Small Business 100

Dec20261 Full Proof, based in Congleton, provides professional proofreading and editing solutions for all kind of clients, from websites to novels and everything in between. We speak to founder, Nick Jones, to find out more about the firm. Established in 2004, Full Proof is an editorial agency that specialises in offering proofreading and editing services to companies of all kinds, including marketing firms, employee engagement firms, learning and development firms, banking institutions, charities, governmental departments and publishing companies. Since Full Proof’s inception in 2004 by Nick Jones as a one-man band, Nick has strived to offer friendly, high-quality proofreading and editing services at a competitive rate, where attention to detail is second to none. These values have not changed despite the company growing into an agency that outsources proofreading work to a team of freelance proofreaders. “We are successful because we care,” Nick highlights. “Our slogan is ‘Full Proof - the proofreading and editing company you can trust’ – and this is why our customers return to use time and again.” Nick’s wide base of customers know that the team will always proofread their content accurately, with the utmost care and attention. Additionally, they will always query anything that they are unsure about. “We never assume, we never guess, we never cut corners. Our customers know that they can trust us implicitly, and we have literally hundreds of reviews on sites like FreeIndex that support our claim.” Nick serves clients across a wide range of industries, and there really isn’t a type of company that he wouldn’t, or couldn’t, assist. His clients range from small local firms up to global companies, and, due to Full Proof’s prominent position on Google for search terms such as ‘proofreading companies’, Nick gets a considerable number of inbound enquiries. He also attends local networking events, which is helping the busines to grow even faster. With a relaxed and friendly company culture, Nick has built up a close- knit group of freelancers which he has used for several years and knows and trusts. This is imperative to being able to offer the premium, top- quality services that Full Proof is renowned for. “My team of freelancers are integral to the success of Full Proof because without them, I wouldn’t be physically able to grow the business. As any owner of an editorial agency will tell you, it’s very hard to find the right freelancers that you can truly trust with your clients’ content, but I’m very lucky to have a small but highly reliable team of individuals who I can turn to, even for jobs that require very urgent turnarounds.” The biggest challenge Nick has faced is simply being able to keep up with growing demand! Unlike many businesses, Full Proof was not adversely affected by the Covid pandemic in 2020. Instead, Nick just had to keep up with the volume of work that came in albeit working with a slightly reduced team due to his freelancers’ home-schooling needs. “We are successful because we care,” Nick highlights. “Our slogan is ‘Full Proof - the proofreading and editing company you can trust’ – and this is why our customers return to use time and again.” As well as being a proofreader and editor with more than 15 years’ worth of experience, Nick is also an author and has recently published his second picture book, One Night in Beartown, which is based in Congleton where he resides. “It has been well received and I am now looking to expand this aspect of my business,” he enthuses. “Full Proof is also attracting more authors that require proofreading and editing of their books, especially children’s authors, so I think that could be a theme for 2021. I may need to recruit more proofreaders and editors once again!” Company: Full Proof Contact: Nick Jones Website: www.full-proof.co.uk Proofreading Company You Can Trust