Google, Barclays and Yell to support entrepreneurs through StartUp Britain

Posted by Dan Martin in Business trends on Fri, 25/03/2011 - 19:47
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Internet giant Google is among the major corporate companies offering discounted services and initiatives to new entrepreneurs as part of a new government-backed start-up business scheme.

Although it was mentioned in chancellor George Osborne's Budget announcement on Wednesday, the government has revealed few details about the StartUp Britain campaign which launches in London on Monday.

But according to Sky News' city editor Mark Kleinman, business owners accessing support through the programme will receive preferential rates from up to 50 big firms. "Barclays, Google and O2 are among dozens of big companies backing the launch of StartUp Britain, an initiative being unveiled next week by David Cameron, the prime minister, I have learned," Kleinman said.

"The new project, which will also include support from Regus, the serviced offices group, and Yell, the directories publisher, is designed to provide help to entrepreneurs and small business-owners by supplying them with services at preferential rates."
 
It is believed that StartUp Britain, which appears to have registered a Twitter account and Facebook page, is modelled on the StartUp America Partnership unveiled by US President Barak Obama in January. The government is not funding the scheme. 
 
UPDATE (27/03/11):
 
An article in today's Sunday Times reveals that other companies involved in StartUp Britain are eBay, BlackBerry and Coutts. It also says prime minister David Cameron will be attending the launch.
 

BusinessZone.co.uk will be attending the StartUp Britain launch on Monday 28 March and running a live blog.

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