COVID-19 Digital Selling Capability Grants Available to Northern Ireland SMEs
COVID-19 Digital Selling Capability Grants Available to Northern Ireland SMEs
The COVID-19 Digital Selling Capability Grant (DSCG) is provided and administered by Invest Northern Ireland.
The purpose of the fund is to help small or medium-sized Northern Ireland retailers or wholesalers prepare for growth, develop their customer base and find new markets by enhancing their digital offering, building e-commerce capability and increasing online sales.
Applications will be accepted from businesses based in Northern Ireland employing 10 or more full-time equivalent staff, with an existing online presence such as a business website or social media channels.
Grants can be used for accessing consultancy services or expertise from a digital marketing or e-commerce supplier to:
Carry out best practice research to identify relevant benchmarks.
Review current digital marketing capabilities and online sales channels.
Develop a digital marketing strategy to maximise online presence.
Develop an e-commerce strategy to drive sustainable growth in online sales.
Implement an enhanced online e-commerce system or improvements to an existing e-commerce solution for the business.
Provide in-house training and knowledge transfer to develop the digital marketing and e-commerce capability of employees.
Improve integration and automation with existing e-commerce systems.
Businesses can access a maximum grant of £20,000 to support 50% of eligible costs for projects with a minimum eligible expenditure of £10,000.
The deadline for applications is 7 October 2020 (18:00 BST).
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