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Museum 2 business
This is a partnership between MLA East Midlands and Renaissance East Midlands and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to provide business development information and support to East Midlands museums in ERDF Objective 2 areas. The programme aimed to help museums explore some of their business systems and operations and to incorporate some of the positive aspects of business including long term planning, making business decisions, use of IT and effective budgeting.
The museum 2 business (M2B) programme began in October 2006 and ran to June 2008. Support and advice for museums in Objective 2 areas was available throughout this time.
In addition, Selina Fellows, Retail & Marketing Consultant, was commissioned to research and recommend opportunities for museums to use e-commerce to trade and market their attractions. One of the key findings of Selina's report is the need to engage with the internet as a business tool - whether as a marketing tool to reach new audiences or as a commercial tool to offer goods and services.
The report, executive summary and appendices are available to download below:
MLA East Midlands M2B e-commerce report Dec 2007 (2438 kb) ![[pdf]](http://emmlac-live.torchboxapps.com/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif){kind=icon}
MLA East Midlands M2B e-commerce report Exec Summary Nov 2007 (396 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report LIST OF APPENDICES (27 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 1 Brief (215 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 2 People consulted (79 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 3 Museum list (615 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 4 Useful links (318 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 6 Crich (83 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 7 Northeast (131 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 8 Leicestershire (365 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 9 Digital collections (86 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 10 e-commerce check list (142 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 11 Online retail (98 kb)
MLA East Midlands e-commerce report APPENDIX 12 Online payment (263 kb)
The Museum 2 Business programme has also developed a matrix of organisations and others who can provide business-related support and training and a toolkit outlining ideas for business improvements for museums and highlighting the kind of support that is available. The toolkit is now available on this website.
