It’s here - start your journey with the new Buckinghamshire Business First website!

The revamped, feature-rich website will help you do more business, do it locally and do it better. Take your first look at our business-friendly, easy-to-use website and how it can transform your membership of Buckinghamshire Business First.

If you still need to activate your online account you can do so by resetting your password or contacting us.

We are a not-for-profit business community funded by our members and partners. Membership will always be free. But you can access extra services by co-investing annually, benefiting your business and allowing us to continue building a thriving business community.

Making it easier for you to do business

Revamping a website is a big move for any organisation and we made our decision based on the views of our members and our desire to constantly improve our offer to our members.

That offer is one based on making it easier for our members to do business and to ensure more business is done in Buckinghamshire between local companies. Therefore we want to make it easier for you to promote your products and services to the local business community and ensure you are also kept up to date with the news and legislation that affects your business.

The new features

You can read more about these elsewhere in this newsletter and on our website.

  • Revamped member directory which provides every business with a unique profile and URL. Invested members can post job offers, contracts and member offers, create events and add photography and videos to make their profile come alive.
  • Detailed contracts section highlighting the public and private sector contracts up for grabs. You can post your own contract offers as well as search for those in your area of expertise.
  • Member Q&A section which will enable learning and information sharing between businesses. Stand out as an authority in your field by answering fellow members’ questions or post a question of your own and learn from another local business.
  • Dedicated jobs area which will be your first port of call when hiring. You can also use this feature to gain new business by seeing if others are on the lookout for the skills and experience you offer.
  • Brand new meeting room package giving you more flexibility and control when booking a meeting room at one of our three business hubs. There are no more two hour limits!

Building on the impacts Buckinghamshire Business First has made

Our new website is the latest step we are taking to provide the highest level of support to every business in Buckinghamshire. This builds on the work we have done in the five years since we were formed by a group of local entrepreneurs and business leaders who invested £100,000 of their own money in the hope of creating a more business friendly environment in Buckinghamshire.

From those humble beginnings we have:

  • Helped create 1,800 jobs through our grant and project activity
  • Awarded businesses over £10 million in grants
  • Brought 47 new companies to Buckinghamshire through our inward investment activity
  • Directly benefited 9,000 businesses through our business support service
  • Helped save 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions through our sustainability projects
  • Created a membership community comprising 8,000 local businesses, representing over 50% of the private sector workforce in the county

Ultimately the new website is a place for the Buckinghamshire business community to come together in a spirit of cooperation, in recognition of the fact that keeping business local ultimately helps every business, employee and resident.

We hope that you find it easy to use and useful to your business. If you have a question about the website, please contact us: 01494 927130 or email info@bbf.uk.com.

Business community ambassadors