Manchester-based tech community Techcelerate has announced a partnership with Zendesk, the leading provider of proven, cloud-based help desk software.
Techcelerate will be offering all of its start up members free one-year subscriptions to Zendesk, worth up to £2300.
“Having been a startup ourselves once, we recognize and are thankful for everyone who helped us along the way,” says Matt Price, Vice President and General Manager EMEA for Zendesk. “To help the next generation of entrepreneurs, we are pleased to announce that we are now offering free one-year Zendesk subscriptions to startups affiliated with Techcelerate.”
Zendesk has long recognized customer service is an integral part of any company’s success. One thing that truly differentiates companies, from startups to global organizations, is the ability to deliver superior customer service. With the Techcelerate partnership, Zendesk is helping companies in the North of England attain this competitive advantage at no cost.
According to Manoj Ranaweera, Founder and CEO of Techcelerate: “We are so thrilled to welcome Silicon Valley based hot tech company Zendesk to our northern tech entrepreneurial community. Our member company edocr.com, the leading distribution channel for business documents online, has already been using Zendesk to help manage customer queries. Our member CapsuleCRM.com, who won the best enterprise software category at the Northern Tech Awards 2011, have integrated with Zendesk to enhance their product offering. Thanks to Zendesk, our growing community of tech startups will now have an excellent free platform to support their customers. This is a truly exciting moment for the growth of our community. We are excited to be working with the Zendesk European team and believe this will be a catalyst to build further relationships with Silicon Valley tech companies.”
In addition, Techcelerate members are invited to attend a free one day Zendesk training workshop (normal price: £650), which will be held at Manchester Business Park (3000 Aviator Way, Manchester M22 5TG) on Friday, October 28th 2011. The combination of complimentary subscriptions and training delivers a value of over £3000 to qualifying North of England start up businesses – for free.
In order to qualify for the offer, North of England based start ups will need to be sponsored by Techcelerate; not already have a Zendesk account; have less than 10 employees; and less than £700,000 in funding. Interested members should email startup@zendesk.com for more information about the offer.
Thanks for the coverage! We are very excited to be working with Zendesk!
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Manoj