A huge number of small businesses are struggling to digitise how they operate despite a wide range of supports being in place.
According to a new survey as many as 90,000 businesses with fewer than 50 employees, 26%, are still grappling with how to make best use of going online.
The rate of those yet to digitise is even higher, 30%, when it comes to microenteprises – businesses with nine or fewer employees.
Business improvement consultancy LeanBPI carried out the research as part of its Digital Readiness Assessment, a digital fitness check for small businesses launched in May and distributed to businesses in partnership with the Local Enterprise Office Network.
The assessment helps small enterprises to understand their current capabilities and benchmark them against others.
It produces a readiness profile, from Pioneer to Avoider, and advises the business on what their next steps should be.
The company say their feedback from 147 small business shows there is a strong demand …