First Essential
Grow your business by partnering with First Essential
Add payments, EPOS, AI and our all-in-one platform to what you already offer, and earn as you do it. Refer a client, or resell our solutions, and a UK team handles the tech and the support behind every one.
One partner, a whole stack to offer your clients
Your clients already trust your advice. Now you can put real business technology behind it, card payments, EPOS till systems, self-service kiosks, AI, websites and First Essential One, our all-in-one platform, without building or supporting any of it yourself.
You bring the relationship. We bring the products, the setup and the UK support behind them. You earn on what you refer, your clients get one joined-up team instead of five separate suppliers, and you stay the trusted name that introduced them.
Built for the people businesses already turn to for advice
If you work with UK businesses that take payments or run a till, partnering with us fits naturally alongside what you already do. Whatever your field, you bring the relationships and we bring the technology, the setup and the support.
Consultants and advisers
Add payments, EPOS and AI to the advice you already give, and earn when clients take it up.
Partner with usAgencies and marketers
Offer websites, AI and First Essential One alongside your services, all built and supported by our team.
Partner with usIT and EPOS resellers
Resell card payments, till systems and kiosks as part of your line-up, with the tech handled for you.
Partner with usAccountants and bookkeepers
Point clients to card rates from 0.3% and a free card machine with EPOS, and earn for the introduction.
Partner with usIntroducers and referrers
Know a business that needs better payments or AI? Refer them and earn, we do the rest.
Partner with usSoftware and SaaS teams
Bring payments, AI and our platform to your customers, joined up with the tools they already use.
Partner with usWeb designers and developers
Add card payments, AI and First Essential One to the sites you build, and earn on every client.
Partner with usBusiness coaches and mentors
Recommend the tools your clients need to grow, and earn as they put them to work.
Partner with usFranchises and multi-site groups
Roll out one joined-up system across every site, and earn as your network grows.
Partner with usTrade bodies and networks
Bring your members better payments, EPOS and AI, with a trusted UK partner behind it.
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Card payments and EPOS that earn from the first referral
Payments are the easiest place to start. Refer a business to our card machines and online payments, with rates from 0.3% (rates vary by card type and business, confirmed at setup), and a free card machine when they take it with EPOS. It is the kind of saving a business says yes to quickly, and you earn for the introduction.
Self-service kiosks and kitchen display, joined up to the till
Once a client is set up on payments, there is more to offer. Self-service kiosks cut queues and lift average order value, kitchen display screens keep the kitchen in step, and everything reports into one place. You can resell the lot as part of your own line-up, with our UK team installing and supporting it.
AI, websites and First Essential One, the higher-value pieces
For agencies, software teams and consultants, this is where it gets interesting. Offer AI that answers calls and messages around the clock, websites and apps built to convert, and First Essential One, our all-in-one platform with a 14-day free trial. Higher-value solutions your clients keep using, all built and supported by us.
From sign-up to earning, in four simple steps
Joining is free and there is no pressure to commit. Here is exactly how the partner programme works, and how a single referral turns into commission.
Sign up free
Register for the partner programme in a couple of minutes. No fee, and no risk to join.
Refer or resell
Introduce a business that needs payments, EPOS, AI, a website or First Essential One.
We set them up
Our UK team runs the demo, the setup and 24/7 support, so the tech is never your problem.
You earn commission
Get paid on what your referrals take up, tracked clearly in your partner area.
The exact commission is confirmed with you at sign-up, in plain English, with real numbers up front and the full terms in the partner agreement you accept.
What you get as a First Essential partner
A new revenue stream, a full stack to offer, and a UK team that takes the tech and the support off your plate.
Earn as you grow
Earn generous commissions on the solutions you refer or resell to your clients. A genuine new revenue stream alongside what you already do, tracked clearly in your partner area.
State-of-the-art technology
Stay ahead with our advanced payment systems, EPOS, self-service kiosks, AI-powered tools, websites and First Essential One, all ready to offer your clients under one roof.
Round-the-clock support
Get assistance from our UK expert team whenever you need it. We support both you and your clients, so onboarding and aftercare are never left on your shoulders.
The full First Essential stack, ready to put your name next to
Each solution stands on its own and works even better alongside the rest, all reporting into one place. Refer the lot, or just the pieces your clients need.
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Ready to grow with us?
Join the partner programme free and start earning by offering UK businesses the payments, EPOS, AI and platform they need, with our UK team behind every one.
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