Entrepreneurial Challenge Sparks Media Interest in Tracesmart
Released
on: October 20, 2008, 4:40 am
Press
Release Author: Tracesmart
LTD
Industry:
Internet
& Online
Press
Release Summary: Tracesmart has received attention from the national
press following their MD's entry into the Bank of Scotland Corporate
35 Million Entrepreneurial Challenge
Press
Release Body: Entrepreneurial Challenge Sparks Media Interest
in Tracesmart Tracesmart has received attention from the national
press following their MD's entry into the Bank of Scotland Corporate
35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge
Tracesmart,
renowned for providing online people tracing, anti-money-laundering
and know
your customer (KYC) services, has recently received major
interest from the national press. Having entered the South West
England and Wales regional heat of the Bank of Scotland Corporate
Entrepreneur Challenge, the story of Tracesmart's Managing Director
and founder, Mike Trezise, caught the attention of the Sunday
Times.
The
Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge is comprised
of several regional heats and receives entries from all over Great
Britain. Each regional winner will receive the prize of a loan
up to the value of 5 million interest free and be eligible for
entry into the national final in which they could win the coveted
title of "Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur of the Year".
Of
the approximate 160 regional entrants, Trezise was highly received
- this standing and his company's inimitable suite of services
consequently caught the attention of the Sunday Times and resulted
in an article highlighting Trezise's success being published.
Speaking from the company's Cardiff Bay headquarters, Tracesmart's
Communications Manager, Owen Roberts, commented, "Whilst Mike
did not rank quite as high as we would have liked, the resulting
press coverage has been great - we have received many calls from
companies interested in our services. This is an exciting time
for Tracesmart as we are currently experiencing rapid growth and
coverage in the national press is helping to fuel our momentum
further."
Entitled
"On the right track" the article, published on the 12 October,
depicted Trezise's career up to the formation of Tracesmart in
2004, it also highlighted how the rise in interest surrounding
the use of online services designed to trace people has
helped the company to flourish. Discussing the current high levels
of interest in people tracing Trezise commented, "I know from
my own professional experience that tracing is somewhat of a niche
business, yet the demand has increased exponentially since I was
a tracer - the current economic climate where companies are keen
to reunite individuals with unclaimed assets
or trace debtors has spurned this growth."
The
Sunday Times feature also identified the wide spectrum of industries
that Tracesmart currently service, a list which includes banks,
universities, solicitors, accountants and estate agents amongst
others; demonstrating the wide range of cross-industry applications
that their portfolio of tracing, data cleansing
and id verification services hold.
Notes
to Editors
- Tracesmart
was formed in 2004 and supply a diverse range of consumer
data cleansing, identity check and tracing tools to a wide
variety of industries. Their client base ranges from SME to
Blue Chip, who are all recipients of bespoke solutions, built
around their specific needs.
- The
Bank of Scotland 35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge offers
entrepreneurs throughout Great Britain the opportunity to
be rewarded for their achievements and their businesses the
chance for some much deserved exposure. The challenge aims
to support driven, well established businesses that are aiming
to grow and become dominant forces in their markets.
- Michael
Trezise is the founder and Managing Director of Tracesmart.
With over 25 years tracing and fraud analysis experience his
unrivalled knowledge provides the company with a distinct
competitive advantage.
- Owen
Roberts is Tracesmart's Communications Manager and has over
25 years in the creative and advertising industries including
7 years with the BBC. Owen recently joined Tracesmart with
the view of keeping one eye on public relations whilst also
overseeing business development projects.
Web
Site: http://www.tracesmartcorporate.co.uk/
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Contact:
Owen Roberts - Communications Manager
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Tracesmart
Ltd
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2
Sovereign Quay
-
Havannah
Street
-
Cardiff
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CF10
5SF
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Tel:
02920 474 114
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Mobile:
07775 700 480
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Email:
adam@tracesmart.co.uk
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Images
available on request.