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North East Expo · 4 November 2026

Plan it. Prioritise it.

Thanks for joining our Chamber Showcase talk on digital transformation. Here is a free check to find your first quick win.

From the talk

Three things to take away

Understand before you build

Map how an enquiry really becomes cash, with the people who do the work. It is hard to improve a process nobody has written down.

Fix one flow, end to end

Score every idea on impact and effort. Start with a quick win, finish it properly, and train the people who use it.

Measure, then decide

Pick one number to move. If it moved, take the next quick win or plan a big bet.

Free digital readiness check

Where should you start?

Twelve questions across the five pillars from the talk, plus the foundations. It takes about three minutes, and you see your quick wins straight away. Nothing is sent unless you choose to.

Process and security

1.How well is your journey from enquiry to payment written down?

2.How often is the same information typed into more than one system?

3.Which security basics do you have in place?

Cloud

4.Where do your core systems and files live?

5.How are your systems and files backed up?

Data

6.Can you see today’s key numbers (sales, jobs, cash) without building a spreadsheet?

7.How much does your team trust the numbers in your systems?

Automation

8.How are invoices raised and chased?

9.How are routine tasks such as bookings, confirmations and reminders handled?

AI

10.How does your team use AI tools today?

Customer experience

11.Can customers book, buy or pay online?

12.Do customers get automatic updates, such as order status or appointment reminders?

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