The National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), a platform for sharing crime-related data between law enforcement agencies and the business community, is launching an associate membership scheme targeting security solutions providers.
The scheme will kick off with a series of one-day member events that aim to promote greater understanding and collaboration between risk management providers and security professionals that protect people and assets.
Daniel Hardy, the managing director of NBCS who came up with the idea, says the scheme will help NBCS become self-sustainable and make membership even more attractive to suppliers.
“Our new associate membership scheme will give vendors unfettered access to senior decision-makers at some of the nation’s most prestigious organisations,” he said. “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.”
Available in a variety of packages, associate membership will cost between £4,000-£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 on subjects like fraud risk, risk management, enterprise risk management and security deployment.
Each event update members on NBCS strategy and news and feature a talk from a guest keynote speaker several other presentations. Members can network, ask questions and get ‘hands-on’ with product demos during regular breaks throughout the day during the day.
NBCS, a not-for-profit initiative, recently secured significant government funding as part of the Police Transformation Fund, a Home Office programme intended to help police leaders and police and crime commissioners respond to the changing nature of crime.
“We want to bring members, suppliers and all those involved in business crime risk management closer together,” said Hardy. “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.”
Suppliers can find out more about becoming NBCS Associate Members by sending an email to [email protected]
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