With a digital roadmap, you can figure out when and why you need technologies and how best to get started with them. But it’s not just about helping you to identify the right technologies for your business and building a plan of how best to implement them. A Digital Transformation Workshop will also consider the broader business too. Do you have a culture that will ensure your employees are engaged with the vision? And, can you ensure that digital is championed across all of your operations?.
Plan for your digital transformation
Identify the biggest challenges your manufacturing faces and overcome them with digital technology
Are you keen to explore how you can maximise the benefits of digital technology but unsure where to start?
Would you like impartial technology advice to help you build a digital strategy tailored to your business needs?
Begin your digitalisation journey with our digital transformation workshops. We provide you with practical steps that are tailored to your particular requirements.
Gain your competitive advantage, register now-
Why is digital strategy important when using new technologies?
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What happens in the workshop?
We’ll facilitate the workshop with your leadership team and work with you to identify where value can be added across your operations through technology. We cut through all the jargon and sales to provide honest advice on what technology is most effective to overcome your operational challenges.
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What will I discover?
You’ll discover…
- The steps you need to take to achieve a move to digital
- A digital roadmap, to help you to pinpoint the right time to introduce the tools
- Your digital readiness level and see your growth post technology adoption
- Funding and support options available to help you move along your digital roadmap
- How digital transformation can enhance the skill set of your workforce and solidify customer and supplier relationships.
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East Midlands
If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer in the East Midlands, you can access:
- Impartial advice and guidance from digital technology specialists
- A digital transformation workshop, diagnostic and action plan for your business
- Match funded grants of up to £20K for the purchase of hardware and software
Learn more about the Made Smarter adoption support offer in the East Midlands
Made Smarter East Midlands is delivered by the Lincolnshire County Council on behalf of the East Midlands Cluster.
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North East
If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer based in the North East, you can access:
- A one-to-one digital health check
- Digital transformation workshops
- Guidance from an industrial digital technology (IDT) specialist
- Support in identifying possible funding routes to help with the purchase of new technology and equipment
- A leadership training programme
The programme is delivered by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) and Tees Valley Combined Authority.
Learn more about the Made Smarter adoption support in the North East.
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North West
If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer based in the North West, you can access:
- Impartial advice and guidance from digital technology specialists - Register for a fully-funded assessment
- A digital transformation workshop and bespoke digital roadmap for your business
- Advice on how to ensure your people, culture and organisation are ready for digital transformation
- Match funded grants of up to £20K for the purchase of hardware and software
- Digital leadership development programme
The programme is delivered by The Growth Company in conjunction with Boost, the Business Growth Hub, Cumbria LEP and Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub and the Growth Platform.
Learn more about the Made Smarter adoption support in the North West.
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West Midlands
If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer in the West Midlands, you can access:
- Impartial advice and guidance from digital technology specialists
- A digital transformation workshop, diagnostic and action plan for your business
- Match funded grants of up to £20K for the purchase of hardware and software
Learn more about the Made Smarter adoption support offer in the West Midlands
The programme is delivered by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Growth Hub, in-conjunction with the Growth Hubs in Greater Birmingham and Solihull, the Black Country, Worcestershire Business Central, The Marches, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
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West of England
If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer based in the West of England, you can access:
- Impartial advice and guidance from digital technology specialists - Register for a fully-funded assessment
- A digital acceleration session and bespoke digital roadmap for your business
- Advice on how to ensure your people, culture and organisation are ready for digital transformation
- Match funded grants of up to £20K for the purchase of hardware and software
- Digital leadership training programme
- A digital intern to help with your technology strategy or implementation.
Register here to be part of the Made Smarter West of England programme
The programme is delivered by The West of England Combined Authority in conjunction with The West of England Growth Hub, The University of the West of England and The National Composites Centre. To be eligible for support, SMEs must be registered or trading in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol or South Gloucestershire.
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Yorkshire and the Humber
If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer based in Yorkshire and the Humber, you can access:
- Impartial advice and guidance from digital technology specialists - Register for a fully-funded assessment
- A bespoke digital transformation roadmap for your business
- Advice on how to ensure your people, culture and organisation are ready for digital transformation
- Match funded grants of up to £20K for the purchase of hardware and software
- Digital leadership development programme
Learn more about the Made Smarter adoption support offer in Yorkshire and the Humber
The programme is delivered by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority in conjunction with West Yorkshire Combined Authority, York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub, Hull and East Yorkshire LEP.
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Other regions
An adoption programme is not currently available in your region, but there are a variety of other digital support programmes available across the UK. Please contact your local Business Growth Hub to see what else is available in your area or find out more about Made Smarter innovation programmes.