Why you should consider making the switch to a business mobile contract.

If you are a sole trader or small business, choosing between a standard consumer contract and a business contract can be confusing. With the benefits not always being obvious, especially if you have previously always used a consumer tariff it can be hard to know which is the best option for you. Business owners may often assume that a business tariff is more expensive resulting in them missing the benefits of sourcing a business telecom provider.

Below are 5 reasons that you should choose a business mobile contract for your next upgrade. 

1. Business Contracts from a multi-network independent provider like CAN solutions allow you to mix & match network contracts to ensure maximum coverage for your employees.

Statistics show that there are now three times more remote jobs compared to 2020. As the demand for home or remote working continues to increase, it is worth considering how best to maximise the network coverage on your employees’ work devices. Business contracts empower you to pick the best network for your workforces’ locations, ensuring that teams in different parts of the country, or employees that work on the move, have the best possible connection to get business done. We compare the top network providers; O2, Vodafone, EE and Three to ensure that your employees are covered, no matter where they are working.

2. Benefit from a Flexible Tech Fund

A Tech fund allows businesses to purchase devices based on a virtual pot of money that is then paid off throughout the contract. Get the latest top spec handsets, reuse your existing handsets or choose different tiers of handsets based on job role.

The possibilities are endless with a flexible tech fund, designed especially to help businesses with their cashflow. Mobile tech funds are not for everybody, some businesses prefer to use BYOD (Bring your own device) approaches, lease handsets with contracts or go for a SIMO contract and use their own handsets. Either way, it’s good to have the option.

3. Consolidate everything under one business account

Unlike individual consumer contracts, making the switch to business contracts ensures that you have one, easy to use business account. No matter how many handsets you have under one account, you can manage all of your mobile bills, bolt-ons and usage under one roof.

Unlike traditional consumer contracts, we provide your business account with one monthly bill per network, making it easier to keep track of and understand how much you are spending monthly. Generally, you will benefit from better commercials if you are sourcing multiple business contracts under one account in comparison to multiple personal contracts best suited to supporting one or two individuals.

Use one account to review all minutes, texts and data usage, whilst also having the option to select singular packages per employee or share allowances between multiple employees within your company. Or both!

Not only does having a business contract allow you to keep all your mobile bills in one place, you can also combine all of your other business communications under the same business account with CAN Solutions. Manage your mobile, landline and business broadband together, quickly and efficiently.

4. Utilise additional Bolt-ons such as Mobile Device Management.

Business contracts often come with a range of beneficial bolt-ons that can be implemented across all devices on the account.

Add mobile device management to your business account to manage and monitor your business devices in real-time. Stay secure by tracking locations, rolling out security updates at the click of a button and troubleshooting any issues from a centralised account. You can ensure that employees are using work appropriate apps during working hours via blacklisting capabilities and remotely lock devices for security if lost or stolen.

A central control system gives your allocated admin users the power to protect and secure your company’s handset fleet, ensuring that your business data is secure and devices are being used correctly and compliantly. 

5. Business Contracts can be fully tax deductible as an asset, meaning that your bills will be accountable exclusive of VAT.

Business mobile contracts are considered a business expense and therefore will benefit from being exempt from tax. This means that you will be able to offset the costs of your business mobile phones against annual tax returns for the year.

At CAN Solutions we provide competitively priced business mobile contracts with a range of Bolt-ons and benefits that can not only save you money, but also save valuable business down time. Get in contact with our expert business team to find out how we can help your business with a FREE business tariff review today.