IT & Technology Support
Businesses need to invest in digital technologies to ensure that they keep connected to employees, customers and their supply chain – to do this, you may need IT support in North Yorkshire for your business.
It can be difficult for businesses to keep pace without IT support.
Businesses need to be aware of best practices around cybersecurity and particularly vigilant when it comes to personal data – the jargon-filled world of the General Data Protections Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act (2018).
We can help you create a strategy for your business and point you in the right direction for IT support.
Our resources cover a range of issues and you can contact our team for more detailed information.
York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub offer IT support in North Yorkshire across the following areas:
- Web and Digital Innovation
What technology is available for your business, information on how to fund equipment, and how to make the most of web and digital opportunities from your business.
- Cybersecurity
Cyber crime is on the rise and businesses need to understand how to protect themselves – and their customers – from emerging threats.
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Understand best practice on how to collect and process personal information legally, protecting both your business and your customers.
- Web and Digital Marketing
Recommendations for customer relationship management software, sales processing systems, and how to approach different aspects of the wide world of websites and digital marketing.
Find out more about IT & Technology support
To find out more about how we can support businesses with IT & Technology, just get in touch.
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Resources
Webinar Recording: Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks
Delivered by the North East Cyber Resilience Centre (NECRC), this webinar is designed to help SMEs strengthen their cyber resilience and understand the practical steps needed to protect their business from increasingly common cyber threats. Alongside this, attendees will be offered free membership of the NECRC and access to funded cyber security services.
Webinar Series: Data Protection
In this engaging and practical webinar series, Privacy Protect Group Ltd will guide you through everything you need to know to build a confident, compliant, and resilient approach to data protection in your business. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your practices, each session is designed to build your understanding step-by-step.
Farm Business Support Programme: Webinar Recordings
This programme is a designed to help farm businesses understand where they are now, where they want to be next, and how to make confident decisions in a fast-changing industry. The focus is simple: real world, farm focused business skills that can be applied straight back at home.