Communications & Keeping in Touch - Communication Partner
Channel: CREATE - Connecting Rural Enterprise for A Transnational Economy
Date: 2013-09-27

September 24th 2013
TBC Building, Hereford, UK

On 23 and 24 September 2013, Herefordshire Council hosted international delegates for the launch of CREATE, a project which will deliver a full package of advice and support to help small to medium businesses fully exploit the potential of faster broadband.

The project, which has secured £1.3m of INTERREG IVB North West Europe(NWE) funding, is being led by Herefordshire Council with partners from ERNACT, VOKA the West Flanders Chamber of Commerce from Belgium, Nièvre Numérique in France, Scottish 
Enterprise and Mid-West Ireland. 
The launch event brought together delegates from across Europe, including parliamentary representatives, businesses and partner organisations, to hear more about the project and help shape its programme.

Support and advice through the CREATE project will be free to SMEs and will include:
- Specialist support through business advisors
- Access to e-guides providing ideas on how to use broadband effectively
- Access to virtual cloud clusters enabling businesses to collaborate with others regardless of their location.
- Access to specialist experts to help businesses up-skill, network and collaborate to develop new products and markets.