Coronavirus Support: Manchester Digital to provide free membership

The coronavirus has had a serious impact on Greater Manchester’s technology sector and Manchester Digital is here to support the region and its businesses.

Manchester Digital’s COVID-19 revealed that for most businesses, the most impactful way the organisation could help was to use its platform and network to allow businesses to maintain an online presence and a connection with other businesses that may require their services.

For that reason, Manchester Digital has come the decision to offer free membership to the wider sector.

Benefits include:

• The promotion of a company’s news, initiatives or offers
• Helping to increase the audience attending a company’s online events and webinars
• Aiding business’s recruitment drive via access to a job board and enhanced profiling
• Access to research, resources and support
• The ability to connect and network with other members of Manchester Digital’s community
• The ability to feed into Manchester Digital’s lobbying work around business support for the tech sector during the Corona pandemic.

What else are Manchester Digital doing?

#MDTechCommunity Slack Channel – The organisation’s Slack channel boasts over 250 members and a dedicated #coronavirus channel in which members are sharing tips, advice, and camaraderie.

Content – Manchester Digital has also been creating content to help the sector, and will continue to do so. Some examples of the information it has shared can be found below.

• Coronavirus: What support is available for tech businesses?
• Coronavirus: Looking after employee’s mental health and wellbeing
• COVID-19: A list of useful resources
• Cyber Security Advice for businesses in response to COVID-19 
• Freelancer Hangout: COVID-19 advice for the self-employed

Want to raise your profile?

If you want us to help you to raise your profile, contact michael@manchesterdigital.com to arrange sharing your news, jobs or events on their site.