Who We Work With
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)​
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The FSB is the UK’s largest business group with 160,000 members across the country, made up of small business owners and the self-employed. The not-for-profit organisation offers a range of business services including legal protection, health and safety advice, employment protection, insurance services and crisis management. The FSB also provides a variety of networking events and opportunities for its members as well as being a powerful government lobbyist, continually campaigning for better conditions and resources for small firms and individuals.
Cyber Tzar​
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Cyber Tzar Ltd provide a variety of risk assessment and management tools to help businesses understand their Cyber Security. Their approach to the cyber security skills gap is to help business owners, risk managers, information security professionals, and developers, by delivering automated tools and easy to consume information to help democratise cyber security.
Cyber Tzar Ltd help you protect your organisation with their online SaaS based Cyber Security Risk Management Platform and they strive to provide transparency to businesses by simplifying, quantifying, and managing cyber security risk. Their solutions aim to maintain a business’s reputation and the trust of loyal customers, whilst keeping your infrastructure and web content safe.
At its core, Cyber Tzar Ltd scan websites, including their code, configuration, and externally “visible” infrastructure, for vulnerabilities, reporting the findings back as an easy to understand and communicate cyber security risk “score” out of 1,000. They provide visibility of the online security of a business by assessing and calculating risk, using comprehensive scanning, automated risk assessments, technical penetration testing, data science and AI-powered vulnerability testing.
Better than a simple MOT, Cyber Tzar actively guide you towards improving your cyber risk exposure via prioritising your vulnerabilities, identifying which require immediate attention, near term attention, or are low priority. A business can routinely use this as a tool to not only establish their cyber security needs, but subsequently manage their improvement, guided by the suggested remediation.
The platform can scan many thousands of sites per day and provide you with benchmarking insight into your suppliers, partners, and your marketplace as a whole, making it useful to procurement departments and qualification, vendor management, and quantifying comparative risk for insurance purposes.
eSpida​
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eSpida eSpida is a Birmingham based IT consultancy, offering innovative IT infrastructure solutions for organisations looking to challenge the technical status quo and transform operational effectiveness.
Working alongside you, eSpida can help solve technical conundrums which may be holding your organisation back. From basic IT Consultancy, IT procurement and design principles, to asset custodianship and life cycle management, eSpida can support existing IT teams to optimise performance.
eSpida is a Cato Network partner delivering the world’s first SASE platform converging SD-WAN and network security into a global, cloud-native service. We deliver optimal network security architecture to help IT team regain control.
Lexverify​
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​ Lexverify are UK pioneers on a mission to make risk prevention as easy as spell checking. Their AI-powered assistant helps organisations prevent legal, compliance, and cyber risks on their electronic communication in real time, enabling organisations to achieve proactive compliance at scale.
Covering key risk areas, from GDPR compliance to financial sanctions compliance, anti-bribery and corruption compliance, and employee wellbeing, Lexverify provides continuous development support to employees and strengthens the capabilities of Legal, Risk & Compliance, and IT teams. Lexverify integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 applications, taking minutes to deploy.
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Proband​
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Probrand is a procurement platform providing buyers with access to more than 300,000 IT products, services and solutions. Delivered through a transparent digital marketplace offering enhanced visibility, it allows buyers to see live price changes, real time stock updates and alerts to personalised discounts from authorised distributors and vendors. Users are fully supported by IT procurement advisers, when expert guidance is required.
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The platform is designed to integrate with digital procurement systems to enable efficient buying and approval processes, enhanced spending analysis and procurement oversight.
Probrand’s award winning managed services division also delivers more than 1,000 IT solutions annually to private and public sector organisations.
Berkeley Insurance Group​
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​Berkeley Insurance Group are one of the UK’s largest independent Chartered Insurance Brokers, advising businesses of all sizes across a wide range of industry sectors.
Client advice on cyber resilience includes operational, regulatory and legal risks, and how these can be best protected through effective risk management and insurance.
As recognised experts in the specialised area of Cyber insurance, Berkeley previously won ‘Cyber Broker of the Year’ awarded by Insurance Age magazine. ​
Berkeley’s cyber advice is led by John Pennick, Financial Risks Director. As a market leader in Cyber insurance, John was asked to be a founding member and Chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Cyber focus group.
This committee represents the interests of the UK’s insurance brokers and is in contact with various Government departments, National Cyber Security Centre, and other parties interested in the cyber resilience of UK businesses.
Discus Systems PLC​
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For over 25 years, Discus Systems PLC has been a trusted partner for small to medium sized businesses throughout the West Midlands, providing top-quality cyber security solutions that help our customers succeed. They are passionate about ensuring that our customers are happy, secure, and thriving in today's fast-paced business landscape.
​Their Cyber Security 7 package includes a wide range of services such as Password Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Anti-Spam, Prevention & Detection, Office365 Security Monitoring, Security Training & Backup. We take a tailored approach to each project, working closely with their customers to understand their unique needs and deliver customised solutions that meet and exceed their expectations.
​ At their core, they're committed to delivering exceptional customer service and building long-term relationships with clients. Their dedication to their customers has earned them a reputation as a reliable and trusted partner in the West Midlands business community.
​They specialise in helping small to medium sized businesses achieve their cyber security goals and obtain their Cyber Essentials certification. Their expertise and resources ensure that their customers are 100% secure and compliant with the latest cyber security standards.
SCC​
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​SCC has industry-leading technology partnerships and specialised knowledge spanning 45 years of working with the UK’s largest public sector and commercial sector organisations.
Their Cyber Security business unit is driven by a team of dedicated experts in the field of information and cyber security including over 50 analysts, architects and security professionals. They support the full client lifecycle from initial contact through to delivery from their next generation Security Operations Centre (SOC).
EBS​
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​EBS is a Birmingham-based business solutions provider. Established more than 40 years ago, they specialise in software solutions, cloud services, IT hardware, network infrastructure, managed services and cybersecurity.
As a Sage Business Partner since 1996, they also specialise in Sage’s portfolio of business software and are able offer BMS / ERP solutions for any business wanting comprehensive and flexible software for accounting, manufacturing, CRM and anything in between.
Boasting their own in-house development team, who use industry-leading skills and tools to develop bespoke software solutions, they fill the gaps that ‘off the shelf’ software cannot. Their IT, Network and Cloud Infrastructure team also provides support and implementation of industry leading solutions.
ACUTEC​
ACUTEC is a leading technology partner and has been delivering world class IT services for nearly 30 years, keeping technology running securely for over 400 businesses!
Proudly West Midlands based, ACUTEC specialise in business IT support, cybersecurity, Cloud services and bespoke software development. As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, our multi-award-winning service allows clients to align their technology and cybersecurity needs to their strategic objectives.
At the heart of all they do, world class service is backed by FEEFO Platinum status feedback; ensuring that ACUTEC remain committed to exceeding client expectations with long term relationships and an enviable reputation.
TAPCAST​
Tapcast Ltd is a company that provides IT solutions and support to small and medium businesses. With 30 years of experience, Tapcast have been helping people be happy using their IT by offering services such as Microsoft 365, Cloud Collaboration, and Cyber Security Resilience. Tapcast IT is a member of various professional and community organizations, including the West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre and the Chamber of Commerce.
Tapcast was founded in 1994 by Steve Neal, a Microsoft Small Business Specialist, who has a passion for enhancing people’s IT experience and ensuring cyber security resilience. Whether it is setting up and managing Microsoft 365, enabling cloud collaboration, or implementing cyber security resilience measures, Tapcast IT has the expertise to help its clients achieve their IT goals and protect their data from cyber threats.
Tapcast also provides user awareness training and consultancy services to help its clients improve their IT skills and knowledge.
THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (TDM)​
The Development Manager (TDM) is a tech and digital training and coaching provider, specialising in the delivery of local and national government-funded Skills Bootcamps Programmes, Career-Entry Apprenticeships and BSc (Hons) Degree Apprenticeships, across the West Midlands and beyond.
TDM is committed to supporting employers to digitally transform and workforce plan, through bespoke, individualised learning plans, developing the skills of employees in IT Infrastructure and Networks, Software, Cyber, Marketing, Digital Support, Data and Tech solutions.
Through its range of programmes, TDM seeks to improve the social mobility of West Midlands residents and beyond, providing progression pathways to embed tech and digital careers.
TDM is also a Totara Talent Experience Platform Partner (this is the second most used Corporate Learning Management system worldwide) and can support organisations harness knowledge management and learning & development.
As a government-funded and employer responsive educational organisation, their vision is to help our regions’ employer organisations to improve their talent experience and galvanise digital transformation for now, and the future.
E2 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS​
E2 Technology Solutions is a trusted Midlands-based IT partner, dedicated to providing unparalleled support for businesses across various industries. Specialising in IT, Communications, and Cyber Security services, they pride themselves on their straightforward, jargon-free approach and exceptional customer service.
Their mission is simple yet powerful: to optimise businesses' IT systems for peak productivity while ensuring long-term cost-effectiveness. With a commitment to swift response times, they are prepared to support their clients' needs promptly and effectively.
E2 Technology Solutions offers a comprehensive range of carefully curated products and services designed to provide excellent scalability, reliability, and cyber defence. Grounded in the foundational 5 cyber security controls—Firewalls, Secure Configuration, User Access Control, Malware Protection, and Patch Management—they ensure that businesses remain protected against evolving cyber threats.
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