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Derwentside District Council brought in Viretec to develop an innovative online support package of web-based services for start-up businesses, as part of their successful Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) project, called Be Enterprising. Viretec's expertise in collaborative technologies has been essential in creating a community of businesses and support groups that are going for growth!
“This is the most innovative business support programme in the North East of England and we are proud to lead the field. Our clients are as pleased with their support services as we are with our partners.”
Viretec, working in close partnership with GreySky Consulting , proposed an innovative web service model to provide a more effective delivery platform than an ordinary web portal. The solution comprises a simple website with membership management, which provides access to the all important suite of services. The services were configured to integrate into the LEGI support processes, and included versions of;
Elliot Patterson,
Be Enterprising Programme Manager - Vonage and Skype communications tools - Viretec WebOffice with custom databases - Sage Online50 Accounts - Web Conferencing with WebEx Meetings and MS LiveMeeting. Outcome Following a successful pilot with 10 companies, the LEGI project launched the "Be Enterprising " start-up support programme in late 2007. The programme is currently supporting a large number of local start-up businesses who are all using the web-based solutions and training packages to develop their businesses. This part of the programme will support around 100 start-up businesses at any one time from their inception to becoming established and surviving on their own. What Next? Viretec has in-depth experience of working on public sector business support programmes . Contact us today to see how Viretec can enable successful development and implementation of programmes in your area.
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