Do Superfast Business with Superfast Broadband

Stuart Lester– Digital Birmingham

• Digital Birmingham is driving the Smart City agenda• Smart City Commission -brings together key players from

economic community and third sector leaders• Committment to embedding the Smart City principles

across their sphere of influence.• The Commission published the ‘Smart City Vision’ and

more recently the ‘Roadmap to a Smarter Birmingham ’• Roadmap underpinned by a set of Smart City principles

that are core to helping the region to become more flexible and resilient in response to our challenges.

Developing the Smart City.

Why is superfast broadband important for your business?

▪ More robust and reliable service

▪ Take advantage of the Cloud and the revolution in software-as-a-service

▪ Faster download and upload speeds

▪ More efficient working

▪ Collaborate easily with customers and suppliers all over the world

▪ Change how your business works, from automated processes to remote working

▪ Share data seamlessly with customers and colleagues

The Birmingham Connectivity Voucher Scheme▪ SMEs can now get financial help towards the cost of connecting to a

better business broadband connection.

▪We’ll cover up to £3000 of the connection costs for eligible organisations. (That’s usually enough to pay for all the work)

▪ It’s a grant not a loan, so you don’t have to pay it back.

▪ You just pay the VAT, any amount over £3000 and the new monthly subscription cost.

▪ Simple to apply online http://voucherapply.com

What you need to applySTEP 1.Your VAT number (if registered)

STEP 2.Your registered number with Companies House or the Charity Commission (if registered)

STEP 3.Your total number of employees/volunteers

STEP 4.The total (€) of EU public grants you have received in the last three years

STEP 5.Your annual turnover, balance sheet, and the date of your last set of accounts

STEP 6.Your current broadband speed

STEP 7.A quote from a registered supplier. That's it.

More support

www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/superfast

www.connectionvouchers.co.uk

Speak to the Digital Birmingham team

Do superfast business with superfast broadband

www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/superfast