hear from you .”
The team is looking forward to putting on several workshops that will demonstrate how digital technology can benefit businesses .
One of the workshops will focus on the digitisation of company accounts , as there is now a legal requirement for all businesses to report to HMRC digitally for tax purposes .
“ We want to help people from a grassroots level with digitising essential processes for their businesses ,” Shak says .
To register your interest , email info @ like-us . co . uk .
“ We could be helping a hairdresser collect customer information and appointments digitally , rather than going to their appointments book , or we could be helping a business that has a big factory streamline data processing or record performance targets .
“ The benefits and opportunities that could come from digitising your organisation ’ s processes are endless .”
The digital programme has the potential to support business owners on how to use off-the-shelf apps that help to streamline processes or save time and money – and even access funding to digitise their processes or implement their digital transformation plans .
It could also help businesses create manageable websites and support them with managing their social media , to ensure a business or brand ’ s online presence is as strong as it can possibly be .
The programme is aimed at all types of businesses , from tradespeople who need help with the administration side of their businesses to chief executives looking at a large-scale digital transformation for their organisation .
“ The opportunities really are endless ,” says Shak . “ We are looking forward to the official launch of the programme , but we ’ d urge businesses to register their interest now , as the support we will be able to offer is going to be popular .”
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