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Get 50% off your website!
14/05/07
Get 50% off your website!
Grants are now available for up to 50% of the cost of your website if you are based in Somerset.
Tickbox can help you claim the money through the Connecting Somerset scheme.
Businesses commissioning new websites, or upgrading existing ones, can claim 50% of the costs back - up to a total of £500 per development step taken.
As from Wednesday 16 May 2007, Connecting Somerset will be offering £500,000 in grants to Somerset based-businesses.
They will also be offering training and financial assistance to support businesses.
The new grant scheme will require all applicants to undertake some training prior to the grant being approved. The training has been developed in line with workshops Connecting Somerset have been running over the previous year - with assistance from Tickbox Marketing - and will be provided by Adult Learning and Leisure.
There are 2 levels and the courses will be run at 5 different venues throughout the county.
There are now 4 steps within the grant offer and businesses may apply for one or more these steps.
The steps for which Connecting Somerset are offering grants are as follows:
Step A - This is for a static website; also known as a brochure website. Connecting Somerset will pay 50% of the costs – up to £500.
Step B - This is for a Content Management System (CMS - a website function that allows the owner to update the website themselves). Connecting Somerset will pay 50% of the cost of upgrading to a site that can be updated – up to £500.
Step C – This is take on line payments. Connecting Somerset will pay 50% of the costs of moving into E-commerce - up to £500.
Step D – This is for E-business, using the internet and / or computer networks at the heart of a business. There are lots of ways this can be done and all qualify for a grant.
The new scheme runs until the end of March 2008. Application for grants must be submitted before the end of 2007.
Visit www.connectingsomerset.co.uk for more information on the grant scheme, or contact Tickbox and we'll help guide you through the grant application process.
