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IT Skills Online

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If you or someone you know is looking to improve their IT skills to help them get back into work or startup their own business, Access To Business have some online programs that might be of interest to you or them.

If you’re reading this and think you know someone who would benefit from the courses below, but the don’t have any way to get online at the moment, or are not confident getting online, then contact us and we might be able to help them.

Basic Computer Skills

If you need help with the first steps to being online (turning a computer, phone or tablet on, getting connected, setting up an email account and so on) then the Future Digital Inclusion – Learn My way course is for you.

It’s module based and takes you through every step at your own pace and in a way you can understand and learn from.

Becoming More Confident Accenture Project

This project is aimed two groups of people: 

  1. Those with a current employment history (currently in work or have previously worked) including:
    • People aged 25+ years (i.e. not first-time job seekers) interested in building their digital confidence and capability – ready for future job opportunities, and less vulnerable in a digital world.
    • Helping people with low digital skills to build their digital skills and confidence to achieve their personal goals
    • Providing skills training for enterprise or employment
    • Supporting job-seekers 25+ years
    • Supporting people in full-time or part-time work to improve their job prospects.
  2. Young people:
    1. Skills to Succeed Academy – aimed at people aged 16-24 but also relevant for 25+ years
    2. Digital Skills online training programme – a partnership with Futurelearn
    3. Use of existing or new resources, including free online courses through Learn My Way.

Apps & Services – Make IT Happen

There are many modules here designed to teach you how to best use common apps and services such as the many Google services (GMail, Calendar, Docs…) Microsoft services (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint…) Photography, Online design tools (Canva) and more.

HMRC

And if you’re after help with Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credit, PAYE, VAT, National Insurance, JRS (Job Retention Scheme), Tax Returns and Furloughing, the HMRC Sessions are an excellent place to get the information you need.

How do I access the courses?

Simple, just call or email Jim Brennan or Simon Moore at Access To Business and they’ll get you sorted with log in details.

jim@access2business.co.uk
01902 572397
The Curve
81 Tempest Street
Wolverhampton, WV2 1AA

simon@access2business.co.uk
01902 572397
The Curve
81 Tempest Street
Wolverhampton, WV2 1AA
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If you need help getting started with technology, remember that we offer a range of services for new businesses, taking care of your IT needs so you can concentrate on what you do best.

We can sort out your IT needs with equipment, websites, email accounts, domain names and everything else IT related, that you might need to help your business flourish.

Email

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You’ve got mail…

In 1971, an engineer working on the ARPANET sent the first ever email from himself on the workstation he was sat at, to himself on the workstation sitting next to his. From this humble beginning email bloomed into the de-facto communication tool used world over.

How we use Email

The way in which email is used, and the technology used for sending and receiving emails, has changed only slightly since it’s conception. The internet boom of the early 1990’s saw email become the most popular form of communication between connected users. This was especially significant in business, where it quickly became a hindrance to business not to have an email account.

Free Email v Paid

Remember when the internet used to sound like this?

The growth of email was spurred by the boom in free web-based email accounts such as Freeserve, Hotmail, AOL and Gmail. Many users signed up with a free email account that they still use today. Hotmail (now Outlook) recently reported that 66% of email accounts created in the first three years of its service are still in daily use.

While having a @hotmail.com email address is fine for casual users, using a free email account for business is best avoided, not least because many free email accounts explicitly state that they are not to be used for business.

Having a registered domain name such as www.yourcompany.com gives you the opportunity to have a personalised email address such as sales@yourcomapny.com giving a much more professional look to your printed and published media.

Spam

It’s a matter of fact that spam exists and it’s practically impossible to have an email account that you use and not get spam of some kind or another. Some spam is going to be annoying unsolicited adverts, while more dangerous unwanted emails are linked to virus spreading or phishing attacks.

Being able to manage your inbound email gives you the ability to remove a lot of the junk before it gets to your inbox. You can also manage genuine emails better, filtering out and highlight potential new clients, service and sales emails from admin and other day-to-day communication.

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We can help you setup and manage your email every step of the way. We can help you if you decide to self host or use a hosted provider, with configuring your DNS records and setting up inbound and outbound email viruses scanning.

We can install a firewall to monitor incoming and outgoing emails for make sure confidential data is not being sent out without your knowledge, and to generate reports on your email so you can see which emails generate the best response from recipients.