Portal
A web portal is a web site that provides visitors with
information and leads them to many related sources of
information, support, products and services in a particular
category or business sector.
West
Midlands IT Association
A membership, information, communication and opportunities web
portal for IT companies within the West Midlands region of the
UK
East
Midlands Business Incubation Network
A membership, information and support web portal for new and
early-stage business based in business incubation units
throughout the East Midlands region of the UK.

East Midlands Incubation Network
The East Midlands Incubation Network (EMIN) consists of a large number
of diverse start-up and young businesses located in many incubation
centres around the region. The portal was developed to support these
businesses, providing targeted advice and assistance in an easily
accessible and cost-effective manner.
This portal has many similarities
to the West Midlands IT Association portal that we also developed but
additionally contains many unique elements to cater for the needs of
its wider membership, including service providers and
intermediaries, such as Business Links, Legal and Accounting firms,
banks and regional business leaders.
A unique feature of the portal
is the MyEMIN areas that are customised for, and managed by, individual
members, enabling a custom view of the information on the site to be
assembled. Another innovation is the instant messaging system, where
members are able to exchange messages in real time with other members
who are logged in at the same time. Each member is able to maintain a
list of personal contact to enable groups with common business
interests to be constructed and maintained.
Related links
www.emincubation.co.uk