Creating virtuous circles
Why are they called Donuts? Well, we’re rather fond of them. But there’s more to it than that. Donuts are round – and the benefits of our Donuts spread around everyone who works with SMEs as well as the SMEs themselves.
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The SME gets access to invaluable free advice and support by using the website.
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Our local partners (Chambers of Commerce, law firms, accountancy firms, enterprise agencies) can license their own customised version of the website(s).
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Our experts show their value and experience to small businesses in a constructive environment.
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Our sponsors get their brand in front of the elusive small business community through a variety of channels, making it an extremely cost-effective route to market.
Available in three flavours
The Marketing Donut is primarily licensed to Chambers of Commerce. It offers practical, no-nonsense advice on marketing strategy, internet marketing, advertising, customer care, sales, market research, direct marketing, exhibitions and events and PR.
Chambers of Commerce - find out how to get involved
Visit the Marketing Donut
The Law Donut is licensed only to law firms. It covers areas such as employment law, handling disputes, trading law and regulations, IT law and data protection, credit control and debt recovery and insolvency.
Law firms - find out how to get involved
Visit the Law Donut
The Start Up Donut is primarily licensed to enterprise agencies. It offers a helping hand where new enterprises need it most – the critical pre-start phase and early trading. All the key areas are covered – validating the business idea, business planning, finance and tax issues, premises and law, sales and marketing, employing people and managing IT.
Enterprise agencies - find out how to get involved
Visit the Start Up Donut
Each of the Donuts also has a growing forum and an active blog, where small businesses can get advice from peers, and experts can support and connect.
Coming soon
The IT Donut is due to launch at the end of August 2010. It will offer straightforward, jargon-free advice to help small businesses in the use of technology. It covers a number of topics including hardware, software, networking, the internet, communications, IT security, buying and managing IT, IT support and staff and IT training.
Visit the IT Donut Blog
Want to know more?
You can get involved in the Donuts in a number of ways.
Sponsorship offers a cost-effective route to the fragmented SME market.
Being a Donut expert helps you show your value to small businesses for a small investment of time.
Branded Marketing, Start Up and Law Donuts allow your organisation to present the Donuts as your own, without the significant investment involved in creating and managing SME-focused content.
