A service to help smaller firms increase their productivity and competitiveness through technology has been launched by e-Skills UK, the sector skills council responsible for developing IT related skills across the country.
The Business IT Guide (the Guide) is designed to help small businesses identify ICT that could help their business, through a wide range of high quality business IT advice, and to support them in taking action. The Guides will:

·         Increase confidence by providing quality, trusted, relevant advice on demand

·         Improve awareness and understanding of the business benefits of different technologies

·         Improves competence by providing targeted information written by professionals

·         Aids successful action and implementation through guidance and support

The Guide is aimed mainly at smaller businesses, with fewer than 10 staff, but will be of use to any business that does not have dedicated internal ICT expertise (typically organisations with up to as many as 25 people). It can be used by anybody within such a business to explore how ICT could help their business make money, save time, save money and avoid problems.