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Penelope takes to the road with the Great British Business Roadshow

Penelope, the virtual phone system for small businesses created by telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has announced its partnership with ’Get Growing’ The Great British Business Roadshow.

Penelope has joined forces with partners from a range of business sectors, in the initiative backed by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills, to help small businesses act more strategically in their approach to growth. In a series of events between April and November, the Roadshows will offer valuable ‘know how’ along with practical solutions to encourage business owners to find time to work on their business as well as in it.

Stephanie Vaughan Jones, Channel Manager at Penelope and Moneypenny, kick-started the relationship with a presentation entitled ‘The Ten Commandments of Customer Service’ at the Roadshow’s launch event which was held at the Google Campus, London. In it she outlined how small businesses have the opportunity to stand out from their competition, which quite often comes from much larger businesses, by delivering outstanding service.

Stephanie, who will be giving her presentation at all the Roadshow workshops at venues up and down the UK, enjoyed the first event. She said: “We are delighted to be a partner in ’Get Growing’. There was a great buzz about it and it was fantastic to see so many like-minded people with interesting ideas on how to grow a small business. I am looking forward to the next sessions and to meeting more wonderful people from growing businesses who are helping to put the great into Great Britain.“

Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock says: “Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and it is essential they are given the right advice and guidance for them to start-up and scale up. It is an important part of our long term economic plan that we provide them with the right environment to make the most of their ambition and aspiration. The Great Business Roadshow will mean that the country’s leading small business experts will be on hand throughout the country to provide insights on how to help your business grow.“

To find out more about Get Growing, The British Business Roadshow and to book a place at a workshop near you visit http://www.freeagent.com/l/get-growing-workshops

For more on Penelope or Moneypenny: www.penelope.co.uk / www.moneypenny.co.uk

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Lorna Bladen .