Entrepreneurs are being invited to complete a survey by Government-backed organisation Innovate UK, which is seeking views on innovation.
Innovate UK says it will use the results to strengthen the ways in which it supports innovative companies and, as a company whose digital technologies help many clients find new ways of working, we think it’s well worth offering your views.
Among the questions that Innovate UK is seeking to answer are:
how much effort are you investing in evolving or developing new products, services and processes, as well as in new areas?
how much you expect to grow in the next two years and what the challenges stopping you from doing so?
what are your plans for international activities?
They are seeking views from businesses of any size and age and the survey is open until 23 April 2017 at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-does-your-organisation-approach-research-and-innovation innovate uk
A new survey has shown that manufacturing is playing a key role in the UK’s economic revival.
Although overall private sector growth slowed slightly in the three months to March, according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator, manufacturing output expanded strongly.
Overall, firms expect growth to pick up over the next quarter, with the survey balance the strongest since September 2015.
We see that confidence reflected among the companies that we help. We believe that digital technology is playing its part to support this continuing growth and our clients are benefitting from the use of IT to develop new projects and improve the efficiency of existing ones.
Bowe Digital offers a range of IT solutions that can help businesses take advantage.
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The latest Office for National Statistics labour market figures, for March, showed employment continuing to rise.
Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The UK’s jobs market is going from strength to strength, with the number of people in work continuing to rise and unemployment also falling.”
The Chamber does warn that the future looks uncertain with concerns over Brexit but for the moment, things look good.
We are certainly seeing that confidence reflected in the companies to whom we talk on a daily basis.
We believe that digital technology is playing its part to support this continuing growth and our clients are benefitting from the innovative use of IT to develop new projects and improve the efficiency of existing ones.
Bowe Digital offers a range of IT solutions that can help businesses take advantage.
Call us on 0191 214 1750 or email info@bowe.co.uk to find out how.
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The latest national CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows expectations for growth standing at a two-decade high
The survey of 423 firms found that export order books were the highest since December 2013, driven by a broad-based strengthening of which half was accounted for by the pharmaceutical and mechanical engineering sectors. Total order books remained firm in March, after strengthening to a two-year high in February.
Output growth rose at its quickest pace since July 2014 in the three months to March, with manufacturers anticipating that it will accelerate further over the near-term. Meanwhile, firms’ expectations for selling price inflation remain elevated for the quarter ahead.
Anna Leach, CBI Head of Economic Intelligence, said: “Innovation continues to be a fundamental driver of UK competitiveness and productivity gains and will influence the success of UK companies over the longer term.”
We could not agree more. We believe that innovative digital technology is playing its part to support this continuing growth, and Bowe Digital offers a range of IT solutions that can help businesses take advantage.
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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says that UK small business confidence in the last quarter bounced back to the level reported before the EU referendum campaign began.
According to the FSB’s Small Business Index, confidence has now moved into positive territory, which means that more small businesses feel confident than those that feel the opposite. The confidence measure now stands at +8.5, up from -2.9 in the previous quarter, almost the same level as it stood at the start of 2016.
Mike Cherry, National Chairman at the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “The current economic outlook seems brighter, and UK small businesses are ambitious and want to make the most of it.”
We believe that digital technology is playing its part to support this growing confidence by helping to make companies more competitive. Bowe Digital offers a range of IT solutions that can help businesses take advantage.
Call us on 0191 214 1750 or email info@bowe.co.uk to find out how.
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Private sector growth picked up pace in the three months to December, according to the CBI’s final Growth Indicator of 2016.
The survey of 788 respondents across the manufacturing, distribution and service sectors showed that growth climbed to a balance of +17%, its highest in a year.
Most sectors reported an upturn in activity with the manufacturing sector witnessing a strong rise.
The CBI says that companies across most sectors expect to see similarly healthy growth over the next three months although after that things seem more uncertain due largely to Brexit concerns.
We believe that digital technology is playing its part to support this continuing growth, and Bowe Digital offers a range of IT solutions that can help manufacturing companies to take advantage.
Call us on 0191 214 1750 or email info@bowe.co.uk to find out how.
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The British Chambers of Commerce has upgraded its UK GDP growth forecast from 1.0% to 1.1% for 2017 and predicts that manufacturing growth will remain steady at 0.8% over 2017 and 2018.
Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “In the absence of a clear road ahead, many companies have been adopting a ‘business as usual’ approach in the months since the referendum, which has kept conditions buoyant and prevented a sharp slowdown in growth.”
We like to think that we are playing our part. Bowe Digital offers a range of IT solutions that can help manufacturing companies streamline their operations to run smartly, efficiently, and grow.
Call us on 0191 214 1750 or email info@bowe.co.uk to find out how.
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The Federation of Small Businesses is calling on the Government to ensure that all SMEs receive at least a basic level of broadband by the end of the Parliament.
Nearly half a million (480,000) small businesses cannot access superfast broadband, with 192,000 not even being able to access 10 Mbps and theFSB wants the Government to commit to a Universal Service Obligation (USO), guaranteeing a good service.
Mike Cherry, FSB National Chairman, said: “Too many small businesses are held back by poor broadband coverage and slow speeds.”
We agree – good broadband is crucial if companies are to take advantage of the digital revolution and the services that we offer.
Our IT support services use advanced remote monitoring and preventative maintenance technologies to keep infrastructure optimised. Issues can be identified, reported, and resolved in real time.
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According to a survey commissioned by electronics giant Samsung, the biggest frustration for office workers is problems with poorly-performing technology.
Out of 1,000 office workers surveyed about their biggest workplace irritations, a staggering 92% said that crashing computers and slow internet annoyed them and resulted in them losing almost half an hour of working time a day on average.
Consultancy Censuswide questioned 1,000 workers from UK firms with under 250 employees. Ten per cent of those surveyed said they had left a job because of technology frustrations.
We say it need not come to that. Our IT support services use advanced remote monitoring and preventative maintenance technologies to keep infrastructure optimised. Issues can be identified, reported, and resolved in real time.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that £1 billion will be invested in full-fibre broadband and trialling 5G networks from April 2017.
Bowe Digital welcomes the announcement, which is designed to make it easier for more companies to join the technological revolution.
The most successful businesses are the ones that harness the latest in technology to become more efficient and provide the best service to their customers.
In an age when every penny must count, forward-thinking companies realise that computer technologies allow them to ensure that their staff are directed to the best effect and that tasks that once took many hours can now be done quickly.
We offer a range of innovative IT solutions that can help companies improve their agility and efficiency.
Call us on 0191 214 1750 or email info@bowe.co.uk to find out how.