Start-ups and businesses under new ownership are a proven source of new business. They have instant and wide-ranging purchasing requirements, so are highly receptive to your products or services.

New businesses have the potential to grow into loyal long-term clients, if you can be one of the first to talk to them and deliver solutions to their needs.

Why Start Ups are a great source of new business

The problem with a small sample is just that; it is small. Mailing 50-100 clients may get you some results but our experience says that you really need to commit to a campaign that runs over twelve months to really benefit from a direct mail campaign. This will give you time to develop and refine your mailings and allow you a large enough sample to objectively review the progress.

We are quite happy to send you a small sample of data so you can see the fields and quality of the data, alternatively you could order a test amount of 500-1,000 businesses.
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Startupsplus is a unique direct marketing solution that provides you with a monthly list of all the latest new and changing businesses in your chosen postcode area.

Startupsplus provides a constant and easily manageable source of new business leads that simply have to be followed up by letter or telephone. Startupsplus is a subscription-based service available over a range of time periods.

Startupsplus data contains leads for a broad spectrum of different industries, in line with the huge variety of businesses that are starting up every month.

As well as new business start-ups, you can also receive details of businesses that are changing ownership, relocating or opening new branches. Each of these different circumstances stimulates purchasing decisions, creating valuable opportunities for your goods or services.

An extremely wide range of businesses from many different sectors find Startupsplus a proven source of new business. Subscribers range from small ventures looking to target their immediate local area, through to larger organisations seeking to develop their presence in specific regions, or target new and changing businesses nationwide.

Industry sectors that experience particular success with Startupsplus include accountants, business services, consultants, design and print financial advisers, internet, IT, office supplies, recruitment, security, solicitors, tax advisers, telecommunications, training and utilities.

UK subscriptions are also available targetting specific sectors.

In our experience it is rare you will find another business already subscribing that will be promoting exactly the same offer, product, service or package, to the same geographic area as you. However to ensure the leads are not saturated with offers, and so provide you with the best quality prospects, we limit the number of subscribers working in the same line of business for each geographic target area.

If your area is unavailable you will be offered an alternative, or you can be added to the waiting list for your preferred area.

Startupsplus leads are mainly identified from updates to the central database of UK business telephone numbers.

Each lead is telephone verified to ensure accurate data and identify additional information about the business. Leads are also checked against numbers registered with the Individual and Corporate Telephone Preference Services. This intensive process takes place every month to ensure you receive detailed and accurate information.

For each lead Startupsplus data includes the full business name and address, contact name where available, telephone number including full STD code, type of business, number of employees, Startupsplus date, industry sector, fax number where available and type of premises.

Startupsplus data is supplied electronically to you as an email attachment that can be easily opened in most office packages, including Microsoft Word or Excel. This means you can either integrate the leads straight into your existing database or run a mail merge directly from the data. We can also supply data in the form of mailing labels, printed lists or on a disk.

Details of new and changing businesses are collected and verified throughout the month. You will then receive this data by the 7th working day of the following month, which means that your leads are current and accurate.

When you subscribe you'll normally receive the next scheduled monthly data. However if you wish to start marketing straight away, we can provide the current month's data immediately upon request

The quantity of leads you receive depends on the size of the geographic area you wish to subscribe to. Counts are based on the average number of leads found in that area over a 12 month period. The actual amount of leads that we send you each month will fluctuate depending on the activity for a particular month. In our experience the average number is a very accurate guide.

We also regularly monitor the amount of leads sent and if at the end of a 12 month period the amount is significantly lower than the average quoted, we will extend your subscription at no charge to compensate.

Ideally you should mail your leads as soon as you receive them with an introductory letter explaining how your products or services should be of interest to new and changing businesses. If possible your letter should then be followed up by telephone to achieve your desired outcome; placing a trial order, arranging an appointment, requesting a brochure etc.

Because you receive a steady flow of leads each month, the numbers are easily manageable by even the smallest business, making maybe a handful of follow up calls each day.

Once you have order you will be givin full access to Terry, our online virtual sales manager. Terry will provide you with tips and tricks and guide you through our simple step by step letter writing tool.

Startupsplus subscribers receive a range of different response rates from their leads, depending on the relevance of their service, the quality of their letter and the use of telephone follow up. A selection of some of the results subscribers achieve can be seen on the Testimonials page.

Startupsplus is provided by Selectabase Ltd., an independent provider of direct marketing solutions. Selectabase is an established company providing a range of high quality solutions including consumer lists, business lists and data cleansing. Selectabase is an active member of the Direct Marketing Association.

The quantity of leads you receive depends on the size of the geographic area you wish to subscribe to. You can register free of charge on our website to perform unlimited counts for different postcode areas. Counts are based on the average number of leads found over a 12 month period.

You can register online to obtain a count for the area you wish to include in your subscription, and then order online using our secure credit card payment service. Alternatively you can obtain counts and subscribe by calling our team of experienced customer service advisers during office hours on 01304 382211.

You can purchase your subscription online or by telephone using a debit or credit card. Cheque payments are also accepted. Please make cheques payable to Selectabase Ltd.

The cost of your subscription will depend on the size of the geographic area you wish to include. You can register free on our website to obtain quotes for your local area, or you can call us on 01304 382211.

We can provide you with an average of between 10 and 12,000 new prospects per month depending on your requirements. The cost of your Startupsplus subscription will be calculated based on the size of the geographic postcode area you wish to include and it's accompanying business population.

We also advise the average number of leads received generated by your area over a 12 month period, to give a guideline of what quantity of data to expect.

You can call our experienced customer service team during office hours on 01304 382211.