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On these pages are details of companies and organisations with whom we work closely. In addition you will find a set of useful links to other areas on the Internet that, we believe, will be of interest and use to you; please make full use of them. Whilst each of these sites have been visited and used extensively by Universal, because we have no control over them, we cannot be held liable for any of the content or advice contained thereon; we offer them for your use in good faith. Should you find that any of the links do not work, please let us know and we will do our best to resolve the issue. |
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Small Business Support If you are a small business (under 10 employees), then you may be entitled to free business support or training. Universal is able to offer this directly through its Associateship with a number of local Enterprise Agencies delivering ChamberLink services to the business community.
There is also plenty of support and information to be obtained at the Chamberlink website www.c-b-e.co.uk For information, Microsoft have produced their own Small Business website. It is full of good, sound, common sense advice and can be found at www.bcentral.co.uk The Internet Should you be considering building your own website and are based in Tameside, then consider talking to the team at e-Tameside first as, whilst there are no longer grants available they are still able to offer advice. www.tameside.gov.uk/etameside/index.html If your business is based in Tameside, then why not consider a page on the Tameside Business website (www.tamesidebusiness.co.uk). This is a free service supported by both TMBC and Manchester University. You can easily set up a mini website (linked to your main one) giving you more exposure to the Tameside (and wider) business community. For further information, please contact the E-Tameside business team 0161 342 2508. Should you wish to have your website designed by the professionals, then we can recommend As One New Media (who created this website). They are thoroughly professional whilst retaining a sense of humour. Their website can be found at www.asone.co.uk Networking Opportunities Would your company benefit from extra business? Would your company benefit from meeting other business owners to share their knowledge, expertise and contacts? Or meeting new clients, customers, service providers? Well, we believe that Networking is one of the best ways to do business – at its best, it means that when you ring someone they are expecting your call, thus increasing your chance of actually obtaining the business; in addition, it means that you have an unpaid sales force out there working on your behalf to help increase business. We are members of a number of such organisations…
Each of which offer us different opportunities to increase not only our business opportunities, but also to be able to offer our clients a far wider range of support than would otherwise be possible. IT Support If we have a problem with our hardware systems, networks or need to increase what we have, then rather than doing it ourselves (and risk becoming “Jacks of All Trades”), we use JL Services – based locally to us in Denton, they are not only very good at what they do, but also have the ability to explain complex problems without using jargon… you can understand what they mean! In addition, they offer good sound advice. To contact them directly, send an email to info@jlservices.co.uk Recently, we have also been working with EvaluateIT Small Business Computer Help. This virtual IT department offers IT advice and free technical support to individuals with their own small business and those who are thinking of starting up in business. Their website can be found at: www.evaluateit.co.uk Other links and partner organisations For a number of years, now, we have been closely involved with the Insurance Institute of Manchester (www.iim-manchester.co.uk ) both in writing a regular IT Tips and Tricks page, but also running seminars and workshops. The idea behind the Insurance Institute of Manchester is to provide a support service of vitality and relevance to personal and professional development of individual members, enhancement of the local insurance industry in the Manchester Business community, and promotion of the work of the CII We are also associated with the Engineering Employers Federation or, as it is now known… EEF Northwest. The EEF is the largest sectoral employers' organisation in the UK, with close to 6,000 members. EEF North West is a leading member of the federation with over 800 companies across the region - from owner operated businesses to the largest multi-national companies in the world. If your business is involved in the environmental and land-based sector, then you may be interested to know about LANTRA – their website can be found at www.lantra.co.uk Lantra has developed Lantra CourseFinder, a new training referral and booking service available for businesses and individuals. Lantra CourseFinder details sector specific and generic training courses delivered from hundreds of training providers across the country. If you need training outside of our areas of expertise, please visit www.lantracoursefinder.co.uk or call 0845 707 8007. |
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