Experian Business Express Credit Reports (PAYG)
Instantly credit check a UK business online.
Staffordshire Chamber members or customers are entitled to 50% discount on one off credit checks.
Experian business credit reports enable you to instantly check a company online, allowing you to make quick and informed decisions about potential customers and suppliers. Single business credit reports give you quick and simple access to online business reports and directors information.
Know who you’re dealing with
- By checking your customers
- By checking the people behind a business
- By checking your suppliers
Get paid on time
- By knowing if a company is financially stable
- By seeing a company’s credit rating
- By finding out how quickly a business pays its invoices
- Published in Finance & Funding, Marketing & Digital Innovation
The Information Technology Business Enhancement Programme
What is the ITBEP?
The Information Technology Business Enhancement Programme (ITBEP) is aimed at Small and Medium enterprises, including Sole Traders, based in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. These businesses will receive advice and information on using Information Technology to become more efficient and productive. Businesses will be supported to maximise their digital potential and competitiveness, enabling sustainable growth.
Who is running ITBEP?
The ITBEP will be delivered in partnership by Staffordshire County Council and the Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce. The Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce will employ two Digital Advisors through this programme.
How is it funded?
The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund until March 2023.
How will it work?
When a business has signed up for the programme a Digital Advisor will visit them at their place of work (or virtually) and carry out an audit of how they are using Information Technology. This will include website, social media, software and cloud services, as well as other areas. Following the audit, a report will be produced detailing recommendations of how the business could better use Information Technology, the business will receive a copy and the County Council will receive a copy to assist with evaluation purposes.
The Digital Advisor will have a follow up meeting with the business to check on progress and to offer support. The timescales for the follow up meetings will be discussed with the business at the initial meeting. The advisors will be available before and after the follow up meeting to support the business.
If there is a lack of Broadband available, the business will be signposted to the Superfast Broadband project at Staffordshire County Council, to see if there are any Government or commercial options to have the infrastructure installed.
How does this fit in with the bigger picture?
The ITBEP proposal aligns positively with the objectives and priorities of the National Industrial Strategy and the emerging Local Industrial Strategy for the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Local Enterprise Partnership area.
This is reflected further in the government’s UK Digital Strategy which seeks to help every UK based business be more productive through the adoption of digital technologies, by maximising existing support programmes and identifying gaps in provision and overcoming barriers to adopting digital methods.
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Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub
A free diagnostic service covering all aspects of your business whatever stage you are at.
The Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub encourages different business support partners to work together to ensure that they put the needs of the client business first. As part of the Growth Hub service, experts from the Chamber are available to provide face-to-face advice to local businesses and to signpost them to specialised support such as HR, finance and funding, marketing, growth and starting a business.
As part of the Growth Hub service, experts from the Chamber are available to provide face-to-face advice to local businesses and to signpost them to specialised support such as HR, finance and funding, marketing, growth and starting a business.
Call 0300 111 8002 or visit www.stokestaffsgrowthhub.co.uk
- Published in Start-Up & Grow
Experian B2B Prospector
Experian B2B Prospector helps you find new customers fast. Your small business marketing relies on up-to-date business marketing data. Knowing that your data is segmented and targeted to your most profitable business prospects means you can lower your marketing costs and conduct your sales campaigns with confidence.
Staffordshire Chamber members or customers are entitled to a 30% off any purchases made.
Choose exactly the kind of businesses you’re looking for, review them before you buy and start contacting them immediately – by email, phone or through the post.
Build a list of your ideal prospects with Experian B2B Prospector
- Over 5.3 million UK businesses with names, postal addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses
- Segment, target, and tailor your list by geography, business type, turnover, number of employees and many more
- Set a specific number of contacts to suit your budget.
- Free Data Validator to ensure you fulfil your GDPR obligations by checking data you have purchased from Experian’s B2B Prospector
Enhance data you have by adding up to 60 data variables to help you get better insight and help segment your existing portfolio. Also provides a FREE data profile report.
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Digital Advisor
Are you looking for help on how to make the best use of the digital landscape for your business? Would you like to know how to effectively use social media, improve your online footprint or set up a digital storefront? The Chamber’s Digital Advisor is here for you.
Contact us today to arrange a consultation about your business needs and get help setting up a roadmap to make the most use of the range of tools available online to promote your business and increase sales.
The Digital Advisor can help you create plans and strategy for any level of confidence. Whether you are looking to launch a website, make it easier for prospective customers to find you, create a social media presence that matches your company ethos, or need help choosing the best platform to sell your products online direct to customers – we can help. With a range of knowledge on these topics and more, get started today with utilising new channels to promote your business.
- Published in Marketing & Digital Innovation
GROWTHmapper® High Growth
Are you looking to scale-up your business? You can take your company further with a GROWTHmapper® High Growth on-line diagnostic.
A market-leading diagnostic and coaching tool, GROWTHmapper® High Growth is designed to identify the key issues facing your business at its current stage of development and give you priorities for action to achieve its growth potential. GROWTHmapper® is accessed via an online questionnaire that can be filled out by an individual or members of your senior management team.
The results are analysed through a range of coaching tools that identify key business issues, alignment of your management team, and strengths and weaknesses, as well as “slow burn” areas for development. Your results will be analysed and delivered by an experienced GROWTHmapper® advisor who can help you gain insight into the current state of your business, your benchmarks and develop a growth strategy. It’s an ideal stepping-stone to increase growth, while learning more about your company’s culture.
Take the next step towards growing your business – contact Richard Brace at richard.brace@staffordshirechambers.co.uk to get started, or call the Growth Hub on 0300 111 8002
- Published in Start-Up & Grow