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Martin Port is a Yorkshire based entrepreneur. A technology pioneer, Martin founded Masternaut, one of the first UK companies to offer software-as-a-service, with its web-based vehicle tracking solutions. Martin took Masternaut from a small startup in 2002 to become one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses, with places in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Martin’s entrepreneurial endeavours were recognised in 2008 when he won the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Technology and Communications & in 2010 won IOD Director of the Year.
In November 2009, Martin sold Masternaut to Hub Telecom, a subsidiary of Aeroports de Paris, Europe’s second-largest airport’s operator.
Martin’s latest venture is revolutionising Fleet and Mobile Resource Management. Creating a BigChange to the way organisations manage their customers, employees and assets by improving the Return On Investment for SME and Corporates investing in BigChange technology. BigChange JobWatch 4th generation intelligent telematics giving instant business benefits and improvements for small medium and large companies. Click to visit the BigChange YouTube Channel.
Specialties
An investor in fast-growing technology businesses. Business Management, Change, People, CSR, Sales, Marketing, Operations including Customer Service and most importantly creating Increased Company Value.
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Latest BigChange News:
BigChange Gives Fireward Complete Control Over Mobile Workforce
Automatic fire suppression specialist, Fireward Ltd, has rolled out high-tech mobile workforce management software, providing real-time visibility to field operations within the business. The App-based software, JobWatch sees field-based engineers equipped with rugged...
New Feature: Digital Signatures
BigChange brings you another paperless solution that allows you to automatically and seamlessly capture digital signatures and customise acceptance information, issuing a digital receipt when the document is signed. This very exciting new function gives customers the...
The Latest from the BigChange Network
It’s been a while since we last sat down with Paul, the Network’s Managing Director, to chat. Here’s what he had to say when we asked for an update: BigChange: Please remind us of what the Network is. Paul: The BigChange Network allows our customers to work with other...
Blog Posts:
Why doesn’t Labour care about business?
I am worried about the upcoming election. I am worried that this country is going to end up in stalemate, with four or five warring parties all taking a fraction of the vote and no clear majority. We’ll be back to square one. Worse off than when Theresa May came to...
Save us all from the “comfort zoners”
Around this time last year, I posted about “blockers”. These are the people in an organisation who resist change and stand in the way of progress https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-let-blockers-hold-you-back-martin-port/. Blockers are a nightmare. They can be hard to...
My new wellbeing crusade
About two years ago, I realised that I needed to make some changes in my life. Building a business can take a toll on your health and I was eating badly and hardly exercising. I took on the challenge of losing 60lbs in six months. To keep myself focused, I created a...
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