smallbusiness.co.uk: Helping your business think big

BT is offering an exclusive opportunity to UK small businesses to get a complete business makeover – from business advice on a range of topics, right down to a tailor-made suit from Savile Row.

The One Plan Challenge, launched in conjunction with Enterprise Week and supported by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC), can be entered through an online game.

The prize offers three companies, one from Scotland, one from England and one from Wales, 24 hours with the ‘best of the best’, giving them business advice and teaching them how to use smarter techniques to drive greater success for their company, regardless of its size.

The winners will be selected by an independent panel of industry experts, including BT and BCC representatives. They will spend a day in central London, beginning with a limousine and helicopter trip to meet with mentor Bill Murphy, managing director of BT Business, for breakfast to discuss what makes a business successful.

A full schedule of meetings will follow, with specialists from a range of disciplines, including branding, marketing and public relations, along with the British Chamber of Commerce’s director general, David Frost.

At each stage, the winner will be given advice about how they can use the latest techniques and technologies to improve the way they do business.

The winners will then be fitted for a bespoke suit by a Savile Row tailor before going to dinner at a London restaurant and spending the night at a top hotel.

Bill Murphy, managing director of BT Business, says: ‘We are dedicated to helping small businesses thrive. The business world has changed immeasurably in recent years. SMEs can now compete on a level playing field with larger companies, offering great service and diverse products to a much wider audience, regardless of location. They can now also access the very best in techniques and technology to help drive their business, save valuable time and money and ultimately be more successful.'

For further information or to enter the competition, click here.