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SoCoTS Established!
Jack and Mia establish business from spare room at Mias house in Rye. First adverts placed in mailings to schools in Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany -
Initial dealings
First schools take up planning service -
Word of mouth
Rapid uptake on the service as news of the service spreads by word of mouth -
500 Visits planned
500 visits planned for customers -
1000 visits planned
1,000 visits planned for customer. Jack and Mia decide to go full time and open a small office in Hastings. Office manager employed -
2-3 day visit plans
Following feedback from customers SoCoTS introduce two and three day visit plans with recommended overnight accommodation -
5000 visits planned
5,000 visits planned for customers. Company introduce ‘hosted accommodation’ option for 2 or 3 days visits -
10000 visits planned, extra staff
10,000 visits planned for customers. Company employs two additional office staff -
Website launched
Company information website launched -
Interactive website designed
Website redesigned to be interactive, customers able to send booking requests via the website -
25000 visits planned
25,000 visits planned for customers -
Expansion to UK schools
Expansion planned into UK market offering same services to UK schools