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The new price plan has been inspired by research that shows a third of the UK population are considering setting up a business in the next five years. These findings are in line with figures from the Department of Trade and Industrys finding that say that the amount of businesses will more than double to 10 million in the next five years.
The new small business plan includes free calls to company phones and 25% extra free minutes until May Vodafone are also offering mobile email for an extra 5.
Customers will also be able to change their price plan regularly and receive a free price check every year.
Vodafone are also refreshing its existing Sharetime price plan for larger SME business customers. Sharetime Plus combined with Vodafone Office 2 mobile now has free calls from company landlines.
Kyle Whitehall director of enterprise for Vodafone UK said: The growing entrepreneurial spirit in the UK is something to be celebrated. It is vital that companies like ourselves take a lead in helping to fuel this growth by serving the needs of this increasingly diverse sector with a focused dedicated approach.
The scheme was introduced six months ago in April and dealers stand to make five per cent of the revenue from Aprils new connections. The scheme works so that next month dealers will earn a five per cent share of the total May revenue for new customers signed to Orange during both April and May. The revenue share increases from here so that in six months time dealers will earn a five per cent share of the total monthly revenue from new customers signed in the first six months of the scheme.
Its 16 key dealers have been issued with five key performance indicators (KPIs) related to issues such as 14-day returns bad debt fraud and customer lifetime value. The terms of the scheme mean that dealers lose 20 per cent for each KPI they miss.
Orange meets with its dealer federation today (September 25) to update the terms of the revenue share scheme. Mobile News understands that issues related to calculating the five per cent share will be ironed out and explained.
An Orange spokesman said: We are updating partners on our plans.
A senior Surrey police officer has been reprimanded for talking on his mobile phone while he was driving his car. According to reports East Surrey chief superintendent Guy Darby was required to pay 30 to charity and issue a statement apologising for his error of judgement after he was spotted by another driver when he was on the phone.
The practice of using a mobile phone while driving has been banned since December 2003. Darby has also been given a formal written warning that will remain on his file for a year.
Dextra sales director Angie Simpson said: The idea was to get an exclusive deal for independent dealers in the golden quarter so that they can compete with some of the exclusives that the big multiples get. It is an opportunity for LG Dextra and the independent channel to have an exclusive on entering into a key period of the year. The handset will only be available through the independent channel and not through any large multiple retailers. It is exclusive to us for Q4 and it will be the first of many such deals.
Mobile News understands that the front three retailers – the former T-Mobile-aligned independents Fonehouse Chitter Chatter and Ace – and online dealership Eurofone first brokered the deal with Dextra and LG before Dextra broadened its terms to include its entire dealer base.
The KG320 will be available to Dextra customers on contract only. It is expected to be available across Vodafone Orange T-Mobile and O2. It will be in channel by the start of October.
Simpson said that similar exclusives with LG will be brokered for the channel in the coming months and that other manufacturers could get involved in due course.
An HMRC spokesperson said: Stephen Jones is leaving for career development reasons. He is respected as a highly competent director of finance and a valued colleague on the executive committee. He has helped HMRC strive for the rigour and performance improvements crucial to our future strategy.
Jones joins the Local Government Association as head of finance.
The departures come at a time when Customs is under the spotlight for withholding huge sums in VAT repayments from mobile phone traders under the extended verification process.
Speakers at the event include Dr Mike Cheetham of Bond House Systems Simon Airey (DLA Piper) Will Southcott (Dass Solicitors) Vincent Curley (The Due Diligence Exchange) and Chris Chipperton (Halliwells).
The conference will be held at the Kingsway Hall Hotel on December 5. It follows a similar sell-out event held last November which attracted around 140 delegates.
The one-day conference costs GBP295 (including lunch). Places are limited. Book online at mobilenewsconferences.co.uk or by completing the booking form on page 39.