Comments on: East Midlands eBusiness Club Funding Cuts

By: Paul 'Spike' Reddington

Paul 'Spike' Reddington — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:26 +0000

Looks like the car industry and ‘Homebuy’ are getting the dosh.
See http://tinyurl.com/dhcz9m
Spike

By: Peter Fedorow

Peter Fedorow — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:24:30 +0000

I have found these courses to be of great benefit over the years; as well as providing valuable training they are also an excellent platform for getting to know what other businesses are doing – a true example of effective networking and bringing local businesses together. What are the reasons for withdrawing the funding other than “the cuts”? Maybe we should ask EMDA what funding plans they have in other areas to get a balanced view?

By: bernie pedley

bernie pedley — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:05:52 +0000

i had a serious head injury which forced me to stop teaching. i had to start my own business as an entertainer. hence the website is invaluable. i was able to attend one of the optimization courses, which really opened my eyes. i thought my site was great but it wasn’t. susan explianed important points in a none technical way. how else can a new fledgling business get help. it cannot afford large fees? but beyond that it was a great course. i would like to do another

By: Paul 'Spike' Reddington

Paul 'Spike' Reddington — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:48:37 +0000

What a poor show to cut the very lifeline businesses need in these challenging economic times. A bit of budgetary re-prioritisation required please emda!

By: Ebusinessclub Funding Cut - Web 2.0 Surgery

Ebusinessclub Funding Cut - Web 2.0 Surgery — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:54:53 +0000

[...] fact that the courses offered are free. It appears that this may be about to change in August as funding from EMDA is withdrawn. If you have benefited from the support of ebusinessclub in the past it would be a kind gesture to [...]

By: jacqui sesstein

jacqui sesstein — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:43:08 +0000

these courses have been of benifit to such a wide business base I don’t understand when it works well why the funding then ceases?