Tees Business Issue 38 | Page 76

Fully funded support now available for businesses looking to grow in the digital age
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Team – Like Us is empowering businesses to embrace digital technology by providing free courses and one to one support .

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Fully funded support now available for businesses looking to grow in the digital age
WORDS : SARAH WALKER PICTURES : STUART BOULTON

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digital transformation programme from Like Us , a new Teesside-based national business support agency , is now available to help your business make the most of the brave new digital world !
The organisation is empowering businesses to embrace digital technology by providing free courses and one to one support – whether you ’ re a one-man band or a large multinational organisation .
A fully funded digital transformation programme from Like Us is now open and available to all businesses across Middlesbrough , Stockton , Redcar and Cleveland , Darlington and Hartlepool .
Signing up takes about 30 seconds – but the benefits to your business could be transformational .
Shak Asghar , CEO of Like Us , says : “ One of the many things we are here for is to give people support to set up or develop websites or e-commerce sites , or help them to create engaging content for their websites and social media , through our marketing and content creation support services .
“ We also have a podcast studio so you can do your own podcast if that ’ s something you ’ d like to try – and this is all fully funded .”
Shak adds the programme allows businesses to “ try before they buy ” when it comes to developing a bespoke online presence for businesses that don ’ t currently have one or improving their current virtual shop window .
While free , simple to maintain websites will be available from the Like Us marketing whizz kids , grant funding for larger digital transformation projects is also available .
Like Us also pulls in experts , thought leaders and specialists in different areas to deliver thought-provoking and inspirational courses .
This empowers business to make the changes their business needs in a digital world – whether that ’ s through learning to create eye-catching social media posts on Canva , making tax and their accountancy processes digital or even employing artificial intelligence ( AI ).
Vision – Shak Asghar is leading on a new programme being delivered by Like Us , the team behind a Teesside-based national business support agency , to enable businesses take advantage of technology with funding .
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