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Made Smarter is currently closed.

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.

What support is still available?

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.

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What did Made Smarter West of England offer?

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:

Digital leadership training

A free course designed to support leaders enhance their skills.

Grant funding

Match funded grants up to £20,000 to be used towards new digital technology hardware or software.

Apprenticeships

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 programme supported*

  • Hand holding money icon 75 businesses provided with 1:1 sessions
  • Hand holding money icon 33 grants awarded
  • 14 internships in progress
  • leadership icon 15 leaders taking part in development course
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Apex Pumps

Andrew Simpson

"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."

Essential Trading

Richard Cook

"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."

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Bath Aqua Glass

Themis Mikellides

"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."

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MinuteMan Press

Peter Wise

"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."

*Statistics up to date as of 1 July 2024 and are subject to change.