Beating the ‘digital drag’ in your small business
Unleashing the potential of the UK’s smallest businesses could add £77 billion to our economy. But these small businesses need more support. Scroll down for small business stories and advice for starting your digital journey.
Digi diaries: advice from small businesses
Just 30% of small businesses have increased their use of digital technologies since 2019. Get inspired to take the first step on your digital journey. Find out how these small business owners are embracing tech to boost their operations.
Spice Kitchen
This family run business is going bolder with the right tech. He talks about how investing in people and technology early on has been a key pillar of his business’s success, especially focusing on apps that integrate with each other.
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Made Scotland
How Alexandra is making apps the bedrock of her retail business. Doing this has helped her take time back and focus on the most important areas of her business, and boosted areas like marketing, PR and social media.
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Facility & Sports Club Development Services
Facility & Sports Club Development Services Mark shares his learnings on creating greater efficiencies with digital tools for his sports business. It’s helping him to speed up payments and boost cash flow, and means much less time spent chasing late invoices.
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How digital tools can help fuel your growth
Smooth operators
38% of small businesses report that digitalisation made their business run more smoothly
Happy customers
38% claim that new digital tools helped them better understand customers and improve their experience
Prompt payment
28% said adopting digital payment systems allowed them to get paid quicker
The decision-making process is key when looking to invest in new technologies and we’ve been through it regularly over the last couple of years. We look for tools that are scalable as we need technology that can grow alongside the brand.
Michele and Angus, Once Upon a Tuesday
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