Free business learning hub goes live in Norfolk
It's a one-stop-shop
Norfolk Chambers of Commerce and Norfolk County Council have launched Norfolk Knowledge Hub, a new free-to-view online business support and learning space to support local businesses recover and thrive.
At a time when we are all still getting used to life in a virtual world, many businesses have created digital recovery programs so that businesses can still get the support they need through training, webinars, networking, coaching and mentoring. However, as a business how do you find time to search for the information that you need when there is so much new content being launched online?
A collaboration between Norfolk Chambers of Commerce and Norfolk County Council has found the answer - The Norfolk Knowledge Hub.
The Norfolk Knowledge Hub is a knowledge and skills sharing platform for businesses. Businesses can share their knowledge on the Hub through videos, podcasts and articles, and can also access information to learn from other businesses. Content is continually being uploaded to the site so that the Hub is constantly evolving and growing. The Norfolk Knowledge Hub is a free-to-view on desktop and as a free downloadable phone App.
The Hub launches with two channels: Business Brilliance: A place to meet business experts who can help you get to where you want to be, from strategists for planning to creatives for marketing, and Business Broadcast: A place to be inspired, learn from other business leaders, and share your story on how you have developed, pivoted, faced challenges, and strengthened your business.
A Digital Academy channel is set to launch next month and will be the place where businesses and their employees can learn new skills, educate themselves on areas of business they need a little extra support with, and share their knowledge to help educate others.
Chris Sargisson, CEO of Norfolk Chambers of Commerce said:
"The aim is for the Norfolk Knowledge Hub to be a digital knowledge aggregator, so that businesses can simply access one website or app and easily find trusted information in one place. It's a business learning tool that has two functions: the first is to act as a business support and learning environment where essential, but often unknown, knowledge and contacts can be found to help businesses through, say the impact of Covid and Brexit (for example), and the second is to enable businesses who are creating digital content to share this on the Hub so that more people have access to it."
As a digital knowledge aggregator, Norfolk Knowledge Hub is open for businesses and the public sector to share their content with the wider business community. The Hub is home to videos, podcasts and articles that share knowledge in how a business has achieved something, or in sharing skills and strategies.
Cllr Graham Plant, Norfolk County Council cabinet member for Growing the Economy, said:
"This one-stop-shop means employees and business owners can quickly access relevant information in easy bitesize chunks. The Norfolk Knowledge Hub will be a useful helping hand particularly at a time when we're all having to deal with the ongoing effects of the pandemic and new regulations and ways of working. I'm very pleased we've been able to secure a grant of £113,000 from the Norfolk Strategic Fund to develop this forward-looking scheme and we have big ambitions it will grow and expand over time as we all work together to help strengthen Norfolk's economy."