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.
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September 2016
Digital is at the frontline of change. And, whilst digital technologies continue to transform the economy, today’s successful businesses have to embrace both digital and change. Over the years, I’ve seen a number of businesses undergo change – or transformation. Time and time again, these […]
September 2016
I’ve spent recent months with a few other GDS colleagues, focussing on the waste carriers registration project at the Environment Agency. Waste carriers might not be the most high profile exemplar of the digital transformation programme, but I’m proud to be part of a project […]
September 2016
When I was asked to write this blog article, I was given a brief to ‘explain the importance of LEPs’. On the surface, this sounded like a relatively straightforward task, with one problem. All LEPs are different and all are important in different ways. This […]
July 2016
On Thursday 30th June, Digital Leaders SW (Bournemouth) hosted another salon, this time centred around the subject of ‘Education’ and welcomed two great speakers to get the conversation started – Ian Fordham and Nathan Thomas. Ian Fordham was first to speak at the evening’s salon. […]
July 2016
The Impact of Brexit on Digital Innovation The Digital Leaders who gathered at Durham County’s cricket ground on a sunny July Thursday reflected on the turbulence stemming from the recent Brexit vote, the possible outcomes – both positive and negative – and the ways in […]
June 2016
It’s been a few weeks since I sat down one day and typed a list of things I thought were ok to do where I work. A few weeks since I shared it with colleagues who suggested some changes and additions (particularly Zara Farrar, Mark […]
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