Vodafone woos small business customers with big, bulk savings

Vodafone today announced a new offer that will see small businesses with five or more employees saving as much as 50% off their monthly phone bill.

New and existing Vodafone "Ready Business" customers who connect or upgrade to the AUD$70 Red Business Grow plan (or better) and have five or more users on their account will save 25% for the first 24 months of their contract. Ready Business customers with ten or more users will save 50% for the first 24 months.

Vodafone says a small business with five users on the AUD$70 Red Business Grow plan would save AUD$2,100 in access fees over 24 months. A business with ten users on the AUD$100 Red Business Grow plan would save as much as AUD$12,000 in the same period.

The promotion runs until September 30.

"We know that small business is the lifeblood of this economy and we want to help these businesses continue to grow by offering them even better value", said Vodafone's head of enterprise, Stuart Kelly. "We realise that small businesses employ almost half of the Australians working in the private sector so it’s important that these businesses and their employees are mobilised and getting the best possible value for their money."

Customers on Vodafone's AUD$70 per month Red Business Grow plan receive unlimited talk and text, 3GB of data and AUD$250 credit towards a handset. This jumps to 8GB of data and a AUD$350 credit on the AUD$80 per month plan, which is currently covered Vodafone's double data promotion.

Vodafone is also offering a "happiness guarantee", where new customers can cancel their contract at any time in the first 30 days, and only pay for what they've used.