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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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BigChange Delivers 40% Productivity Gain for HSS Groundcare
HSS Groundcare, the only national groundcare hire and maintenance service in the UK, has rolled out new mobile technology that has boosted field engineer productivity by 40 percent. Providing visibility of operations nationwide, the new system supplied by Leeds based...
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How does ISO Certification build best practices for services businesses of all sizes?
What defines a quality business? Is it the customer support provided or the quality of the service or product they deliver? Is it how the organisation is run or more about their ability to understand customer needs, harnessing innovative technology into sales and...
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BigChange Gives Hatton Traffic Complete Control Over Mobile Workforce
Hatton Traffic Management is rolling out the latest mobile technology as part of a resource management system connecting field operatives to fleet controllers in real time. Supplied by Leeds technology company BigChange, the system is already providing significant...
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Am I the only one who has a problem with vaping?
I really want my colleagues to live happy, healthy lives, and will do anything I can to help them on that journey. At Masternaut the business I founded previously, I ran an initiative called Cash for Quitters. I offered my colleagues a cash bonus of £1,250 (and gave...
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I was 57 last week. Am I past it now?
I am not often plagued with self-doubt but turning 57 has thrown me. It’s too far the wrong side of 50. I’ll be 60 in three years and that’s a really scary age. I work with colleagues two generations younger than me now. It’s made me wonder whether I still have what...
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A true entrepreneur is always selling
Fans of this blog will know: I never switch off. My every waking moment is spent thinking about how to grow BigChange and make the service we provide even better – much to the frustration of my family. Part of being ‘always on’ means that I’m looking for leads all the...
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