Member benefits

24/7 Legal/HR/Health & Safety/Tax/VAT Helpline

An affiliated scheme created with British Chambers of Commerce. This 24/7 free helpline is available to all members.

The advice line is staffed by solicitors where all members can discuss any matters within the above parameters confidentially. Subjects can include any aspect of Health & Safety, employment issues, contracts, property issues, company legal issues, tax and VAT queries.

FREE 5-DAY SEO CHALLENGE eBook

Training – self-paced online learning This is a free online challenge for small business owners to improve their websites for better organic search results. Set out as a five-day challenge, it can be completed in any timeframe over a shorter or longer period using our downloadable eBook.

Download your free SEO eBook by inputting this address into your browser https://dittodigital.co.uk/seo-ebook/

The challenge is aimed at owners of WordPress websites so that examples are meaningful. You don’t have to be tech-savvy but you will need Editor access to your WordPress dashboard. The eBook shows screenshots of how to implement the recommended changes in WordPress, but the underlying SEO concepts are the same whatever the development platform of your website.

It offers in-depth advice and practical tips that small business owners can use to improve the SEO of a website in just five days or less. By the end of that time the website will be in better shape and offer a firm foundation for any further organic search efforts. You will discover simple strategies that SEO experts use to: • Appear higher up in the organic search listings • Get more people to click through to your website • Keep people on your website for longer • Turn more web visitors into customers Download your free SEO eBook by inputting this address into your browser https:// dittodigital.co.uk/seo-ebook/ You have nothing to lose so why not get started today. Find out more at Ditto Digital dittodigital.co.uk or email us at contact@dittodigital.co.uk

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Need accreditation? IT company Enhanced are here to help

Does your company stand out from others in your industry? Are you able to gain new contracts and be among the most respected in your field? To be trusted and compliant, your business benefits from having an accreditation.

Accreditation is used in both the regulated and voluntary sectors. It increases trust in conformity assessment and helps products, processes, services, systems, persons and bodies be recognised across the UK and internationally.

Enhanced IT, based in Poole, are there to help you achieve this status and give your customers confidence in the service or product you supply.

One local company who needed help, not only to move their existing IT systems forward, but also to help them gain the required industry accreditations, were AGI Holdings.

AGI manufactures a wide range of instruments and systems for the defence industry. Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited (AGI) products are in use worldwide, across 50 countries. They have built up a reputation for high quality, well-engineered products.

To move their business forward and to expand their defence contracts, it was essential that they found an IT partner who understood the security implications of their business and could provide ongoing strategic advice to the business.

Enhanced was that ideal partner. Not only did Enhance totally refresh their core IT infrastructure to bring them up to date with the latest systems but they installed a suite of tools that enabled AGI to gain Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation as well as other much needed defence industry accreditations.

AGI also utilises Enhanced’s Virtual IT Director service; receiving expert advice in developing its IT strategy. Enhanced supplied this fully managed support, comprising a blend of onsite engineering alongside a remote service desk.

David Hyde, CFO, AGI Holdings, said: “ Enhanced have been amazing. They have enabled us to meet the required accreditations to give us that competitive advantage and eligibility to bid for UK government and MOD contracts. I no longer have to worry about IT. I have experts who do it for me.” www.enhanced.co.uk