{"id":23587,"date":"2022-07-26T14:47:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=23587"},"modified":"2022-07-26T14:47:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:47:53","slug":"help-to-grow-digital-scheme-could-benefit-1-2-million-uk-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/help-to-grow-digital-scheme-could-benefit-1-2-million-uk-businesses\/23587\/","title":{"rendered":"Help to Grow: Digital scheme could benefit 1.2 million UK businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Help to Grow: Digital<\/a> software scheme eligibility has been expanded to businesses with at least one employee, meaning 1.2 million businesses could benefit.<\/h2>\n

A flagship government scheme, named \u2018Help to Grow: Digital,\u2019 has the potential to slash the price of leading software, boost productivity and help to grow UK\u2019s small businesses and encourage digital innovation<\/a>. However, now the scheme will benefit even more firms starting 25 July 2022.<\/p>\n

With Customer Relationship Management software proven to boost firms\u2019 productivity by 18% on average, the Help to Grow: Digital scheme offers businesses discounts worth up to \u00a35,000 on approved software.<\/p>\n

Previously, only businesses with more than five employees were eligible for the scheme. From today, businesses with at least one employee are now eligible to benefit. This boosts the number of eligible businesses by 760,000, now reaching up to 1.24 million.<\/p>\n

Help to Grow Digital: Expanding aid to smaller businesses<\/h3>\n

To qualify for the financial discount through Help to Grow: Digital, businesses can be from any business sector, however, must meet all four of the following criteria:<\/p>\n