Survive and Thrive - Manufacturing meets Digital Growth Stockport - 5th Feb 2014

Connecting people, creating opportunities

Survive and Thrive

Manufacturing meets Digital Growth

Hallidays LLP, Stockport

5th February 2014

08:00 – 10:00


08:30: Welcome and Introduction – Lee Frater, Business Growth Hub

08:35: Cyber Crime – Lyndsey Hayes, Hallidays

08:45: Digital Growth Specialist– Rick Lees, TheArtLab

09:10: The Digital Growth Service – Lee Frater, Business Growth Hub

09:30: Manufacturing meets Digital Growth – Andy Hinton, Manufacturing Advisory Service

09:45 – Close and Networking


Welcome and introduction

Lee Frater

Business Growth Hub


Cyber Crime

Lyndsey Hayes

Hallidays

XXXXRick Lees, MD, The Artlab Ltd

Your online presence

“we already know everyone in our market”

“All our business relationships are offline”

In a study by Google in August of 2012, researchers found that users make a judgement about websites within 1/50th – 1/20th of a second.

Every company needs a fit for purpose website

“Responsive web design is a web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience - easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling—across a wide range of devices.”

Your online presence is a competitive differentiator

Good content starts the sales relationship

Provenance

New sales channels for business

New communication channels:

know your market better

Future proofing

Thank you

Any questions?


Greater Manchester

Digital Growth Service

Lee Frater

Business Growth Hub


Digital Growth Service Aims

1. To enable growth companies to benefit from the opportunities presented by digital technology and the introduction of the wider infrastructure.

2. To increase uptake of digital technology and to have a positive economic impact across the whole of Greater Manchester.


Digital Growth Service


Events Schedule1. A co-ordinated events schedule will be implemented to

showcase the benefits of digital technology within business.

2. Examples of Digital technology available to SMEs:

– Cloud Computing– Remote Access– Data Transfer– Communication– Collaboration– Social Media


Contact us to find out more:

Phone: 0161 359 3050

Email: [email protected]

www.businessgrowthhub.com

@bizgrowthhub

Business Growth Hub

+Businessgrowthhub

MANUFACTURING ADVISORY SERVICE (MAS)

Andy Hinton BSc (Hons)

Manufacturing Advisor

5th February 2014


What is MAS?• Contract delivered on behalf of the Department for Business,

Innovation & Skills (BIS)

• Established in 2002 and now in its 4th iteration, MAS4, which commenced on January 1st 2012. Runs to March 31st 2015

• MAS has built up significant credibility for delivering sustainable business improvements

• Current MAS iteration is a National contract, as opposed to the previous 3 contracts which were regional

• MAS North West is administered by Manchester Solutions with a team of experienced, local Advisors

• November 2013 - ERDF money added to BIS to provide additional funding to distribute and higher amounts available


Who is MAS for?Qualifying Criteria 1 – Manufacturer

The modern definition of manufacturing is broad. The full cycle of activities from research, design and development, production, logistics and service provision, to end of life management.

Examples:• A company that designs shoes for elderly and disabled people and outsources

manufacturing would be classed as a manufacturer• A company that repairs accident damaged cars is not a manufacturer – it is a service

repairer• A company remanufacturing car engines or gearboxes as their core business would be

a manufacturer• A company that sells software used by manufacturing companies is not a

manufacturer • A cafe that makes sandwiches (on site) and serves hot drinks is not a manufacturer• A pasty and pie company that makes product and sells them through various

customers/outlets is a manufacturer.


Who is MAS for?Qualifying Criteria 2 – SME

The Manufacturing Advisory Service is able to offer funded support to SME manufacturers in England. An SME is a company with the following characteristics (which are defined by the EU, for more information, see: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/facts-figures-analysis/sme-definition/index_en.htm)

• Fewer than 250 employees

• Turnover less than €50m or a Balance Sheet total of less than €43m

• Not part of a group which in itself exceeds one of the criteria above


Who is MAS for?Qualifying Criteria 3 – Growth

To access funding, companies must be able to demonstrate that they are growing or have the potential for growth. To do this, they have to provide some base financial data which is used to calculate how much funding they are eligible for.

Last year This year Next year2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

TurnoverNumber of EmployeesTotal Payroll costsNet Profit before TaxDepreciation/AmortisationGVA 0 0 0


What does MAS offer?For companies meeting the qualifying criteria, they can have one, possibly two, MAS supported projects anytime between now and the end of the contract in March 2015. Each project is based on the amount of funding they are eligible for at the time of application.

There are 3 categories of project:

• Foundation Project - 50% of Total Cost of project to a maximum of £1000

• Step Project - 50% of Total Cost of project to a maximum of £3000

• Transformation Project - 50% of Total Cost of project to a maximum of £10,000


What is a MAS project?• MAS 4 contract has been specifically designed to offer

support across a wider range of business activities.

• Administration associated with Grant Applications has been simplified and much of it is done by the MAS Advisor.

• Timelines have been shortened: 7-10 days from Application to Acceptance letter and maximum of 30 days for payment of funding following project completion.

• Some examples of types of project are shown in the following table:


Business Category Project ExampleSales and Marketing • Supporting the identification of new sales channels

• Market and product Diversification strategies

Design • Tooling• Prototyping

IT and E-Commerce • Consultancy advice to specify systems• Establishing direct selling on-line systems

Patents and Intellectual Property • Patent search activities • Consultancy to support licensing and franchising agreements

Training • In company training on an advanced manufacturing process• CAD training

Quality and Standards • ISO 9001, 14001 or 18001• BRC, SALSA

Finance • Consultancy to develop business plans with financial modelling• Establishing financial metrics, controls and systems

Supply Chain • Strategies to break into relevant, new Supply Chains.• Develop Supplier Performance

Operational Improvement • Value Stream Mapping• 5S and Visual Management


More specifically, for a company looking to commence exporting to a new market, the following types of project may be pertinent:

• Patent search activities

• Consultancy to support licensing and franchising agreements

• Patent writing UK and International

• Product development consultancy

• Testing to market requirements

• CE Marking

• ISO Accreditations

• Consultancy to develop business plans with financial modelling


What does MAS offer?• A programme of visits to best practice exemplars

The success of best practice exemplars serves as an inspiration for others to adopt best practice. MAS will facilitate visits to best practice exemplars across the country.

• Finding suppliers, services or equipmentSMEs have particular difficulties in sourcing services, materials and equipment, especially when their established supply sources are disrupted.

QUESTION TIME

AnyQuestions?

CONTACT DETAILS

Manufacturing Advisory Service NW only

Enquiry help line: 0161 359 3050 Business Growth Hub 0845 658 9600

Website:http://www.mymas.org/


Andy Hinton

Manufacturing Advisory Service Advisor

[email protected]

07734 859370

http://www.mymas.org/

http://www.mymas.org/

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Close and Networking


Contact us to find out more:

Phone: 0161 359 3050


www.businessgrowthhub.com

@bizgrowthhub

Business Growth Hub

+Businessgrowthhub

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