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With over 5 million small and medium sized businesses in the UK and around 500,000 new businesses starting every year, it is clear a vibrant SME sector is critical to the long term economic growth and prosperity in the UK. It is widely reported that SMEs grow two to three times faster if they embrace the digital economy and utilise the digital tools widely available. However 1.2m SMEs in the UK do not yet see the benefit of adopting digital.

Digital Leaders, the national initiative promoting digital transformation, leadership and innovation, will tomorrow announce the dates for the UK’s 4th Digital Leaders Week®. The event, which is sponsored by Sage, the leader in cloud business management solutions, will see 25,000 leaders come together to share […]

Another missed opportunity on UK tech policy

December 2019

Helping people access the opportunities of technology in a fast-changing world should be front and centre in the political contest. All the main parties are falling short. Harold Wilson’s “white heat of technology” speech at the 1963 Labour Party conference is the stuff of political […]

How to make SMEs more data-driven

November 2019

Everything we use today creates a digital footprint, from our mobiles to our credit cards. This has disrupted the environment in which we live, work and do business. Businesses are anticipating and predicting behaviour of their customers and workforce by ruthlessly mapping online search trails. […]

Ten reasons why the West Midlands is lighting the way to a digital revolution

November 2019

To find the way to a digital revolution, look no further than Birmingham, Coventry and Leamington Spa. Despite the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the West Midlands is propelling the country into a new age of technology ranging from virtual reality to remote-controlled cranes. If that sounds […]

Is there a mental recipe for startup success?

October 2019

For many entrepreneurs the biggest hurdle to growing their businesses can be mental. Our research looked at what motivates entrepreneurs to grow, finding that many of the most successful founders exhibit four distinct attributes, which begs the question, does the perfect founders’ mindset exist? Scaling […]

Take the 2020 Tech Trends Survey

October 2019

Our partners at Triad have created a survey that we encourage you to take, as we are keen to learn more about the technological trends and tools that are making a real difference to your organisations. The survey is short -less than 5 mins to […]

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