Sector: Mobile Phones
Technology: e-commerce
Location: Urban
“We liaised with Neil and Alistair at JLWeb, a Catalyst approved supplier, over the general design layout and content, and they produced exactly what we needed”
Graham Hatch, Partner
For more information on this project, contact The North East Regional Portal on
+44(0)191 487 2002
or e-mail
enquiries@n-e-life.co.uk
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Background
With a collective retail background of nearly 30 years in management and sales, business partners Graham Hatch and Martyn Robson chose to enter the growing online marketplace. Their most recent experience has been in the mobile communications sector, and the new business was seen as a logical way to use that knowledge.
To help grow the business, the company applied to the Catalyst project, which was funded by One NorthEast (ONE), the Regional Development Agency for the North East of England. Catalyst was run by n-e-life.com on behalf of ONE.
Their new website is currently able to offer a wide range of mobile products including pay monthly packages, sim free phones, accessories, sim cards and car kit installations. They also provide a ringtone and game download service, and a postal repair facility.
"We have accounts with several of the big UK distributors, and continually look for new products and opportunities" states Martyn.
Why did the Company need to act?
“It’s a new venture, but shop premises have high overheads, and because of the growth in online sales it was the right way for us to go.”
What did the Company do?
Martyn comments, “We approached the Catalyst project and attended their regional seminar at Billingham, which explained how they may be able to help with funding.”
What has been the result?
Graham is enthusiastic about the results, “We were granted funding by Catalyst, and work began on the site. We liaised with Neil and Alistair at JLWeb, a Catalyst approved supplier, over the general design layout and content, and they produced exactly what we needed. Helpful would be an understatement as far as John, Neil and Alistair are concerned!”
"Our aim is to grow the business carefully, and employ a dedicated, experienced sales executive, to increase our penetration of the business sector", Graham explains.
“Our thanks go to Catalyst and n-e-life.com for their support and help, but a special thanks to John, Neil and Alistair at JLWeb for such a professional service”. A ringing endorsement!
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