During June and July the Heart of the South West Digital Skills Partnership commissioned a range of experienced digital Training Providers to deliver Bounce Back Digital; a series of free, online webinars, short courses and cyber support buddy sessions for small businesses to adapt to new ways of working in light of Covid-19. We’re pleased to be able to continue this support for small businesses in the region and have released a final wave of our most popular workshops that will run through September and October 2020.
Through working in partnership with the Growth Hub and getting feedback from the local business community, Bounce Back Digital has been designed to meet five key knowledge gaps cited by micro and small businesses:
Moving to E-Commerce
| Course Title | When? | Duration |
| Webinar: Moving to Cashless Payments | 17-Sep-20 | 1 hour |
| How Shopify can transform your business | 21-Sep-20 | 7.5 hours |
| E-commerce Course: Using Etsy, Facebook, Instagram and Ebay to sell online | 25-Sep-20 | 2 hours |
| Cashless Payments and Digital Payments Workshops | 30-Sep-20 | 2.5hours |
| Build a Quick & Easy Website with Wix | 19-Oct-20 | 9 hours |
Moving to Cashless Payments and Digital Bookkeeping
| Course Title | When? | Duration |
| Online & Cashless Payments Course: Using Paypal, Stripe, Worldpay, Go Cardless and iZettle | 30-Sep-20 | 2.5 hours |
| Digital Bookkeeping Course: Using Xero | 5 Oct-20/ 7-Oct-20/ 9-Oct-20 | 6 hours |
| Digital Bookkeeping Course: Using QuickBooks Online | 21-Sep-20/ 23-Sep-20/ 25-Sep-20 | 6 hours |
Using Digital Marketing Tools
| Course Title | When? | Duration |
| Webinar: Accelerate your digital marketing | 24-Sep-20 | 1 hour |
| Getting the best from LinkedIn | 01-Oct-20 | 1 hour |
| Master Instagram, Facebook & TikTok | 09-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
| Guide to YouTube & Instagram | 16-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
| Everything you need to know about MailChimp | 20-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
| Discover membership platforms | 21-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
| Guide to Websites and Search Engine Optimisation | 22-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
Using Online Productivity Tools
| Course Title | When? | Duration |
| Webinar: Discover Digital Tools to Improve Productivity | 21-Sep-20 | 1 hour |
| Digital Productivity Course: Trello and Microsoft Planner Deep Dive | 02-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
| Digital Productivity Course: How to Use Canva to Create E-books & Flyers | 05-Oct-20 | 1 hour |
| Guide to G Suite | 7-Oct-20 | 1 hour |
| Digital Productivity Course: Guide to Microsoft Office 365 | 12-Oct-20 | 1 hour |
| Smartphone Photography for Business | 13-Oct-20 | 2 hours |
| Virtual Conferencing – Ms Teams/ Zoom/ Meet | 19-Oct-20 | 1 hour |
Digital Compliance Considerations
| Course Title | When? | Duration |
| Webinar: Thriving with sustainable digital decisions | 07/10/2020 | 1 hour |
Become Cyber-Security Confident
| Course Title | When? | Duration |
| Webinar: Cyber Security – Keeping Your Business Secure | 07-Oct-20 | 1 hour |
The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership was one of 38 LEPs in England. The LEP was a leader and influencer for economic growth, job creation and prosperity across the Heart of the South West area covering Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.
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Chief Executive
David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.
Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.
David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.