ARP Ideas specialises in building customer software and software solutions, outsourcing expert IT professionals and consulting businesses on their technical needs and digital transformation goals. For over a decade we have been supporting our partners with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure Cloud, SharePoint and individual, tailored solutions based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. We’re able to provide an entire team of IT specialists and experts who leverage their knowledge and experience to solve our client’s problems. With companies embracing the era of digital transformation, we’re a key partner in making their journey successful - focused on helping our partners to improve the quality of customer service, and foster growth while reducing costs, in order to achieve true digital transformation and make the most out of their technology.

Since our founding in 2005, we have built a reputation for designing and developing high quality, innovative software for startups and established brands that offer their end-users the best possible experience. In 2020, 2021 and 2022 we were named as one of the leading agencies in the UK and have a track record in developing B2B and B2C mobile apps and websites that deliver great results for brands. All of our design and development is carried out by an in-house London & Newcastle based Arch team.

The UK’s award -winning Ethnic Engagement Consultancy 2023 Asians UK offers organisations, members and agencies a powerful platform to engage the UK’s ethnic populations. Our services include: PR, Media planning and buying, Out of Home Advertising, content creation, campaign management, digital media and event management.

BULK MOBILES™, a trading name of BOWSE CONSULTANCY LIMITED company, expanding and later altering its formation as a brokerage connector to many experienced wholesalers and cellular distributors. With a wholesale network partner system and directors with 20 years worth of combined tech sourcing experience, we assure you our best expertise in global sourcing products. We are global online traders sourcing premium branded consumer goods and electronics, without the premium price tag. All of our items are A* factory with box new and sealed. At Bulk Mobiles we also provide extended support and consultations to clients looking to start an online business reselling electronics, offering online courses for Amazon FBA and Dropshipping which you can use for your own business or reselling our mobile phones, yielding desirable profits.

Be part of the BIGGEST Birmingham Black Business Show ever this June… The first show of its kind, Birmingham Black Business Show empowers Black talent in the workplace through exhibits, deep-dive workshops, interactive panels & seminars, delivered by industry pioneers, this event will enable personal, professional and corporate development. From experienced entrepreneurs, to talented employees in search of their next challenge, to those just starting out - join more than 3,000 of your peers. Sir Trevor McDonald will take to the stage as keynote speaker, sharing his journey into journalism and highlights from his career. He joins an impressive line-up of speakers, including fellow TV presenter and journalist, Marverine Cole; former Dragon’s Den participant and Co-founder of K’s Wors Ltd, Delight Mapasure; multi-award winning personal brand expert and creative entrepreneur., Dr. Tru Powell; Business Strategist and Founder of Dream, Plan, Launch, Justice Williams MBE; and multi-award winning business growth strategist, Daniella Genas. Saturday 17th June 2023 at the Birmingham NEC. Keynote speeches from celebrity powerhouses Seminars packed with advice from business and career experts Network to launch your business or meet your next investor! Get valuable careers advice Expert clinics from funding, to exporting, to marketing… Shop the biggest Black-owned shopping experience in the Midlands From just £40, grab your tickets NOW!

Bizibl Marketing is your definitive source of content for the marketing industry. Improve your skills and keep up-to-date with free articles, downloads and webinars spread across key sectors, including marketing technology, strategy, data, social and much more. Join free at bizibl.com

Your phone, two numbers. Devyce is the AI powered phone system designed for SMEs. We bring simplicity, flexibility and dependability to your business communications. Manage your business calls, texts and contacts all in one delightful app. Work from anywhere, across all your devices. Our unique relationship with a UK mobile network operator gives you a high quality service at a low all-inclusive price. No contracts. No hidden fees. No fuss. Ditch the work phone, work smarter with Devyce.

The Elite Business 100 showcases the best of the best that entrepreneurial Britain has to offer. Designed to shine a spotlight on the leading SMEs that are dominating the business landscape, entrants apply to be in with a chance of featuring within the Top 100 UK SMEs in our definitive annual listing. Published at the start of the calendar year, we release the Elite Business 100 official league table and distribute an annual digital guide to over 50K people, and over 500K digitally via our supporting partners. In conjunction we also host a celebratory awards evening to further celebrate the excellence within our SME community.

Engage for Success is a dynamic, voluntary movement promoting employee engagement as a better way to work that benefits individual employees, teams, and whole organisations. We connect like-minded people, communities, experts and leaders. We drive forward thinking about employee engagement, and provide evidence, case studies and points of view about how it drives performance and productivity to achieve organisational and individual growth. We provide practical tools and ideas. We invite you to join us in championing employee engagement in your organisation. We welcome you to join us whatever role you play in your organisation. Our mission is inspiring people and workplaces to thrive.

Eurostar runs daily direct high-speed rail services between London and mainland Europe with city centre destinations including Paris, Lille, Brussels, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. In addition, we offer over 100 connecting destinations in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, many easily accessible with our any Belgian station and any Dutch station tickets. Your carbon footprint from one flight between London and Paris is the same as making 14 Eurostar journeys. That’s the equivalent of travelling with us every day for two weeks.* Or if you fly to Amsterdam, your carbon footprint is the same as making seven Eurostar journeys. Eurostar for Business, our dedicated booking platform, offers organisations of any size a seamless start to their travel experience. With all bookings easily accessible in one place, organisations will gain access to promotional fares and benefits such as free upgrades after 15 return journeys. Simply register your company using your work email address. Once registered, account admins can book travel on behalf of their colleagues or employees or invite them to join so they can manage their own bookings. A single dashboard shows all bookings in one place, making it easy to track budgets or make changes to existing bookings. *Based on 2019 CO2e emissions. More info at eurostar.com

First Rate Marketing - the renowned, London-based, Website Design & SEO Agency We’re on a mission to allow SME’s access to high-end Website Design & SEO without the extortionate upfront paywalls. We’ve smashed the barriers to entry for SME’s with our affordable subscription model, allowing SME’s access to truly bespoke website design, cutting-edge SEO and an unrivalled online presence.

Since 1998, the Growing Business Awards, in partnership with Real Deals have been bringing together and honouring some of the UK’s most outstanding entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses. Celebrating the strength, vision and resilience of fast-growing SMEs and UK business achievements over the last 12 months in areas including HR, diversity and customer loyalty, disruption, technology, and innovation to name a few.

HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. We serve approximately 40 million customers through our global businesses: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking & Markets. Our network covers 63 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America. Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our customers. We’re bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.

We’re a team of R&D tax advisers founded on outstanding client service. Since 2017, we’ve helped SMEs access more than £75 million in R&D tax benefit. It’s our mission to enable innovative UK companies to thrive. R&D tax credits are vital growth-fuel which rewards UK companies that are seeking to develop, extend, or improve products, processes, services, materials, devices or knowledge in a particular field of science or technology. The legislation is purposefully broad to capture innovation across all sectors – from software to construction. We are an active member of HMRC’s R&D Communication Forum and remain at the forefront of tax and legislative developments, ensuring our clients and partners get the most relevant advice and guidance. Our commitment to clients means taking the time to get to know your business. We’re always willing to go that little bit further to support you. We invest in a highly skilled team of engineers, sector specialists, chartered tax advisers, and R&D specialists; that’s why our claims are typically 28% higher than the industry average, whilst remaining technically robust and accurate. Find out more about how our award-winning R&D tax claim support can help your ideas go further.

We are a digital marketing agency specialising in web development, design and digital marketing services. Based in London and Essex, our expert developers, consultants and designers aim to become an extension of your own team, delivering projects that align perfectly with your business goals to achieve results that exceed your expectations.

We are a technology strategy consultancy, focused on turning small non-technology businesses into technology businesses, to boost their valuation many times over.”

Modern Woman is a female-led business network and media brand that supports and empowers women globally; with our main focus being mid-career to senior level professionals; via monthly in-person and virtual events, providing educational panel discussions, inspiring masterclasses, and a powerful networking space with like-minded professionals from diverse industries to help women compete in the global marketplace.

As a UK-based business, Remote Recruitment specializes in sourcing talented professionals from South Africa to work remotely for our clients in the UK. We offer a range of virtual services, including PPC, admin support, virtual assistants, personal assistants, website designers, graphic designers, bookkeepers, and accountants. Our services are designed to provide businesses with the flexibility to hire experienced professionals without the need to set up visas or handle paperwork. By offering virtual services, our clients can benefit from working with top-quality professionals while reducing costs associated with traditional hiring methods. One of the key benefits of our services is the ability to hire flexible remote staff. Businesses can choose to hire professionals for 10 to 40 hours per week or month, depending on their specific needs. This allows businesses to scale their workforce up or down as required, giving them greater control over their staffing costs. Virtual services are particularly useful for businesses of all sizes, from startups to established companies. By hiring professionals remotely, businesses can access a wider pool of talent without the need to relocate or pay for expensive office space. Overall, our services offer a range of benefits for businesses looking to hire talented professionals remotely. Our expertise in sourcing top-quality professionals, coupled with our flexible approach to hiring, make us a valuable partner for businesses looking to grow and succeed in today's competitive marketplace.

Welcome to the seventh year of the SME National Business Awards, a credible opportunity to support and share in our vision to raise the profile of industrious, hardworking and enterprising SME’s Nationally. Business awards are a sought after accolade of achievement, a veritable endorsement of success in business which offers exceptional marketing and PR opportunities as well as increasing your credibility and standing in the eyes of your peers and your customers. Of course, it feels pretty wonderful too! Enter today at www.smenationals.co.uk

The Supporting SMEs Campaign will be launching on 5th December 2023 in the Guardian and online at businessandindustry.co.uk. Mediaplanet is working in partnership with Tech UK, Business in the Community, British Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, the SME XPO and Small Buisness Britain to highlight the tools and services available to help SMEs tackle the challenges they are facing today. If you would like to explore opportunities for inclusion, please contact sophia.rossi@mediaplanet.com

Travel Counsellors for Business is a bespoke and personalised concierge-style travel service, built on a foundation of outstanding customer care. With more than 2,000 experienced travel professionals globally the service is designed to act as a personal assistant to companies looking to book their corporate travel. Travel booking, account management, travel programme optimisation and compliance management will all be managed through the Travel Counsellor backed by cutting edge-edge technology. Travel Counsellors are fully committed to duty of care and dedicated to traveller wellbeing. The service is 24/7 so travel experts are available whenever it suits clients. The in-house Duty Office and Health & Safety Teams are dedicated to traveller tracking and well-being ensuring a safe and secure experience.

Our goal is simply to keep your systems safe. It’s no secret that protecting our online information has become increasingly difficult, that’s why we incorporate the best testing techniques into our individually designed action plans, to keep your business safe from hackers. Ensuring none of your data is lost, whether that be through accidental loss or vulnerability (such as an insecure router). Cyber security is a top priority for all businesses in the digital age, which is why we work closely with companies of all sizes to modernise cyber security and protection, reducing your risk of a cyber-attack. UK Cyber Security Ltd are committed to keeping all your data safe with individually tailored action plans to suit your business. We work with small businesses and worldwide corporations and promise to use our advanced cyber security knowledge to prevent data loss from malicious causes or chance incidents.

XU is the world's only independent Biweekly Newspaper and Quarterly Magazine run by Xero users, for Xero users. The magazine is aimed at the 3.9+ strong community of Xero users worldwide. Every issue is available FREE of charge on the XU Hub, the home of XU Magazine and XU Biweekly. The XU Hub also includes the latest daily news, new features, updates and more from Xero connected apps. Make sure you sign-up free of charge to receive notifications and be one of the first to know when every issue of the newspaper and magazine is available to read + the latest news direct to your inbox.

Your Business with James Can is the UK’s leading B2B print and digital business magazine offering help and advice to growing businesses and connecting SMEs with business service providers.

Zymplify’s data-driven marketing and sales platform including Zym Lite, Zym Pro and Zymplify Grow has all the tools you need to find and convert new customers at scale. The great news for UK SMEs is that the software is approved by the UK Government’s Help to Grow: Digital scheme meaning you could get a 50% discount (up to £5,000) off our software. Our solutions combine prospecting, CRM, marketing automation, sales cadences and pipeline tools in one platform. You can plan your campaigns, manage contacts, connect to hot leads, manage your sales pipeline, schedule social content, run email marketing and design your graphics all from one platform. No matter the size of your business or ambition we will help you get the absolute most from your marketing efforts and the platform by providing extensive tutorials and digital marketing courses. Say goodbye to multiple marketing platforms and say hello to Marketing. Just Better.

Established in 1987 Business Matters is the leading magazine brand for UK’s thriving small and medium sized business sector.

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is London’s key hub for the business community. We support members’ businesses through a range of services and products, advocate on behalf of London’s business community in the most important forums of policy debate, and promote ‘Global London’ as the best city in the world to do business. LCCI is the very centre of London’s business community, we support our members, create connections to spark new business opportunity, and champion the needs and interests of London businesses at home and abroad. From innovative SMEs to global corporations, becoming a member of the Chamber provides businesses with a wealth of opportunities. Our various tiers are tailored to provide businesses of all sectors and sizes the support they need. Whether you’re looking for profile-building opportunities, networking events or want to enjoy discounts on products like trade documents, there are plenty of reasons to join our network and see your business grow.

SME is essential reading for people who either run or are thinking of running their own business. Available both digitally and in print, it is a solutions-based resource with a mixture of original insight, thought-leadership, expert advice, and case studies. Twice a year, the magazine is sent to 58,000 digital subscribers and we print around 10,000 copies which are distributed to Chambers of Commerce and other businesses. The SME platform is the heartbeat of the SME world and, for nearly 25 years, has successfully brought companies together to do business. Its commercial options offer the best and most cost-effective ways for businesses to engage with their customers. The content produced is a combination of expertise to support businesses with ideas for growth, automation, and technological innovations. For further information please contact: Curtis Ross Head of Sales Publications UK Ltd SME Magazine / SMEWEB Direct Telephone: +44 (0)20 8238 5025 Mobile Number: +44 (0)7956 115 625

Startups Magazine is a bi-monthly print and digital publication created to champion technology startups with all aspects of their entrepreneurial journeys - helping them connect the dots from funding to founder wellbeing. Startups Magazine launched April 2018, and since then has built a loyal and talented following ranging from tech startups, engineers, investors, growth hackers, accelerators, marketing whizzes, aspiring innovators and many more. Startups Magazine presents its debut digital platform where subscribers can read gold-dust content from experts, access the digital version of previous issues, receive upcoming issues, be the first to be invited to Startups Magazine events and have the opportunity to have their own startup featured editorially. Digital subscribers also have access to a 'User Section'​ of the website where they can bookmark articles, follow series and be updated of new articles by their favourite journalists and experts. It doesn't stop there. Alongside a wealth of practical information for tech startups, the Startups Magazine website also recommends industry events worth attending and podcasts worth following. For the more nostalgic among our readers, we offer Startups Magazine in print form. Distributed at over 25 spaces in London alone, Startups Magazine is free for public spaces to distribute to their members and can be received by individuals at only the cost of P&P. But above all this, what makes Startups Magazine its magical self is its fierce community which has supported the mission of the publication from the very beginning.

The Watercooler conference and exhibition is the ground-breaking event drawing the roadmap for shifting workplace culture, taking place 25th and 26th April 2023, at ExCel London. The Watercooler is for professionals who focus on workplace and wellbeing, HR, mental health, and employee culture, from all sizes of organisation—coming together to discover ideas, solutions and practical takeaways, that enable you to deliver healthy workplace culture and wellbeing programmes, for your employees to thrive. 100+ speakers, FREE conference and workshop sessions and a vibrant exhibition of solution providers, The Watercooler is focused on the key pillars of Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Social and Inclusive Wellbeing, Financial Wellbeing and Environmental Wellbeing.