BCC AND BT PARTNERSHIP HELPS UK SMALL BUSINESSES TO GROW THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
23/05/07 | 10:10
It’s a known fact that many businesses find it difficult to cut through the complexity of today’s technologies and really understand the true advantages that it offers. Therefore the BCC, in partnership with BT, have designed this programme of events to enable organisations to understand the right technologies to adopt for their business, and how they stand to benefit from their investment in the future.
The BCC and BT will run 12 seminars for small and medium-sized business members (SMEs) through Local Chambers in the Accredited Chamber Network. The series will begin in May and will run through until February 2008. The events are titled “Making IT & Communications Work for You”, and will benefit businesses by explaining how to:-
- Get the best value from telephone calls and systems
- Make broadband transform your communications
- Integrate mobile solutions for people on the move
- Make your IT & Comms safe, secure and easy to manage
- Understand how Convergence brings all your IT & Comms needs together
To find out more about the series, and understand more about how your business can benefit from adopting the right technologies, please go to http://www.chamberonline.co.uk/business_services/technology/index.html
BCC Managing Director, John Dunsmure, said: “Anyone in business today knows you need all the help you can get to remain competitive. But it can be hard to tell the difference between tools and services that can truly transform your business from those that simply end up being a blackhole for money and time. Avoiding attractive sounding technology fads can be very difficult. These practical seminars with BT will help our members profit from powerful communications practices and the technologies that make them possible. Most importantly, we will show that big or small these practices will benefit you all.”
Bill Murphy, MD of BT Business added: "BT has always sought to be at the forefront not just of technology but also of successful business communications. These seminars offer a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate how current business thinking and technology can help to transform the backbone of British business – the small business community. We look after thousands of small business customers and we know how hard it can be to keep up with current trends. This series is designed to be an efficient way to get your hands on inspiring new approaches and the technologies that make them possible.”
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MEDIA CONTACT:NOTES TO EDITORS:1. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the authentic voice of British businesses. The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people.
2. BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in more than 160 Countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale. In the year ended 31 March 2005, BT Group's revenue was £18,623 million withprofit before taxation of £2,354 million. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt