Connection Voucher Scheme News

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Executive search firm Hitchenor Wakeford is set for growth after obtaining a £3,000 upgrade to its web connection and gaining a 500 per cent increase in data capacity.

Hi-tech and digital businesses at Holbeck Urban Village have been awarded grants of £30,000 to get superfast broadband, boosting their productivity and potential for growth.

Leeds and Bradford top the league for most vouchers awarded, outside of London. Over 400 vouchers have been offered, which is the most out of the other 20 UK cities involved.

The online application form is now even easier - it's been shortened and should now take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete.

Landlords battle to get ahead using group applications for superfast broadband

Bradford Bulls became the 200 th business to benefit from the Superconnected Leeds Bradford broadband grant scheme.

Why Jonathan Sunderland of Kiss Graphics is recommending the scheme to other companies.

Over 1,100 businesses have now started the application process for the connection voucher scheme.

The Connection Vouchers scheme is part of National Government's £150M 'Superconnected Cities' programme. It's being administered here in Leeds and Bradford by the Local Authorities.

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Grant scheme helps 40 businesses across Leeds and Bradford, in first 8 weeks.

Grants to help businesses in Leeds and Bradford upgrade their broadband connection are now even easier to apply for, thanks to a series of changes to the way the connection vouchers scheme is run.

Coverage and take up of superfast broadband in the UK is better than all the leading European economies, according to new figures published this week by Ofcom in its European Broadband Scorecard.

Connection vouchers worth up to £3,000 are now available to small and medium-size businesses across Bradford and Leeds to cover the cost of upgrading to superfast broadband, offering SMEs the opportunity to transform the way they do business.

Businesses in Leeds and Bradford are to benefit from a £10 million share of the £100 million 'superconnected cities' programme.