Cosmic; along with Devon County Council and Somerset County council brought their I.T.Clinic; a free event for small businesses to learn how the latest, affordable technologies can work for them to Cullompton. The event aimed to reach out to local business people to help them take advantage of cheap or sometimes even free hardware, software or Internet based options.
The drop in event was organised by Cosmic, an ethical IT Company based in Ottery St Mary and took place in The Kings Head in Cullompton and ran through the day and offered half hour drop in workshops on areas such as how to sell online, website effectiveness, mobile working and using social media for business. Everything was delivered in plain English, supported by help sheets, documentations and all complimented by free coffee, tea and cakes of course!
Cosmic’s team of friendly Digital Mentors were on hand to talk to visitors and answer questions all day. The day included displays and demonstrations on topics such as video communication over the Internet, mobile working, free alternatives for word processing, email, file storage and more and gave people a chance to learn about the Cullompton ‘Hub’ – a new, modern, flexible low cost workspace in the heart of the town and Jelly sessions, casual work events for home based workers to come together to work, socialize and network.
Visitors were encouraged to bring along their laptops to a free surgery with a Digital Mentor, to resolve anyproblems they had and and indeed many problems were solved on the day!