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| www.t-mobile.co.uk/business |
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Choosing a mobile phone provider involves a lot more than simply buying a price plan. It’s a partnership. And it shouldn’t exist only when you need a plan or once a month when the bill arrives.
Our customers have asked us for flexible pricing, exclusive business extras and great network coverage alongside the best value voice and data plans and we have delivered these through our voice tariff Business 1 Plan, and web ‘n’ walk for your mobile data needs. Delivering best practice standards, T-Mobile supports our customers with dedicated business customer service teams and Account Managers. Contact T-Mobile today to discuss the right solution for your business |
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| Email businessenquiries@t-mobile.co.uk or call 0800 587 0097 |
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| www.abfa.org.uk |
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The Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA), formerly known as the FDA, is a UK based trade association representing an industry with over forty years experience of supplying much needed liquidity to UK businesses. Our Members provide factoring, invoice discounting and asset based lending. The ABFA’s Membership is comprised of 43 Full Members and 11 Group Members.
In the UK and Ireland alone, Members provided over £15 billion to over 48,000 businesses in the first three quarters of 2007. The industry’s clients serve primarily the manufacturing, distribution, transport and service sectors, and transact over £173 billion of clients' invoices each year.
The Association provides services to its Members, such as industry PR and advertising, statistics, networking events, lobbying and educational courses. As part of the ABFA structure, there is an Invoice Finance Group Sub-Committee and an Asset Based Lenders Sub-Committee. Tonight is generously sponsored by the ABFA’s Invoice Finance Group.
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| Business Link provides the information, advice and support you need, to start, maintain and to grow a business. Backed by Government, this free service is available to anyone running a business or thinking of starting one in England. It is the primary access point into publicly funded business support. Similar services operate, under different names, in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Business Link offers businesses: |
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| • Guidance on the availability of specialist business support, from the public, private and voluntary sectors, that is relevant to their needsThe Business Link service is available online through its award winning website and locally through a network of Business Link operators. |
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| It can be accessed by visiting www.businesslink.gov.uk or by calling the national helpline, 0845 600 9 006. This automatically directs callers to their nearest Business Link operator. |
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| www.plusmarketsgroup.com |
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PLUS Markets Group plc owns and operates the PLUS market, an independent equity market based in the City of London. It currently trades over 1,000 small and mid-cap company shares currently trading at nearly £200 billion. Market participants benefit from an additional pool of liquidity offering execution quality at cheaper dealing costs. Companies can access PLUS by having their shares traded on the PLUS quote-driven trading platform while listed or quoted elsewhere, or by being quoted on the PLUS primary market. PLUS-quoted companies benefit from cost-effective access to capital and robust regulatory standards. PLUS Markets Group is regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority and is applying for Recognised Investment Exchange status. |
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