SPONSORS
Make It Cheaper
Established in 2007, Make It Cheaper is the number one destination for businesses to get a better deal on their utilities and other services. Based in Central London with 110 staff, the self-styled ‘saving experts for business’ receive more enquiries and arrange more new contracts than any other business price comparison service. These include the business customers of major domestic price comparison services with whom Make It Cheaper has partnerships, as well as many trade associations and charity membership organisations. Acting on behalf of all these customers with total impartiality and free-of-charge, Make It Cheaper offers year-on-year savings across a range of products including: business energy, telecoms, insurance and merchant services (chip & pin). By switching suppliers or helping to renegotiate deals with existing ones, it will typically save over 30% of costs – as well as a considerable amount of time that its customers can then spend on running their businesses. Make It Cheaper is currently ranked 39th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.
Make it Cheaper – The Saving Experts For Business
Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Assembly Government is pleased to sponsor Doug Richard and his team in delivering a series of three one day bootcamps across Wales for small businesses that want to grow their business fast online under ‘School for Startups Wales’.
These free practical events provide the Welsh Assembly Government with the opportunity to demonstrate to the small business community how the wider use of new technologies, faster broadband and exploiting the internet can yield real benefits, aid business growth and help renew the Welsh economy.
Santander
Santander Corporate, Commercial & Business Banking understands that both new and fast growing small businesses need a helping hand and we’re committed to providing that support.
That’s why we were the only bank to publicly declare our lending targets following the conclusion of negotiations with the Government under Project Merlin. In 2010, Santander increased lending by 26% and in 2011 we have committed to boost lending by a further 20%,providing an additional £6.7bn to the corporate sector, £4bn of which is earmarked for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
In our endeavour to deliver quality service to businesses, those with a turnover below £1m can enjoy business current accounts, instant access and fixed term deposit accounts that are recognised as the No. 1 best buy for business customers. In 2010, we supported nearly 90,000 businesses to start-up or expand with great value day-to-day business banking. We believe this is why Santander has been named Business Bank of the Year for three consecutive years by Business Moneyfacts.
Santander also understands the importance of supporting and encouraging enterprise in terms of social and economic growth – This is why we are setting up an SME Foundation to support fast growing businesses through training and mentoring, as well as providing regional growth funding.
We’re also taking part in initiatives such as the Scottish Loan Fund and continue to help ourcustomers to access the latest SME funding schemes in close partnership with the EuropeanInvestment Bank (EIB) and the Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Scheme.
As a growing challenger in the business banking market we are proud sponsors of the Enterprising Academic and great supporters of the School for Start Ups.
