National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), the not for profit body for sharing of data between police and businesses to counter crime, is due to launch a new Associate Membership scheme.
Aimed at member suppliers, the new scheme will launch with one-day events seeking to bridge the gap between risk management providers and end users.
The idea of its new managing director, Daniel Hardy, pictured, it’s to help NBCS become self-sustainable. He said: ‘Our new Associate Membership scheme will give vendors unfettered access to senior decision makers at some of the nation’s most prestigious organisations. They will get a unique opportunity to demonstrate their risk management, security, fraud and loss prevention solutions to our members at organised events that are cost effective to attend and will eliminate the hassle normally associated with trade shows and exhibitions. This saves all parties significant time and money and makes the experience far more effective by ensuring that end users meet vendors that are directly relevant to their businesses.’
The associate membership will be offered in a number of packages and will cost between £4,000 and £15,000 a year. The basic package will offer advertising and promotion to existing members, while the premium package will include consultancy from senior NBCS personnel who are able to advise on subjects such as fraud risk, risk management, enterprise risk management and security deployment.
Each event will consist of an update on NBCS strategy and what’s happening, followed by a guest keynote speaker and then associate member presentations. Regular breaks during the day will allow networking and product demonstrations.
NBCS secured Westminster government funding as part of the Police Transformation Fund, from the Home Office.
Daniel Hardy added: ‘We want to bring members, suppliers and all those involved in business crime risk management closer together. Everyone’s time is precious these days, so cutting through the “noise” that is usually associated with getting members of these two interdependent groups in the same room allows NBCS to offer real value to all members. It will also help cement our position as a critical friend of business, the police service and all business reduction partnerships, by furthering the use of the National Business Crime Solution model for all those affected by business crime.’
