WELL-connected businesses throughout Bury are benefiting from broadband.

For a study backed by Bury and Bolton councils shows that broadband Internet services can bring increased revenues of up to 50 per cent for small and medium-sized (SMEs) enterprises.

Results of the study show that those firms not connected to broadband are putting themselves at a serious competitive disadvantage. They are missing out on a significant potential increase in revenue in addition to cost savings and a better home-work balance.