PRESS RELEASE
6 May 2009
BSI has published a new SME guide to standardization, designed to introduce small businesses to British and international standards and showcase organizations benefiting from standardization. Publication of the guide, which is available free of charge, coincides with European SME Week. To download your free copy of the guide, visit www.bsigroup.com/sme-guide
Good for Business: The small business guide to standards explains the business benefits of using a range of universal standards. These include business continuity management, sustainability, innovation and customer service standards which can be applied by any organization, regardless of sector.
Case studies included in the guide demonstrate how small businesses are benefitting from using standards:
• Discover the benefits to a consulting structural engineering company of following around 30 standards in the course of its day-to-day work.
• Learn how a remediation contractor for brownfield sites is using health and safety standards to improve its success in tendering for new work.
• Find out how a financial planning company, with two employees, has used customer service standards to boost business.
Good for Business also contains advice on getting involved in the standards-making process and information on the Kitemark® and CE marking.
Discounted BSI membership during European SME Week
BSI is offering a discounted membership joining fee for SMEs (250 or fewer employees) during European SME Week. Benefits of BSI membership include:
• discounted standards
• free BSI electronic catalogue
• inclusion in BSI’s members online directory
• access to BSI knowledge centre
• free subscription to Business Standards magazine
• free subscription to Update Standards magazine
For more information on becoming a BSI member visit www.bsigroup.com/membership
Discounted BSI conference rate
BSI is offering a reduced SME rate for conferences taking place from June 2009 onwards. For more information visit www.bsigroup.com/conferences
Free SME Newsletter
Sign up now for BSI’s free SME newsletter www.bsigroup.com/newsletters
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Notes to Editors
For media information:
Lucy Fulton
Public Relations Officer, BSI
Tel: +44 (0)20 8996 7248
Mob: +44 (0)7741 451990
Email: lucy.fulton@bsigroup.com
Website: www.bsigroup.com
About BSI
BSI is a global independent business services organization that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to over 80,000 customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the world’s first national standards body, the Group has over 2,400 staff operating in over 120 countries through more than 50 global offices. The Group’s key offerings are:
• The development and sale of private, national and international standards and supporting information
• Second and third-party management systems assessment and certification
• Product testing and certification of services and products
• Performance management software solutions
• Training services in support of standards implementation and business best practice.
For further information please visit www.bsigroup.com.
