National Debt Up Stagnant Economy; inflation up to 5%; new regulations
costing businesses £43Bn; bigger Government- largest cabinet ever, 120
expensive new Lords and more ministers than ever before; insurance premiums up;
charity funding cut to 2,500 charities; the Bog Society takes over; return of
strikes, disruption and vandalism on a scale not seen since the 1980’s; help
for business disappearing with Business Link etc closing down; banks not
lending;
new employment laws can ruin small businesses; housing starts lowest since
the 1920’s & bankruptcies amongst builders at record highs; huge taxes for
doubtful green energy projects;10,000 skilled industrial workers sacked; NHS
services running down. Overseas aid taxes making British businesses
uncompetitive.
Whilst we cannot change the world, most of us can do something to help the
situation. Here is our little effort.
Cut your costs
We can generally cut the costs of even small business by
£2,000.
Nearly all items of expenditure on services not
used in manufacture can be reduced and you can enjoy cash-back on most
transactions made through us. Ask for details
Energy
We get the best prices from all suppliers and
offer cash-back. Let us show you the best deal by spreadsheets. We can weave
our way through 2,000 tariffs. See our attached spreadsheet showing savings
We fight for compensation when energy companies
let you down. (We won £9,000 for
one customer from a supplier.)
Prevent Roll over. About 70% of businesses
let their supplier continue to supply when the contract has ended. We can
remind you of renewal times.
Credit; many new businesses cannot get energy
supplies without a deposit. We can provide supplies without a credit check.
Energy Saving; we can save energy by many
ways from full surveys to provision of inexpensive devices.
Tariff Change; sometimes consumers are using
the wrong tariff. We can change for our customers
Communications:
Telephone Call Costs; we have never been
beaten on prices. The first thing we did when looking for suppliers was to
ensure the voice quality and other services were the best available. From our
short list of 20 we selected 4 and negotiated prices for line rental,
local& national call costs, calls to mobiles, VOIP systems etc.
We have the facility to fix our own prices
from our buy in prices and with our low overheads we are virtually unbeatable.
Emily Davies, dynamic director of Dorset Blue Vinny and Dorset Blue Soup
companies says the savings are "unbelievable" and she is more than
satisfied with the service. Ask for
details
Low cost calls to mobiles. We can arrange for
calls to mobiles at 8p per minute compared to the more usual 14p or so and
perhaps much more to the G3 network. Ask for
details.
On just 2 lines at a fairly small restaurant in Surrey we saved £148 per
annum on line rental and broadband alone. Ask for
details.
VOIP systems are becoming more popular as the
cost of PBX systems and the need to update means more capital being tied up. A
common misconception is that a hosted system leads to a deterioration of voice
quality. This is not the case; it depends entirely on the host’s system and
efficiency. Ask for details.
Calls from mobiles; the
tariffs are so complex that you can never be certain that you are not losing
money. We will look at your bills and show what savings can be made. It is not
unusual to find that people pay 40% more than necessary. We can often buy people
out of existing contracts so they can start saving right away.
Finance;
Do you need money to expand? We have heard of many profitable and useful
businesses collapsing because of cash flow problems and expansion schemes are
often put on hold.
We can arrange for finance roughly on the scale of pre credit crunch
rates. But there is usually an alternative to
borrowing from banks; here are some ways our
selected broker can help. Ask for details
Affinity Schemes; raise as much money as you want. We provide services to
any organisation and give back money for all participants who want to save
money. Why not let us finance your company party? Ask
for details.
Benefits of scheme are:
All money raised goes for the project; no administration or expensive fund
raisers.
No one pays a penny towards the sums raised.
All participants save money
Money raised is not at the expense of other charities.
The operation can be large or small; Suitable for a national charity,
a works outing or just £100 or so to pay for petrol to take elderly
shopping.
Collect you money quicker; let us collect in
such a way that does not harm customer relations.
Factor your invoices. Service to all
businesses, large or small.
Leasing; can be used for new purchases or
existing equipment including IT. This can be tax efficient as well as preserving
your capital
Government Grant Scheme. Many stall because of
the complexity. Our broker can help guide you through the minefield of
regulation to get 75% grants.
Car finance guaranteed to all whether wealthy
or bankrupt if they can demonstrate ability to pay.
Business Angels. There ore 250 on our principal’s
panel with finance available.
Childcare vouchers; a scheme is worth £800 per
person and we can help set up.
Use of payroll finance
R & D finance. Up to £70,000 available and
this includes IT projects.
Finance from our broker. Loans can be obtained
from our own brokers sources. Quick decisions, usually in 1 day.
Cash back from us. We pay back for business put
through us.
Ask for details
Stationery Costs. Our principal will match
prices from your existing supplier. We will also give a 5% cash back so that you
cannot fail to save at least 5%, but it is usually 20% Ask
for details.
Revenge on the Banks.
Greedy bankers and other financiers, who have brought so much misery over the
world, have to re- pay on mis- sold PPI. (Payment Protection Insurance). This
covers almost every loan taken out since 2004. In South Somerset and Dorset, the
share awaiting collection must about £100,000,000. We urge everyone who has
taken out a loan since 2005, to apply. There are no upfront fees.
Ask
for details
New businesses operating from home.
We can now often get business energy rates for those working from home with
supply numbers starting with 01 and 02.
Ask for
details
Also is available is lowest cost
telephone calls. A typical comparison with BT standard is as follows;
Details of charge.
BT Standard
TenGo rates
%age saving.
Line rental per month
£12.78
£9.45
26%
Connection Charge per call
13.1p
No charge
Infinity
Local & National calls; cost per minute
8p
1p
87.5%
Calls to mobiles
16p
8p
50%
In other services there are often similar savings and in no case are charges
more than those of BT.
Saving Energy, car fuel and Water.
We have a number of ways of doing this at low cost. All systems are low cost,
with short pay-back times and have been well tested at reputable laboratories.
Ask
for details
Halve VAT, cut office costs by 50% and operate from a more politically
stable environment. We can arrange office
functions from stable areas of Morocco and India at about
half the UK costs. Except opening the post and
doing the filing all office services can be undertaken.
Direct Mail Campaigns; Use carefully
compiled lists by trade, area etc. Why not let us fax to selected people. They
cannot be deleted. Alternatively, we can email your copy. Ask
for details.
National Association of Business Services
There are many trade organisations out there who charge up to£2,000 per
annum for membership and you may wonder what you get in return. These
organisations may get beer and sandwiches (or is it now champagne and
canapés) with the prime minister, but looking at the price farmers get for
eggs and milk, the VAT rate and the host of new regulations that can ruin
small businesses and the failure to give you money back on services that they
provide, you may wonder if your subscription is worth it
.
Why not join the National Association of Business Services?
Membership is only £95 and FREE
to all TenGo customers. In return, you get the best deals for all your non
production services, topical notes every two months including tax reduction
tips, special offers and new developments and of course cash back for using
us. Ask for details
