Swindon Is Where I Want To Run My BusinessAnt Hodges of HodgesNet explains why Swindon is the best place to run your business
Many people will see
Swindon as a less attractive place to base a business, compared to other major
towns and cities up and down the M4 corridor or the Cotswolds, but one
businessman has laid firm foundations in Swindon for his business, singing a
different tune to negative perceptions.
Internet marketing
company HodgesNet, owned by Swindon advocate Ant Hodges, opened their doors for
business back in the summer of 2011 and are finding that Swindon is the right
place to be doing business.
Having previously run a
marketing business that closed at the height of the last recession and having
also been employed as a Director of an online agency, Ant is not one to be
taking something like a downturn in the economy or the incorrect perception of
a town to stop him from starting his own business again.
"After my business was
closed in 2009, I found things really tough. We lost clients due to marketing
budgets being slashed in April 2009 and we could not sustain the full service
agency model that we were trying to build." commented Ant.
"Last summer I decided
to take the risk and set up HodgesNet, this time choosing to niche and focus
purely on Internet marketing. Jumping back in when the economy is still on it’s
knees was a risk, but one that I am so glad that I took - and I’m thankful I was
able to do this in Swindon."
The success of
HodgesNet has been a result of two main decisions made by the company.
1 - Basing
its offices in Swindon and, 2 - the focused efforts of niching all services
within the Internet marketing sector - services such as Pay on Results SEO and
low cost online marketing for businesses including social media management and
email marketing.
"It's a great town"
Being based in Swindon,
HodgesNet has easy access to transport links right through the Thames valley
and into London, the A419 to access the M5 and easy links into towns such as
Oxford and Bristol.
It shows that Swindon
is the place to be doing business when a selection of HodgesNet’s clients
include law firm Armstrong James from Reading, audio visual suppliers Smarter
Interactive from Aldermaston, training equipment supplier Pinpoint Facilitation
from Oxford and wedding planners Love to Plan who are based in Swindon.
"It's a great town.
Swindon is where I want to run my business from and it should be a serious
consideration for those wanting to look for a central place to base their
offices too."
"We have almost instant
access to many other towns and cities surrounding Swindon, plus the
collaboration with other complimentary businesses is something I love about the
business community in Swindon.”
For more information on HodgesNet, please visit their website via the link below.
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