Quickline has teamed up with charity Run With It in a three-year partnership that will help fund its expansion south of the Humber, alongside enrichment days to boost key work skills for young people.
Devon-based IT support firm Lineal has linked up with Jurrasic Fibre to boost broadband for companies in the West Country.
Jurassic Fibre's £250m network already includes rural towns and communities such as Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Bude, Exmouth, Honiton, Okehampton, Sidmouth, Sowton, Taunton, Wellington and Yeovil.
Lineal MD Mike Matthews said: "Every day our Technical Support teams encounter businesses depending on ever more cloud-based technology and requiring faster connection speeds."