presentation on destination digital opportunities for women launch 2014
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Connecting Cambridgeshire launched their new project to help women in business, start, expand or grow: Destination Digital Opportunities for Women. The slides explain the free training, funding and support available to business women in Cambridgeshire until April 2014. Further information available here: http://destinationdigital.info/opportunities-women/TRANSCRIPT
Destination Digital Opportunities for Women
“The internet allowed me to take £600 and start a company that now sells to 120 countries around the world generating a turnover of over £1million a month. However, it seems that organisations and individuals are still to realise the opportunity that sits in front of them on their desk. Online was the way we engaged and got traction quickly. It gave me the ability to reach, literally from my
own home, the whole world. ”
Julie Deane Founder and CEO
The Cambridge Satchel Company
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Destination Digital Opportunities for Women
Welcome
15 October 2014
Agenda
• Destination Digital for Women Liz StevensonDigital Manager, Connecting Cambridgeshire
• Training Opportunities for Women Hawa SydiqueEnterprising Women
• Business Networks Challenge Fund Nicola GravesProject Manager, Connecting Cambridgeshire
• Questions and close
Connecting Cambridgeshire
Digital Infrastructure Delivery
Exploiting Digital
(Destination Digital)
Future Digital
Destination Digital for Women
Liz Stevenson
Source: O2/Development Economics: The future digital skills needs of the UK economy, 2013.
£1million challenge fund• Opportunities to
expand or set-up new businesses.
• Help women to develop their digital skills to start afresh or return to work
• Support women to develop digital know-how and confidence to fully benefit from it.
• In Cambridgeshire and Peterborough there is high labour market demand for people with NVQ level 3 and above skills levels.
• There is a significant risk that the workless population do not have the skills required by the local businesses seeking to grow.
Source: Cambridgeshire Economic Assessment, 2013.
Local women are successful, so let’s help them…
Source: 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
• At the last time measured, East of England had the second-highest level of female early-stage entrepreneurial activity in the UK.
Male and female total early-stage entrepreneurial activity in the UK regions, 2009
Enterprising Women
Destination Digital Women Programme
Who are Enterprising Women?
“It was such a warm and welcoming group of entrepreneurs in so many different business areas, very inspiring for me as I'm just at the idea stage of starting my own business and everyone there were so helpful and encouraging.”
“I love the informal atmosphere of the club.
It is truly a supportive and nurturing
environment for women who are just starting
out in business and those who are slightly
more established. You have the opportunity to
share ideas as well as learn from one another.”
I especially appreciate the structure of the meetings which not only gives an opportunity to network effectively but also to get some valuable advice and information which helps to develop yourself and your business.”
“I wish women’s business clubs like this existed when I was younger.”
“Clubs like this do vital work to
ensure support and networking
opportunities for female
entrepreneurs within our
community”
“All they are really interested in is supporting women, helping women accelerate both their
entrepreneurial and business growth...”
Destination Digital Women
• Support and empower women – start or grow business– return to employment– work from home
• Delivery through workshops and networking events
• Community Opportunities
Workshops
• Female small office-home office (SOHO) workers
• Digital Marketing • Women returners
When and Where?
Events will take place in Cambridgeshire: • Cambridge City • East Cambs • Fenland • Huntingdonshire• South Cambs • Peterborough
November Dates BOOK NOW
How to Book
www.enterprising-women.org/destination-digital
Call Farhana Jaman on 0800 012 1365
Cambridge Business Club
Business Networks Challenge fund
Nicola Graves, Project Manager
Fund Objectives
• Drive broadband take-up
• Increase women’s technology skills
• Enable new women-led businesses to start-up
Funding
Up to £4,000 per business network
2 application Windows:
1st Nov – 12th Dec 2014
1st Jan – 13th Feb 2015
Short application form
Assessment & Panel decision
Objectives
• Increase confidence & technology skills• Support creation of new businesses• Encourage take-up of faster broadband• Grow & diversify existing businesses
For women & women-led businesses
Questions
Contact us
0800 9177044
#destinationdigital
Linkd.in/1dTYerD
www.destinationdigital.info