Netbasic Ltd.

I was just about to write yet another email to the guys in the company asking why somebody hadn’t uploaded a blog post in ages, when I realised it was me that ran the company - and therefore perhaps I should be the one taking the lead on these blogs posts. Well I’m 29 today, so I’m going to make a new (birth) year resolution and try to keep everyone much more up to date with what is going on within the offices here at Netbasic.

We have experienced extreme turbulence in both the loans and IVA markets throughout 2007. But everyone here has done a tremendous job through umpteen battles - what a warzone - and we’re still here fighting so well done everyone! We still continue in our drive to provide the best quality service to our customers in a range of financial areas.

Team-wise, we say goodbye this month to our contractor John who has done a sterling job in helping Kelvin and Chris to push through some big technical changes to our backend systems. Thanks very much for your help John! On a positive note Sam our new online marketing executive has settled in well so far, and she is to be joined by two more recruits. Colin is due next week, and then Natasha in January.

We also have a new non-exec director Ian Henderson-Londono pops in regularly to keep a check on Luke and the rest of the team. Ian came down for dinner not so long ago on an evening when they had conveniently closed the local motorway to hinder his way home - but he got Luke back by inviting him to London on the day of the State Opening of Parliament. I feel a travel time battle looming!

The technical team are about to move to a new floor with more room for their weird and wonderful experiments. So from December onwards the area now known as the “technical creche” will be on the top floor rather than than bottom - God help us if they continue to launch strange experiments from that height next year…

The plans for January’s skiing trip our now well underway. It has become a regular feature on the calendar now and if this visit is as alcohol-fuelled as last year, Netbasic may well be investing in liver insurance in 2008!

Our sister company Splash.co.uk is also doing well - they’re currently helping to organise the Round Britain Powerboat Championships 2008, and are taking bookings for corporate days across a range of watersports for next year already.

Well that’s it for now - and I’ll keep you posted on more developments soon.