Stockport Digital Academy is one of 14 projects in Greater Manchester and Lancashire that have been successful in applying for the Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund to address the North West's digital skills gap. The £3 million fund is a joint project between the Department for Digital, Culture, … [Read more...]
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Stockport publishing group secures CBILS funding
Stockport based magazine group, Practical Publishing International has secured £500,000 funding from the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS). The finance facility has been provided by Santander and will allow the publishing group which was established in Stockport … [Read more...]
DigiKnow puts out call for volunteers to support Stockport residents with digital skills
For over two years, Stockport’s ‘DigiKnow’ Alliance has been helping digitally excluded residents to gain digital skills and confidence through regular face to face sessions with Digital Champion volunteers. Since the lockdown, the organisation has adapted the ways it supports people, re-training … [Read more...]
Stockport Photo Library launches
Stockport creative agency ‘Instilled’ have launched a free to use photo library, containing images of Stockport and the surrounding area. Creative Director at the agency, Inness Mattinson, was inspired to create the resource after coming across the same images being used to represent the town … [Read more...]
Cheadle Hulme accounting software company appoints new chairman
Cheadle Hulme accounting software company, My Digital Accounts, has appointed former HR software CEO, Nic Scott, as its chairman. Nic Scott (pictured) was co-founder and CEO of HR Software as a Service (SaaS) company, Fairsail, before its acquisition by Sage Group in 2017 and will assume the role … [Read more...]
Stockport digital radio edges closer as Ofcom sets out plans for small-scale DAB
Stockport could be set to get its own digital radio platform along with an initial 24 more local areas in the UK that will bring Stockport in line with major towns and cities who already operate within their dedicated transmission areas. Ofcom is setting out how it will license ‘small-scale DAB’, … [Read more...]
Stockport ecommerce start-up grows team 50% during lockdown
Stockport based start-up, Shopblocks, has grown its team by over 50% during the last two months due to increased customer demand for its ecommerce platform. Shopblocks' platform allows businesses to create their own ecommerce website using their own technology which offers greater flexibility to … [Read more...]
South Manchester Digital Network to host online panel discussion
South Manchester Digital Network, a collaboration between Manchester Digital and Stockport Council, have brought their events online and are hosting a panel discussion event. The event will continue on themes raised earlier in the year at the Stockport Business Summit 2020, covering the future of … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Ecommerce trends during Covid-19
With the UK in lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, more of us are turning to online shopping. Stockport based full-service digital agency, Platform81 share their analysis of the trends emerging in ecommerce as a result of Covid-19. There is no doubt that Coronavirus has people concerned about … [Read more...]
Platform81 delivers website project with Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stockport based full-service digital agency, Platform81 has launched another new website for Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, after a three way pitch for their latest hospitality & events project. The full-service digital agency's brief was to showcase the club’s various events and … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester Technology Fund launches with kit for digitally excluded
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has invested £150,000 into a technology fund to aid digitally isolated young people and called on business for further support. The investment will support disadvantaged young people at risk of digital isolation who do not have access to the technology … [Read more...]
DigiKnow offers new ways to help Stockport to get online
Stockport’s ‘DigiKnow’ alliance, comprised of local groups and organisations, is creating new ways to help residents to get online while libraries and community groups are closed due to the coronavirus crisis. Telephone support is now available for anyone who has access to a?smartphone, tablet or … [Read more...]
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