I stumbled upon Project Brighton last month. An initiative by Rosie Sherry to provide Brighton technology companies with a platform. It allows Geeks to meet with other non-technical/technical people who might need help with their website, software, hardware…..

Rosie is solidly blogging on the site and actively adding conferences, events, jobs etc. I think the idea has legs plus Rosie is dedicated to make it work. She has reduced her other commitment and is passionate to make Brighton the place for technology.

Also there is a plan to add ProjectBrighton badges for the community to add to their website, blog, app etc. Looking forward to it Rosie!

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They say its always good to keep your site looking fresh. We have just done that and re-branded our website. Here is how it looks, Kwiqq V2:

We have made the site, so that users can really quickly browse through the Features of the Kwiqq Framework:

And see our client sites as screen shots at a click of a button:

This new site reflects the upgrade of our software. Kwiqq.com is built on Symfony as well, which is what Kwiqq Version2 is all about.

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Tags: KwiqqV2, Symfony, Ajax, Clients

In my earlier posts I have covered some Brighton based businesses, facilitators and entrepreneurs. Often individuals who make this possible i.e. designers, programmers, account managers etc are not covered. I thought it will be good to maybe give them a mention

One such group of very talented designers are Callender Creates and Subcircle creative, setup by Jim Callendar and Nick Carter respectively.

2 very talented designers who I can personally refer, having worked with them in the past. They are not only talented but very professional and dedicated. Their knowledge of the subject matter is absolutely amazing !

Callendar Creates focuses on CSS and XHTML services. More about Callender Creates founder

If you are looking for 2.0 logos and web page designs I would suggest checking out Subcircle. The speed at which logos and designs are produced are second to none. Check out some of their outstanding brand identities:

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Tags: Callendar, Subcircle, Jim Callendar, Nick Carter, Brighton, Artist, CSS, XHTML

If you have been following kwiqq you might know that we began on 15th Jan 2007. In just a year we have seen some amazing results. We met some fantastic people in the community: Brighton (BNM), London, California, European etc.

I would like to thank everyone for being supportive and accepting funny accent multicultural (Raj) and skinny blond haired (Jack) :). Your advice and references are much appreciated! This year our achievements were:

• Kwiqq grew from 1 man band to a team of 11 people.
• Raj won BusinessWeek’s Europe’s Young entrepreneur 2007
• Jack spoke about Social Networking at several conferences like Ad-tech (Europe’s Biggest interactive marketing conference), Internet marketing conference (Sweden), 02 sponsored New Product Network, Mashup* Event and SEMN IP-Pitching organised by Wired Sussex
• Raj spoke on Entrepreneurship at Make Your Mark (YES Network), £5 App, Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs at the British Council (with The Minister of State for Competitiveness, Stephen Timms MP)
• We are working with some fabulous clients like First Choice (2wentys), Highams PLC, Sussex Innovation Centre and SEEDA.
• We were covered in some major publications (online and offline) like BusinessWeek, Techcrunch, Hindustan Times, TTG, The Argus, Intruders.tv, Hobsons, Wired Sussex, Blognation etc.

Our ambitions for 2008:

I always think of ourselves as a very ambitious company. As you would suspect we have some targets for next year:

• Physical presence outside the UK. I will announce this once deals and our vision is finalised
• Officially launch version 2 of Kwiqq’s software with major upgrades in the server and front end of the software.
• Serve more customers this year, strategy includes increasing our sales force and development team.
• Concentrate on our product. Improve functionality and explore other undiscovered areas of social networking in areas like privacy, usability etc

Personal Objectives for 2008:

• Do more dance videos, one wasn’t enough
• Eating healthy food and no snacking (good bye junk food). I’ll try and join a gym, not sure if I’ll get the time though (atleast I’m honest about it)
  
• Continue my mission to get more young people into entrepreneurship. Its a wonderful thing which would help them in various spheres of life.
  
• Not wear suit and tie unless I really have to.
  

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As Kwiqq is growing rather kwiqqly we are carving out new roles for individuals to join us. We are now looking for head of sales Ideally with experience in working at a web agency, Web 2.0 products (B2B) or social networking sales.
Contacts in the industry will definitely be a plus point. We believe next year for Kwiqq will be an exciting one and Head of Sales can really add value and be part of our core team.

Offer

We believe in career progression and ownership of what we undertake. We will offer you a competitive salary + Commission. If your the one we will also offer you shares in the company

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Head of Sales is to drive revenue by selling Kwiqq solutions to Bluechips and SMEs. You’ll help to shape the next-generation of Social Networking product while building the growing our customer base. You’ll also promote and manage senior-level relationships to ensure that your customers’ needs and requirements are met.

This will require that you take their feedback and serve as their advocate and coodinate the task with Kwiqq’s directors and technology team.

This is a fast paced, client-facing sales role requiring understanding of the web and social networking, proven sales ability with a particular penchant for closing deals, and a broad base of industry contacts. You think strategically, anticipate how decisions are made and understand the details of individual campaigns, and you will persistently explore and uncover the business needs of your key clients.

Summary

• Lead sales efforts at Kwiqq, track progress, execute revenue strategies, account planning and business processes for clients
• Manage coordination of Kwiqq sales efforts with Kwiqq Directors to deliver strong sales performance
• Develop sales collateral & case studies with sales marketing
• Build and maintain a strong knowledge of Social Networking and Kwiqq’s product.

For further information call us on +44 (0) 1273 704 787 or email hr@kwiqq.com

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