A Guisborough teenager has been chosen to represent the North East as part of the national Enterprise UK ambassador network. Sixteen-year-old web enthusiast Tim Curd along with his business partner 16-year old Harry Perks from Devon, were both finalists in the 2010 Enterprise UK Enterprising Young Brits awards, for their online web hosting business, SimplexWebs.com.
Tim, who met Harry online whilst researching into the business model, set it up when he was still at Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough to offer an affordable web hosting service that brings quality design and support services to the off-the-shelf website marketplace.
The pair already have a client base that extends to Europe, America and Asia. They hope to expand their product range by offering virtual private and dedicated servers.
As Enterprise UK ambassadors, Tim and Harry will share their knowledge, passion and expertise with other young budding entrepreneurs across the country by visiting schools, leading workshops and mentoring.
Tim, who will now be the youngest Enterprise UK ambassador in the North East said: “Having spent years working on our own personal websites, we felt that the available cheap hosting services inevitably always compromised on quality. Faced with the alternative of paying high prices, we decided to set up our own hosting service that offers both affordability and quality.
“From a small virtual private server, to running multiple servers across the globe with clients from multiple continents, SimplexWebs has grown to be a leading provider of web hosting services.
“Our support is something we're renowned for. We provide native English speaking personal account managers, for those little things that you won't get via traditional web hosting support such as advice on design, assistance choosing which package they need and even advice on the best broadband provider.”
The pair made it through to the final of the prestigious Enterprising Young Brits award alongside 28-year old Stuart Varrall of Teesside based Fluid Pixel ltd, but were pipped at the post by a Corby-based online business for text and image based pay per click advertising.
Tim continued: “Although we didn’t win the Enterprising Young Brits award we were delighted to be appointed as Enterprise UK ambassadors, as this gives us great recognition and national exposure of our business - the benefits will really help us market ourselves as well as help others thinking of starting their own venture.
“Being an Enterprise UK Ambassador is a great opportunity to meet and share idea with the UK’s leading young entrepreneurs. Being around them is a positive, motivating and uplifting experience.”
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