Best use of E-business in a New Company – West Lothian Business The Funky Group Wins Local E-business Award

West Lothian entrepreneur and local businessman Chris Jack has scooped an award for the Best Use of E-business in a New Company for his online business and website The Funky Group www.thefunkygroup.co.uk .

(PRWEB) October 8, 2006 -- West Lothian entrepreneur and local businessman Chris Jack has scooped an award for the Best Use of E-business in a New Company for his online business and website The Funky Group www.thefunkygroup.co.uk .

These awards, sponsored by West Lothian Council and BT Scotland are aimed a rewarding local businesses for their efforts in adopting and developing e-business within their companies to enable business growth and possible employment opportunities.

The Funky Group specialise in hair and beauty products such as GHD Hair Straighteners and was founded and launched by Chris in February 2006. The online growth and performance of the website in terms of turnover and online visibility in the search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN has exceeded initial expectations with the result that the business is now reaping the rewards.

The Funky Group now has an international audience and sells products like GHD straighteners all over the world to places such as the USA, South Africa and New Zealand. The company actively manage and measure their online activity on search engines such as Google and Yahoo through the help of their online marketing company Com.Motion Consulting. Additionally, they send out a monthly newsletter that keeps their clients abreast of what is happening in the hair and beauty marketplace.

Chris is delighted to receive this award. “We are delighted that West Lothian Council and BT Scotland have recognised our commitment to e-business together with our time and effort involved in making the Funky Group a successful online hair and beauty retailer capable of competing with any company in our market place.” It is fantastic that The Funky Group Team has been rewarded for their efforts over the last eight months and this award shows just what you can achieve by working together to grow and develop your business”.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release, please contact Chris Jack or visit www.thefunkygroup.co.uk

Contact:
Chris Jack
Director
The Funky Group
01506 862 398
www.thefunkygroup.co.uk

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