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COSMIC comes of age – and offers free IT advice to East Devon Businesses
East Devon is the home of one of the UK's best social enterprises, and for 10 years now COSMIC has been delivering IT services and support to the community, individuals and businesses in the region. Plans are now underway to celebrate this landmark birthday for a social enterprise which grew from the local youth club into a top quality community businesses working right across the country. COSMIC are a not-for-profit company which aims “to encourage and develop the use, understanding and enjoyment of Information Technology for the benefit of individuals, businesses and communities.”
As part of our 10 th birthday celebrations, we are inviting Local businesses throughout East Devon to take advantage of our wide range of IT experience, at no charge, on Wednesday 19 th July in Ottery St Mary.
- Improve the efficiency of your administration. Clinics from our ECDL (‘European Computer Driving Licence’) trainers in whatever aspect of MS Office would have most impact on your business. Taster sessions available in internet and Email usage, digital photography, Macromedia Flash.
- Make your website effective. Our web developers can offer constructive advice on your existing website, or on your plans for a new website (including search engine performance, accessibility).
- Ensure your data is safe. Our technical support team will be offering consultancy on virus scanning, back-up policies, safe web and e-mail usage policies for your business.
- Help with your strategic planning for ICT. We offer a consultancy service which will bring you the latest thinking as well as a supportive and helpful approach to your IT challenges.
- See the latest equipment. We have the latest in hardware (pocket-sized servers, voice recognition software, pads that ‘translate’ handwriting into text on your PC). We have a range of accessibility tools that help make ICT available to disabled users.
- Learn how Multi Media can be used to bring your products and services to life. Learn more about animated presentations; CD and DVD Rom production; video and audio.
We are offering free half-hour one-to-one sessions for local businesses as outlined above. Please note it is essential to book in advance. To get the most from your visit, please provide us with as much prior information about your needs as possible. If there is no convenient booking available for you on the day, we aim to offer you an appointment at a later date.
How to book:
Call Nick Hall or Pete Goff on 01404 813226, or Email pete@cosmic.org.uk.
Please detail:
- Your name, business, role and contact details.
- Specific areas of interest (giving as much detail as possible)
- Most suitable time(s) from midday to 7pm.
For more information about COSMIC, please go to www.cosmic.org.uk
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