Access to Specialist Support

Sales & Marketing

We can help you increase your sales in a number of ways. Whether you want to penetrate new markets, improve your sales processes and customer relations, open up new routes to market, or improve the effectiveness of your marketing efforts we can help. The service is tailored to your specific needs and can include:

• 1-2-1 support from an experienced sales specialist.
• Ideas generation to increase sales enquiries.
• Telesales Master class sessions and workshops.
• 1-2-1 support from an experiences marketing specialist to provide advice and guidance on a number of topics which can include:
  o Marketing strategy
  o Branding
  o PR and Marketing materials

Transformational ICT

Interested in using advanced ICT in your business more effectively? Do you think that through the addition of new technology your business could develop and grow? The Digital Direction Project is set up to help established businesses to grower faster by harnessing the power of the internet and new technologies. We can offer you access to:

• Information events to set you thinking about what you could do.
• High quality workshops from experts giving you more in-depth help and advice.
• 1-2-1 support from a specialist advisor who will undertake a diagnostic of your business and help develop an IT action plan.
• Up to 10 days support from expert IT consultants and suppliers to help you implement your action plan.

For more detailed information and to find out about the next events please visit www.digital-direction.biz

Procurement and Tendering

Interested in increasing the business you do with the public sector? Or just generally improving your ability to submit successful tenders irrespective of the end user? If so, we can help in a variety of ways through:

• Procurement ‘bootcamps’ designed to help you identify opportunities and submit competitive proposals.
• Workshops designed to help you understand the basics of public procurement processes.
• The provision of experienced procurement mentors who provide practical guidance on achieving success.
• The provision of information on significant Council contracts , such as the ‘Streets Ahead’ contract with Amey.
• Access to all Council tender opportunities through YORtender www.yortender.co.uk and for sub-£25k contracts via www.buy4sheffield.co.uk.
• General support through the Sheffield Enterprise Programme to get your business into shape so you are ready to compete when the time comes.

For further information, please contact the First Point for Business Enterprise Gateway on 0800 043 55 22.