# everyclick.com is a regional winner of the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/07/13/everyclickcom-regional-winner-hsbc-startup-stars-awards/
- Published: 2006-07-13T13:28:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Everyclick.com, the search engine that helps charity, has fought off stiff competition
to be crowned a Regional Winner in the 2006 HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards – the UK’s
premier showcase for the most promising start-up businesses and the inspirational
entrepreneurs behind them.

 

Polly Gowers and Julia Felton, who set up the business only 22 months ago, were 
one of five Regional Winners representing West, Wales and Northern Ireland to be
presented with their commemorative certificate at a special event held yesterday
at Bristol’s Leigh Court.

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Their entry will now go forward to the National Judging Panel, who will select the
Top 10 National Finalists – and Polly and Julia are hoping to go all the way and
scoop the top prize of £25,000 plus the title HSBC ‘Start-Up Star 2006’.

 

Polly Gowers, managing director said We are thrilled to win this award, it is great
to be recognized for all the work we are doing. With our Telegraph Le-Coultre Business
Personality 2006 nomination as well we feel that users and charities are beginning
to understand how much everyclick can raise for good causes.”

 

Everyclick Ltd. grew from the founders, Polly Gowers’ and Julia Felton’s experience
of running an online marketing agency. In the course of their work they became aware
of the phenomenal commercial success enjoyed by Google and the enormous sums of 
money that were changing hands through micro-payments generated by users clicking
on search results. They realised that a search engine could, in theory, channel 
some of these revenues to good causes.

 

Persuading investors to support the concept was a challenge, but these ‘angel’ entrepreneurs
have to date raised over £1.2 million to fund the project. Their investors believe,
as they do, that people everywhere will support the idea of raising money for their
favourite charity, at no cost to themselves, by doing something they do every day.

 

Since its launch in June 2005, Everyclick Ltd. has acquired over 1,300 charity partners,
over 300 corporate partners and over 19,000 registered users. In addition more than
300,000 unique users per month mean that the registered supporters of the top 5 
charities on Everyclick.com have each raised an average of £20.99 for their chosen
charity.

 

The service is constantly evolving. There is now a shopping portal that gives 50%
of commissions to charity, a multimedia and audio search capability. Plans for the
future include eBay content and Everyclick Ltd. is investigating, a service designed
for mobile users. This model has the technology behind it that could enable launch
in the USA.

 

There is no doubt that Everyclick Ltd. is a ‘good’ business in every sense of the
word.

 

This year’s Start-Up Stars – now in its sixth year – launched in February, with 
a record £70,000 worth of cash and prizes to be won. The Awards are designed to 
seek out fledgling firms less than three years old which can prove they have the
determination, dedication, creativity and business acumen to succeed.

 

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For further press information, please contact: Emma Walton

 

Email: em**@********ck.com Tel: +44 (0)1608 653 024

 

Images and all press releases are available for download at http://www.everyclick.
com/uk/myeveryclick/press-resources

 

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