Free Websites | Free Networking | Cheaper Energy | Last Chance £1,000 Grant
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January 2012 Edition
Deal Detective aims to help you find what you need to run your business without you having to spend too much time and effort searching for the right suppliers. We do the legwork and it costs you nothing to check out the deals and services we highlight in Deal Detective our monthly bulletin.
This month features:
- Free Websites – “The UK’s most exciting web design and SEO promotion”
- How to get cheaper energy, telecoms, insurance and credit card services – with the biggest and best savings for business
- Networking on a shoe-string – where and how to network for free
- Last change £1,000 grant to develop you and your business – but act now before it ends
Free Websites! Yes Free Websites
Free Websites is a very very special promotion we have sourced for you. Get a totally free website or website revamp or website enhancement as part of a Search Engine Optimisation program and solve two problems for the price of one – you don’t have to worry about whether your web designer knows how to optimise your site and you don’t have to find someone who understands and can deliver good search engine performance, to get your site found.
Let’s face it, if you want your website to be seen you are going to need SEO and Internet Marketing support and there is no point in spending on a website if you don’t sort out your SEO. There is a third benefit as well – no large upfront lump sum to pay to get your website designed, you pay for the SEO service monthly which makes it all really affordable. It costs you nothing to find out more so complete our questionnaire and find out how to get a free website and push it into the limelight.
How to get it cheaper:
- energy, telecoms, mobiles, broadband, insurance, credit card services
You may have come across several people and services offering to reduce your energy costs and with prices soaring skyward it is important to get a good deal and keep your costs down. We can help you source cheaper energy, telecoms, broadband, insurance and credit card services and it will not cost you a penny to use our cost reduction service and we don’t take a share of the savings we secure.
If you are wanting to switch energy suppliers you are probably locked into a contact so you need to know how and when you can terminate your contact and you need to make the right choice, or you will end up paying over the odds for the next several years.
- Unlike household utilities, businesses are not free to switch suppliers at any time;
- 95% of businesses are in a contract which lasts 1-5 years;
- Suppliers offer attractive ‘new customer’ rates and penalise loyal customers with uncompetitive rates;
- A current rule of thumb is that – if you are paying anything over 10p/unit for electricity or over 4p/unit for gas – it would be worth taking some form of action
- If a business does not serve notice on its supplier it will be automatically rolled into a new contract typically on higher rates for another 1-2 years.
We can help you to terminate your energy contract at the right time and make sure that all the small print is complied with and get you cheaper telecom, mobile phones, broadband, insurance and merchant credit card services. Cheaper energy get the ball rolling.
Networking on a shoe-string
Networking has undoubtedly become a key means of making new business contacts and finding new clients. However it can be quite a financial and time commitment to join a new networking group and you don’t know if it is going to be right for you until you have tried it. If you’re not sure whether you want to make a commitment to be part of a local Chamber or the local BNI, or even if you have made the commitment but want to extend your network without spending more money, there are lots of opportunities for free or almost free networking. Here are some suggestions, including a few events that we are participating in.
- Business Biscotti - for regular networking check out whether there is a Business Biscotti near you. They run monthly breakfast meetings with a great continental breakfast. You are asked to make a small donation of £2 which is less than you would pay for the coffee and pastries they provide. And your donation goes to charity.
- Networking hosted by the major banks – many of the banks put on free networking events for their clients and the local community. Check with the banks local to you and they will most likely include you on their mailing list. I am participating as a panel member for the Metro Bank – the first high street bank to open in over 100 years. The event is called The Business Brains Trust and includes presentations from two London based business owners and a panel of specialist business advisors, plus a complementary breakfast - click here to find out more.
- Library sponsored workshops and seminars – several libraries including Westminster Libraries, The British Library and City Business Library put on seminars for their local business communities. These are a great opportunity to both extend your skills and make new business contacts.
Get a taste of what is on offer
Last Chance £1,000 Grant For Business Owners and Managers
Get some external help with growing your company and developing your leadership and management skills part funded through a government training scheme. The Leadership and Management funding is there to help business owners and managers build and grow their business over the next three years. But you need to act now as the current scheme is coming to an end and applications will close toward the end of February 2012. Read more and download an Application Form here or call Linda on 0771 9439 229.
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