Andrew Griffith MP welcomed top silicon valley giant, Google, to Arundel Town Hall on Friday (23rd) for a ‘Google Garage’ teach-in event aimed at supporting local businesses and individuals in improving their digital skills.
The free event which Andrew helped to arrange was attended by 35 local businesses, entrepreneurs, and community groups. They received a day of workshops and one to one mentoring from experts to help them grow their online presence.
Google Garage is a multi-million-pound investment in free digital skills training for adults in the UK. Over the last five years the Google Garage programme has trained over 800,000 small businesses and individuals, providing free digital skills training in person and online across more than 500 cities, towns and villages.
Andrew was pleased to speak with delegates during the event and praised the rich tapestry of local businesses and entrepreneurs that work together within the West Sussex economy. He highlighted the successful combination of a diverse range of locally based businesses being able to find a larger market or clients online.
Andrew joined one of the mentoring sessions with a Google expert to listen to the experiences of business owners. They provided positive feedback on the event and described how it will help them.
Andrew Griffith MP said:
“I was delighted to welcome top tech firm Google to the beautiful surroundings of Arundel Town Hall for their first South Downs event, and I was pleased to see so many local businesses taking advantage of the free skills training on offer. A digital presence is a useful way for our local businesses to expand their market and find new customers.”
