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Geoff Lloyd
Director and co-founder of Caltrics Q Who are you?
Q Ideal Customer?
Q Your inspiration
Hi, I am Geoff Lloyd, a Director and co-founder of Caltrics. I am a long-term resident in Wandsworth and Caltrics has been a member of Wandsworth Chamber for the last four years.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and/or one of the major political parties in the UK.
Bill Gates - He has not only hugely advanced the world’s use of computer technology but he and his wife’s foundation have used their considerable wealth to address some of the world’s most serious health issues.
Q What’s your business all about?
Caltrics (www.caltrics.com) is an internet calendaring platform that delivers enriched, branded and free ‘event’ information into calendar apps on phones and laptops. Subscribers to internet calendars are individuals that are looking for information such as sport fixtures (at club, national or tournament level), and business networking, historical, political, Arts and educational events. Customers are businesses and membership organisations that want their customers, members, followers and supporters to know when their events are taking place, or who want to use an internet calendar of events to keep their brand name in front of their audience. Local examples include Wandsworth Chamber and Rosslyn Park FC.
Q Three words to describe yourself?
Determined, enthusiastic and focused. 34 | Business Connexions
Q Biggest achievement? In 2019 the Caltrics website was visited from 174 countries. Through an introduction by a fellow chamber member, we also provided internet calendars for the Greater London Authority and London South Bank University, relating to an initiative of the London Mayor.
Q Biggest gripe? Whilst business investment schemes (EIS and SEIS) are beneficial and geared to giving tax breaks to external investors, insufficient tax breaks are provided to business creators.
Q Philosophy in Business? Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself.
Q Sporting Hero? Jonny Wilkinson - as an English rugby supporter, who can forget that moment, a drop goal to win the Rugby World Cup, now long ago in 2003.
Q Biggest tip for success? Perseverance, there is always a solution.
‘Subscribers to internet calendars are individuals that are looking for information such as sport fixtures (at club, national or tournament level), and business networking, historical, political, Arts and educational events.’ Scan the QR code (Caltrics.com) with your phone camera to see our events and get them in your calendar app.
