Business Connect
Can your business afford not to be connected? A good online presence and fast broadband, enabling you to reach your customers quickly and share data, is essential in modern business.
Superfast or gigabit broadband will enable local businesses to access the latest digital connectivity and its applications to help create jobs, to promote research and development, and to support innovation and growth, and to keep a happy workforce! Fast connectivity can open up whole new markets for business. Access to leading edge technology will help to attract new businesses and investment to the county.
Benefits of fast broadband for business
- Boost productivity
Faster speeds even at the busiest times of day mean that your business does not need to suffer the frustrations of buffering any more! Capture that time back to boost your productivity and staff morale.
- Online file sharing
Get instant access to shared online workspaces and take collaborative working to a whole new level.
- ‘Cloud’ based services
Providing a host of benefits including increased capacity, server storage, saving costs, and enabling business to interact more efficiently with customers.
- Data storage and backup
Combine hosted applications with online data storage and backup, and you’ll dramatically reduce the cost of computer hardware.
- HD and 3D video conferencing
Talk through and agree ideas face-to-face via full HD video calls with colleagues, customers and suppliers – anywhere in the world. It’s even possible to do it in 3D!
- Increase efficiencies
Including reducing the need to travel through tele or video conferencing and remote access to the office.
- Media-heavy files
You won’t have to wait ages to download massive, media-heavy files.
- Increase innovation
Through applied technology.
- Access new domestic and global markets
Through website and internet enabled marketing, promotion and data transfer.
- Social media
Accounts such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook are used for everything from organising events to product promotion and market research. Social media has the ability to connect people and brands around the world, creating a huge global network.
- Reduce Costs
Cut down on energy use by using cloud computing which means less need for energy-hungry servers at every office.
Business Support North Northants Council
Business Support West Northants Council
Business Support University of Northampton
Business & IP Centre NN
Online skills and Digital Strategy
Lloyds Business Hub
Support for online skills for business including website development, advice on Cloud, digital opportunities for start-ups, and developing an online shop
Northampton College
Digital and Academic Resource Centre – Computer Skills
Digital Northants
Connect, Collaborate, Grow