• Who are you?

Martin Little, GCI

• What does your business do?

We provide telecoms services and unified communication solutions to medium and large businesses (both private and public sector) throughout Scotland and Northern England. The services we provide are quite varied and range from various types of broadband connectivity to mobile handsets and airtime and UC solutions such as Skype for Business. Every businesses needs are different and therefore we offer a consultative approach to ensure we’re proposing the best product not just for the present but also for future needs and we work closely with our customers as long as they are with us to make sure telecoms are improving their business and not hindering it. We are fortunate to have some well-known customers such as West College, Go Outdoors and RNIB as case studies.

• Where are you based?

Due to expansion we’ve just moved into new offices in the Port Dundas area of Glasgow which is still handy for the City Centre as well as the motorway network as many of us are out and about seeing customers regularly.

• How did you get started?

When I first started working for myself I worked between home and a serviced office before moving to GCI

• What is your background

I worked for a large well know telecoms firm for 14 years which gave me a great knowledge of many areas of the industry. I then took voluntary redundancy, 10 years ago now, spent some time travelling then thought I better get back to reality and the world of work.

• What is your top tip?

Treat people the way you would like to be treated yourself.

• Has anyone helped you get started and how?

Events from the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, the FSB and networking groups such as Business Network Scotland and Business Banter have all helped at different times and in different ways.

• Where do you plan your business to be in five years time?

We hope to have sold the business

• Contact Details: martin.little@gcicom.net, 0141 551 1164