Five organisations have come together to launch a free and essential business support series for Devon SMEs.
It builds on the Technology for Success programme which launched in Devon last year and has seen companies across the South West connect and help each around technology and their business, with regular meetings at Exeter Science Park, a regional survey of businesses and an annual Technology for Success insight report (attached), along with practical guidance around productivity and technology provided.
Now, in response to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, five local companies covering five key areas for businesses are pooling resources to help organisations make sense, plan and respond to the challenges we now face:
- IT & Tech
- People & HR
- Productivity & Resilience
- Communications & Marketing
- Customers & Pipeline
Our experts include:
- Rhian Huxtable, Customer Experience Specialist, Insight 6, former Head of Retail Boots UK
- Alison Lambert MAPD, Dip M, Chartered MCIPD, Director & Strategic HR Consultant Commissioning HR, Chair of CIPD Devon and Cornwall
- Vikram Kamerkar, Partner, Minerva Lifelong Learning, former Director, Ernst & Young
- Dan Pritchard, CIPR Advanced Practitioner, MD Astley Media, Founder Tech South West
- Julian Wills, Tech and IT specialist, MD Timewade, Founder Technology for Success
The T4S Essential Guidance for SMEs webinar series is designed to be accessible and focused on practical advice to use right now.
The series will consist of a weekly 45-minute webinar session every Friday at 8.30am, starting on Friday April 3.
Go to https://bit.ly/T4Swebinar for more information and webinar registration.
Initial topics will include:
- Communications & Marketing Essential Communications and Marketing for the ‘New Normal’
- Teamwork and Collaboration A Beginner’s Guide in a Virtual Environment
- Technology IT & Tech for optimising dispersed organisations
- Customer Experience Practical tips to relaunch your customer journey
- Human Resources Essential HR guidance SMEs need now
We will be focusing on a range of sectors, including those who cannot switch to remote working so easily. We will also be gathering questions in advance to directly respond to people’s most immediate concerns.
Do please share information with your members, networks and connections via email and social channels if you can. It’s a free service and we will be flexible, adapting the guidance and business expertise based on the emerging situation.
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