Digital Futures Cornwall

27/03/2026

Such an incredible morning at The Lost Gardens of Heligan today for Tech Connected with Tech Cornwall and sponsors Cornish Metals.

So many fantastic presentations about all the exciting and innovative things that the brilliant tech sector here in Cornwall are doing.

The focus today was on marine, agricultural and mining with 3deep Media, Farm Carbon Toolkit, The Rock Pool Project and Incredible Oceans, alongside Cornish Metals

But without a shadow of a doubt Jake Shaw-Sutton from Robotriks and his ragwort uprooting robotic dog stole the show!

27/03/2026

Great to be here in the brand new Seed Pod at The Lost Gardens of Heligan with Tech Cornwall for Tech Connected.

Lovely to see Bethany from Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Growth Hub and Jade from TECwomen and TECgirls amongst the packed audience.

23/03/2026

🌟 Powering People, Growing Talent: Hertzian’s Apprenticeship Success Story 🚀

We love seeing Cornwall’s tech businesses leading the way—especially when it comes to developing people.

Hertzian, an AI company that helps businesses understand customer feedback, has been investing in apprenticeships since the day they launched. And it’s paid off!

Their very first apprentice, Christian, has now grown into the Lead Developer—mentoring the tech team and helping new apprentices follow in his footsteps. ❤️

To make opportunities even more accessible, Hertzian created the Academy of AI, offering:
✨ T Levels
✨ Work placements
✨ Apprenticeships
✨ Real-world experience alongside their expert team

This is what people-powered growth looks like.

20/03/2026

📸 How Kay from Flux Studio Powered Up Her People Skills — and Her Bookings! 🚀

Meet Kay Barnes, the creative force behind Studio in West Cornwall.

She’s a videographer, content strategist — and now, thanks to two uplifting workshops with TECWomen CIC, she’s busier than ever!

Here’s how she boosted her business:
🌟 A personal branding masterclass helped her understand LinkedIn and show up with confidence. The result?
➡️ More enquiries
➡️ More visibility
➡️ More bookings!

🌟 A finance brunch for female founders gave Kay clarity around pricing, funding and financial sustainability as a freelancer.
“It’s been lovely chatting to other founders. It helped me feel confident that no question is silly.”

🌟 New skills + new connections = new opportunities
She’s already been booked to cover the Cornwall AI in Education Summit earlier this year!

Kay says:
“Stepping away from the desk to do these workshops has benefitted me so much more than staying at it. I’d encourage any business to Power Up their People.”

18/03/2026

☕ Local Success Story: How 108 Coffee Powered Up Their Digital Strategy! 🚀

We’re celebrating 108 Coffee House in Truro, and their amazing digital journey!

After taking time to refurbish their café earlier this year, owners Charlie and Dava wanted to bring customers back through the door. With support from Digital Futures Cornwall, they learned new digital skills and put them straight into action:

💥 A coffee promotion
💥 Their first-ever Facebook advert
💥 A boosted Instagram presence
💥 A new digital loyalty scheme
💥 Better use of customer and sales data

And it worked… REALLY well.
📊 October became their best month of revenue in five years!

👉 Read their story here https://www.digitalfuturescornwall.co.uk/brewing-success/

How 108 Coffee Powered Up Their Digital Strategy To Boost Sales

13/03/2026

We are proud to be sponsoring Inspiring Women Network's Gala for International Women's Day tomorrow night.

13/03/2026

Massive thanks to Sam at Idenna Creative for these fantastic photos. And a huge thank you to TECwomen for a wonderful afternoon and evening at Porthtowan last Friday (6 March) celebrating International Women’s Day and their UPLIFT programmes with a Pitch, Plunge and Party event.

13/03/2026

Our March newsletter has just landed in boxes with...

👉 Info on AI for Marketing and Instagram and YouTube webinars with Digital Peninsula Network

👀 Pictures from TECwomen's Pitch, Plunge and Party event last Friday

👉 A run down of events and training this month with Tech Cornwall and a look back to the celebration for the latest graduates from their Software Development Bootcamp

🔼 More Power Up Your People stories from Hertzian and Lands' End

👀 Plus some photos and graphics celebrating what the Digital Futures Cornwall partnership has achieved over the last year.

🌊 And our logo as Beach Art

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13/03/2026

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11/03/2026

💻 Developing digital skills is one of the most effective ways to strengthen Cornwall’s workforce for today and tomorrow. When teams feel confident using digital tools, organisations benefit from smoother processes, improved productivity, and better long‑term resilience.

Our new digital training ROI calculator helps local employers understand the potential value of upskilling their teams, showing clearly how investing in people can support growth across business in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

💻📈 Explore your projected return in minutes https://bit.ly/2026ROI

11/03/2026

The sun is shining, it feels like Spring is finally springing, and the beach is calling. It's amazing what you can find there sometimes. A HUGE THANK YOU to Bill Bartlett (Beach Art) for creating our logo in the sand last week. Love watching this...