CDI Alliance has been working with Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Business Lincolnshire & Lincolnshire County Council to help them identify digital concerns that effect the Visitor Economy. Ongoing work has identified that “over half of tourism businesses” in Lincolnshire are “interested in improving their digital adoption” as they see this as a way of

Our new training programme is set to empower employees in York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Having successfully delivered business support programmes across the North of England over the last 10 years, we are thrilled to begin delivering a training programme to support individual employees in York, North Yorkshire & East Riding. We’ve been appointed

Now’s the time to reach out to your customers with digital marketing! 12th April is a date many of those in the tourism businesses are eager to reach. After months of the visitor economy being virtually dormant, there’s a glimmer of hope for the future. All being well, pubs and restaurants will be able to

You’ve spotted that your local authority is looking for creatives like you to support them on a project. Before you can get stuck into creating commissioned art or working with members of the community, you’ll usually need to bid for a tender. If this is new to you, the language and long pages of requirements

While Zoom & Teams calls do the job, there’s potential to create a much more immersive, interactive and igniting experience when hosting a conference online. In this blog, we share what we’ve learnt from organising the highly successful launch of Spark Grimsby, as part of the Grimsby Creates programme: the Cultural Development Fund programme that

Why you need a business action plan to thrive after Covid-19 There’ll be no doubt that as the pandemic rolls on, you’ll need drastic change in your business to survive, revive and thrive. But how do you do this successfully while keeping your team and customers on board? In our recent sessions for the Humber

We are soon to begin local business development activities in the Grimsby area after being appointed by the Cultural Development Fund for North East Lincolnshire Council. Grimsby Creates will be a fantastic addition to our existing programmes in Yorkshire and Humber. We will be working with creative industries including architecture, IT, fashion, photography, theatre and

Making sure you have your devices, data and systems protected from cyber-attacks should be a crucial part of your business’ resilience strategy. Why you need to think about cybersecurity 22% of Businesses and 32% of Charities have already had a cyber incident, which has cost them on average between £5k to £22k either to resolve

With a steep unemployment and redundancy peak following Covid-19, we unpack how a business support programme can not only help individual businesses but create economic prosperity for the region. Creating jobs when businesses grow Business support programmes ultimately help SMEs in your region to grow, supporting them with everything from marketing to finances and HR

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed our trusted associate, Deborah Goodall, as our new Associate Director here at CDI Alliance. Deborah has already worked with us for 3 years, delivering insightful masterclasses and empowering consultancy that has helped small businesses flourish. With her 25 years’ experience of growing businesses through effective marketing