AN ENTREPRENEUR from Andover has come up with a Covid-safe and modern alternative to the traditional business card.

Anthony Marshall, who runs Marshall Financial Solutions in Union Street, has designed an app that allows people to scan a QR code and automatically download other people's contact details.

The app, called mobilewebs, has been launched earlier this year and the businessman now plans to take it to the Event Production Show at the ExCel in London in March to showcase it.

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He said: "I have created this app, it's an app that turns your business card into a card on your phone which you can relate to anybody around the world or send it to whoever you are with wherever you are. You can put progressive notifications on it too.

"It's a fantastic piece of equipment. I have found that when people buy from somebody they need to know where to see them or visit them or how to see them on social media or contact them, and this covers all of this.

"People take business cards and they never use them again or they have to load up the details on to their phone, this does it automatically."

Anthony said he was inspired to use the time during the pandemic to come up with a safer way to swap details.

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Anthony said: "This is a much better alternative to the business card. It's a modern way. People want the information readily and accessibly. They can find out everything they need about you instantly and safely."

The cards are available for £40 a year from mobilewebs.uk

For more details email anthony@mobilewebs.co.uk or call 01264 338 020.

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