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Free Digital Workshops to Boost Rutland Businesses

A series of masterclasses from Digital Rutland will help local businesses make the most of the internet and opportunities it offers for growth.

The events, which are being held at Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf Course and Conference Centre in Rutland, are the perfect opportunity for company bosses and their staff to learn more about the benefits of social media and digital marketing.

Kicking off the series is a Social Media: Set-Up and Go workshop on 30th April followed by a cyber security seminar on 5th May. On 12th May there will be a morning session on Twitter for business and an afternoon session on LinkedIn.

All of the events are free of charge for eligible businesses, but places are limited so booking is essential.

“We live in a technology-driven world and businesses need to keep up with the latest advances in order to survive,” said Robert Rowan, Digital Rutland Project Manager, from Rutland County Council.

“These masterclasses offer businesses in Rutland access to free training delivered by people who are experts in their field. They are ideal for those who want to get up to speed with the digital world and learn vital new skills. The council is keen to support local firms in this endeavour, helping them to compete on a national and international level.

“The classes will also provide practical, jargon-free advice and will equip delegates with the knowhow they need to put their business on the online map.”
Part-funded by the East Midlands European Regional Development Fund, the courses are part of a wider programme of support across Rutland and Lincolnshire being run by Digital Rutland in partnership with onlincolnshire.

The full schedule of events is available on the onlincolnshire website at http://www.onlincolnshire.org/broadband-for-business/events.

To book your free place call 0300 80 80 120 or email onlincolnshire@lincs-chamber.co.uk. You visit the website www.onlincolnshire.org

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Notes to Editors:

About Digital Rutland
• Digital Rutland is a partnership between Rutland County Council and BT that is connecting towns and villages across the county to fibre broadband.
• The majority of the 17,000 homes and businesses across Rutland are now able to connect to superfast fibre broadband, bringing speeds of up to 80Mbps.
• Superfast broadband makes it possible for people to make video calls, watch TV/movies online and as well downloading music in seconds. It also helps businesses to access new technologies such as cloud computing, apps and social media.

About onlincolnshire
• onlincolnshire is a Lincolnshire County Council-run project which is part-funded by the East Midlands European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 to 2013.
• In March 2013, the council signed a £48 million contract with BT to provide superfast broadband to at least 88% of county properties by 2016, with the remaining properties having access to at least of 2Mbps broadband. A further investment of £2.8 million was announced in February 2014 which has increased the number of properties to 89%.
• The contract with BT concentrates on an intervention area of over 150,000 premises where existing or planned commercial roll outs would not deliver superfast speeds.
• The Department for Communities and Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs. For more information visit www.communities.gov.uk/erdf
• Some internet users in rural Lincolnshire experience speeds of less than 1 Mbps. The UK’s average broadband speed is 12 Mbps, according to Ofcom.
• onlincolnshire also offers up to 12 hours of support and advice to eligible Lincolnshire businesses to help them make the most of their access to improved broadband. Specialist consultants provide demonstrations, workshops, masterclasses or one-to-one coaching and mentoring to businesses to improve their services, processes, productivity and profitability.


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