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To help UK SMEs speed up in the slowdown, Google has partnered with the local councils below to run seminars.

These seminars will showcase the latest digital solutions available to local businesses to get online and are specifically aimed at small businesses who wish to increase their revenues and reach new customers online.

Forthcoming seminars aimed at small businesses in the local community are as follows:

• Sheffield City Council, 12th October. Register here
• Edinburgh City Council, 5th November
• Hillingdon Council, 10th November. Register here

In addition, you can check out the following resources and share with local businesses to help them speed up in the slowdown:

• Google UK Online Advertising Toolkit: This one stop resource has sections on how to reach more customers, build a brand, optimise site conversions and generate revenue from a website.
• Download the Google ‘Survival of the Fastest’ Guide (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Visit youtube.com/survivalofthefastest, the YouTube business channel to learn how the industry’s leading thought leaders are responding to the current economic climate.