Made Smarter is currently closed. However, there is still a wide range of support available to SMEs in the region via West of England Growth Hub.
Made Smarter West of England is no longer open for applications, however there is still a wide range of support available to SMEs in the region.
Made Smarter West of England was a three year project which supported production-based businesses across the West of England region to grow.
This was done through three main support offerings:
A free course designed to support leaders enhance their skills.
Match funded grants up to £20,000 to be used towards new digital technology hardware or software.
Fully funded university level apprentice and support delivered by the University of the West of England.
This support enabled businesses to become more productive, efficient, and have a positive effect on their environmental impact.
"The 1:1 Digital Acceleration sessions with Made Smarter West of England were extremely worthwhile and helped me to take a new perspective and consider other opportunities for the business."
"The sessions with Made Smarter West of England were very positive. The first session was on site which made it easy for us to explain how our organisation functions, where our potential issues were and the strategies we are currently looking into. The recommendations were all relevant and very useful for our organisation."
"The 1:1 Digital Acceleration sessions were extremely useful as it provided is with third party expert involvement and guidance. It helped us to see things from a different perspective, after all, it’s easy to lose track of the forest when so close to the trees."
"The 1:1 Digital Acceleration sessions enabled us to access experts from outside the organisation who came into the business and made unbiased and unfiltered recommendations from observation and analysis, giving us a new perspective."
If you have any questions about the support on offer, please get in touch with the expert team at Growth Hub.
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*Statistics up to date as of 1 July 2024 and are subject to change.