What is Connecting Somerset?
Connecting Somerset is a major initiative, run in association with Business Link, to help businesses and communities make more effective use of broadband and ICT.
Connecting Somerset is a partnership programme, led by Somerset County Council with input from public and private sector partners. It is funded by the European Social Fund, South West Regional Development Agency and Somerset's local authorities and public sector groups. This funding allowed Connecting Somerset to provide ICT and website grants for Somerset businesses in 2005/2006, and then again in 2007/2008. This has enabled many businesses to advance their ICT and web usage at a vastly reduced cost.
How are Higher Sites involved?
Higher Sites have been an approved supplier on Business Link's register since 2005. Grants can only be obtained for work completed by companies on this register, so Higher Sites have been able to help many customers obtain grant funding for their websites.
Since July 2007, Higher Sites has been a technical partner to Connecting Somerset in the Technology for Business Programme. Our principal role is to provide expertise in the field of online marketing (search engine optimisation (SEO), and pay-per-click advertising (PPC)), and to assist with presentations, seminars and workshops for the Somerset business community.
We are recognised by Connecting Somerset as one of the premier providers in the Somerset area.
