digital opportunities: pathways to enterprise - vanessa kirby
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Digital Media Exchange
A project ran from the SOAR Works Digital Media CentreOctober 2013 – June 2015
The figures DMEx has seen 35 registered users Produced 30 outputs (fingers crossed !!) The DMC room has been accessed for over 750 hours Equals around 37.5 hours per month
Health and wellbeing Improved confidence Improved self belief Improved aspirations Improved skills surrounding digital and IT
Jane Register as self employed Create and set up website Training for website management Manage social media
Natalia
Establish business ideas Establish business model Branding and design support
Annie
Registered as self employed Created website Website training Set up social media
‘’We have found the support and professionalism second to non, to say we were previously digital illiterate would be an understatement!’’
‘’I have been so appreciative of the funding enabling us to access the support for free’’
‘’Finding the Digital Media Exchange programme has been a fantastic journey of rebuilding my life and gaining confidence to believe in my business and start it off’’
‘’I think this kind of support is vital to small businesses and social enterprises. The service we have received has been excellent and way beyond anything we would have been able to do for ourselves’’
‘’In these times of recession when small businesses are struggling to get off the ground, it is fantastic to be able to access such a service’’
