DDU Update
Newsletter for May 2007 : Issue 46
Monthly news and events from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Digital Development Unit...
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Blackburn Business Net Events
Have you got staff in the field?
Learn how to make best use of their time: Real applications for the small business.
Speakers : Joe Norris MD of ML Systems Ltd
Thurs 7th June 2007 : 0800-1000 Conference room, BTMC, Blackburn, BB1 5QB
As usual with the Blackburn Business Net events we like to introduce you to real and usable business applications available using new technology with real ROI.
Make your mobile team even more effective by adopting these simple technologies which will ensure that you and your sales, maintenance or delivery teams have all the information they need when they are with your customers. You can make best use of logistics, control van stock, receive orders and arrange delivery and invoicing immediately.
ML Systems Ltd are a Blackburn based systems development company who will demonstrate how small business can have the same technology as the large organisations and let you compete on a level playing field.
News stories for May 2007
DDU helps Property Consultants online
Daisyfield Business Centre based real estate company Chris Pugh Property Consultants ltd have a new website to promote their new Enterprise Centre near Chorley.
Lomas take Heart from new business management system
A local furniture and stationery suppliers have purchased a new business management system with help and advice from the Digital Development Unit.
Is technology working for you?
Read the latest success story : Partwell Cutting Technology
‘The species that survived weren’t the most intelligent – they were the most adaptable to change’ – Charles Darwin
SME’s now have the opportunity to invest in technology that once was the prerogative of the major PLC’s.
But are they making the most of this opportunity? And if not why not?
Here at the Digital Development Unit we aim encourage you to invest in innovation and technology in order to grow your business and make your companies stronger. And our services are free to Blackburn with Darwen businesses.
BlackburnWorld Survey Winner
Our 2007 BlackburnWorld visitor survey prize draw winner is Mr Iilyas Ismail of Blackburn. Mr Ismail wins a Playstation Portable (PSP) and is looking forward to using the built in mobile web browsing features of the handheld console.
Blackburn Business Net website
Blackburn Business Net Directory
The Blackburn Business Net website has a business to business enquiry tool that is driven by a large database of Blackburn with Darwen companies. The free tool enables you to search the business directory on "Line of Business", "Company Name" and "Address" and then allows a single email enquiry to be sent selected companies from the search results. To take advantage of this tool or to register your company free in the database visit the Directory at Blackburn Business Net.
We need your news!
We are always happy to hear success stories from local businesses, particularly from those who can attribute part of that success to advice and support received from the Digital Development Unit. If you have a news item that you think would be worthy of inclusion in the Blackburn Business Net news section, or an event that you would like to publicise in the events section, please email me, Lee Jorgensen with your content attached as a Word, RTF or plain text file. (Final inclusion of content on the BBN site is solely at the discretion of the Digital Development Unit.)
