The IT firm providing affordable support to care homes and schools

Wall of Cyber is an IT solutions and consultancy firm dedicated to providing ethical, affordable and professional services.

Founded by Nile Cook, the company specialises in addressing the unique needs of local care homes and schools – organisations that don't have large IT budgets to work with.

Nile's business delivers reliable and cost-effective solutions, while committing to helping clients protect their digital data and stay cyber-secure.

How Grow London Local helped Nile

Lacking experience in some areas of business, Nile was particularly looking for support with networking and meeting people who could help him with important aspects such as marketing strategy and managing his finances.

Grow London Local Business Support Manager Edwina Hughes introduced Nile to networking groups and business advisers who would be able to provide the guidance and direction he was after.

Watch the video to find out about Nile's story.

Transcript

Tell us about your business.

My name is Nile Cook and I'm the director of Wall of Cyber Limited. We provide IT solutions for schools and care homes, and the idea is we do it in the most ethical and reliable fashion.

What are some challenges you face as a business owner?

I think one of the biggest challenges is probably managing finance. Making sure that I know what I'm doing as a new business, especially after recently registering as a limited business.

How were you introduced to Grow London Local?

Initially, I found out about Grow London Local by doing a quick search for "business development" and "business support" as well. It popped up and then I reached out.

How has Grow London Local helped your business?

The largest point of support for me has been the networking – being able to meet the right people.

Second to that, putting me in contact with people who can help me develop my business on a side of things that I have absolutely no idea about, that I can develop my marketing strategies with.

Having someone point me in that direction and then those people helping me out as part of the programme was great. It was amazing.

What advice would you give other small business owners in London?

The first thing I would say is have the confidence to reach out and don't try to do everything yourself. When I stepped back, reached out for the help and then received the support I needed, I then realised how I was doing things wrong.

When I met Edwina and the team at Grow London Local, they obviously came with a lot of experience. It's government backed, it's reliable and you know that the advice you're getting is reliable, good advice.

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