ICT Support for community groups and small businesses London 2012 Securing a Business Legacy Peter Duschinsky The Imaginist Company

Who are we? The Imaginist Company is a leading independent consultancy specialising in helping public sector organisations and their suppliers change and modernise to realise the benefits of e-government A key part of our work is to help smaller local enterprises manage the change to e-commerce required to cope with public sector e-procurement We have run the KickStart e-enabling project in Newham since 2004. This has now been brought into Newham’s Securing a Business Legacy project

The Imaginist Company is a leading independent consultancy specialising in helping public sector organisations and their suppliers change and modernise to realise the benefits of e-government

A key part of our work is to help smaller local enterprises manage the change to e-commerce required to cope with public sector e-procurement

We have run the KickStart e-enabling project in Newham since 2004. This has now been brought into Newham’s Securing a Business Legacy project

London 2012 Securing a Business Legacy a fully funded programme sponsored by the London Borough of Newham Neighbourhood Renewal Fund which aims to help local enterprises increase their capacity to win contracts for work arising from the 2012 Olympics opportunity

What are we offering?

What are we offering?

To whom? All Newham-based small companies and voluntary enterprises, with a particular focus on: minority businesses women-owned businesses businesses owned by disabled persons social enterprises and community voluntary organisations

All Newham-based small companies and voluntary enterprises, with a particular focus on:

minority businesses

women-owned businesses

businesses owned by disabled persons

social enterprises and community voluntary organisations

Why change to e-commerce? Evolutionary Change driven by technology Your Buyers are Changing all implementing e-Procurement Your Business is under threat and the early birds are already getting the worms

Evolutionary Change driven by technology

Your Buyers are Changing all implementing e-Procurement

Your Business is under threat and the early birds are already getting the worms

What do you need for e-commerce? A Basic PC This technology will work with most computers An Internet Connection Broadband is not essential, but it helps! An Email Address A simple, free email address such as one from BT or Freeserve will suffice

A Basic PC This technology will work with most computers

An Internet Connection Broadband is not essential, but it helps!

An Email Address A simple, free email address such as one from BT or Freeserve will suffice

e-Commerce: Newham’s Aims To increase the number of local small companies and voluntary enterprises using modern e-trading methods To increase the number and percentage of Newham-based suppliers trading with Newham-based public sector agencies To promote local awareness of the benefits of the types of e-trading available to them and their customers

To increase the number of local small companies and voluntary enterprises using modern e-trading methods

To increase the number and percentage of Newham-based suppliers trading with Newham-based public sector agencies

To promote local awareness of the benefits of the types of e-trading available to them and their customers

The e-Commerce Offer Fully featured e-commerce website provided by @UK PLC Online catalogue with up to 50 products or services Full support to help you build and develop the site Free domain registration if needed First year’s licence paid Usual cost at least £350

Fully featured e-commerce website provided by @UK PLC

Online catalogue with up to 50 products or services

Full support to help you build and develop the site

Free domain registration if needed

First year’s licence paid

Usual cost at least £350

What you get Security e-Invoicing Customer database Account management Multi Level Pricing Hosting Sage Line 50 Integration Online catalogue editing Detailed statistics Traffic and purchase tracking Multi-currency VAT Calculation Integration with Merchant accounts

Security

e-Invoicing

Customer database

Account management

Multi Level Pricing

Hosting

Sage Line 50 Integration

Online catalogue editing

Detailed statistics

Traffic and purchase tracking

Multi-currency

VAT Calculation

Integration with Merchant accounts

Do you want to find out more? Complete a registration form and we will contact you or email: peterd@imaginist.co.uk