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Small & Medium Enterprises

Technology for SMEs

Discover resources specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to leverage technology for growth. We understand the unique challenges SMEs face, from limited budgets to resource constraints, and provide practical, scalable solutions.

Our SME-focused content covers accessible technologies, cost-effective digital tools, and strategies that deliver quick wins without requiring massive investments. Learn how other SMEs have successfully adopted AI, cloud computing, and data analytics to compete with larger organisations.

Whether you’re looking to improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, or explore new business models, our resources help SMEs make informed technology decisions. We focus on practical implementations that deliver measurable value and can scale as your business grows.

CEO speaks at European Manufacturing Conference

CEO speaks at European Manufacturing Conference

CEO Ruth Kearney will speak at the 2024 European Manufacturing Conference to be held in Brussels this month.

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STRADA Project Empowers Women in Manufacturing with Leadership Programme

STRADA Project Empowers Women in Manufacturing with Leadership Programme

Co-funded by EIT Manufacturing, Strada provides leadership tools to women in manufacturing to tackle the gender gap in the industry. Nightingale HQ is a core partner and also leads the Leading Digitalisation masterclass.

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Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference hightlights

Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference hightlights

It was great to contribute to the Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition Titanic Exhibition Centre last week. I was there to talk about our approach to greener software, to promote Strada and to network with the wider manufacturing community.

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Wales tech scale-up collaborate with steel manufacturers to make production greener

Wales and Ireland-based technology business, Nightingale HQ (NHQ) has supported a major UK & EU consortium as it looks to make reinforcement steel manufacturing greener. The collaboration includes steel manufacturers Midland Steel and Bastal AS, Kuka Robotics, civil engineers OCSC and research partners VTT. The project is funded by EIT Manufacturing and Innovate UK.

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NHQ joins consortium to make steel industry greener

NHQ joins consortium to make steel industry greener

Technology business Nightingale HQ have won funding with a European consortium to make steel manufacturing greener.

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Nightingale HQ meets German manufacturers and tech founders

Nightingale HQ meets German manufacturers and tech founders

In an effort to increase visibility of UK technology start-ups the Welsh and UK governments participated in Start-up BW conference in Batten-Württemberg Germany this September.

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Smart Data in Manufacturing - Germany

Smart Data in Manufacturing - Germany

In our efforts to expand in the German markets and partner with the Mittelstand or SME manufacturers, our CEO Ruth Kearney will be presenting at the Smart Data in Manufacturing event in Darmstadt on the 7th of July 2022.

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Nightingale HQ to speak at leading Irish manufacturing conference

Nightingale HQ to speak at leading Irish manufacturing conference

This year the Nightingale HQ team will be attending the Conference on Digitalisation of Manufacturing lead by IDEAM Cluster and taking place in the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in Limerick, Ireland. The event takes place on 15 – 16 June and will bring together a host of local and international manufacturers, and technology providers from across Ireland and the UK.

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Advancing Digitalisation in the Midlands

Advancing Digitalisation in the Midlands

CEO Ruth Kearney to speak at Advanced Technologies Industries & Manufacturing Cluster.

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