The sponsorship deal will provide new kits to all Junior National League teams and support off-court activities within the local community.
Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, today announced it has invested in the Milton Keynes Breakers basketball team as part of a three-year sponsorship deal.
The sponsorship will provide new home and away kits for all of the Junior National League teams, as well as support off-court initiatives aimed at helping the local community develop key employability, life and digital skills.
MK Breakers is a community-driven basketball club based in Milton Keynes, offering opportunities for players of all ages and skill levels. Its mission is to empower young athletes through sport, helping them reach their full potential both on and off the court.
Phil Hannah, Director of Partnerships for the MK Breakers, commented: “MK Breakers is more than a basketball team, helping young people across Milton Keynes through education and community. We are so grateful to Zoho for their support, allowing us to expand our community initiatives to reach more people and give back to the local area.“
The sponsorship was unveiled against Team Newcastle University on Saturday, October 19, at Bletchley Leisure Centre.
Sachin Agrawal, Managing Director, Zoho UK, commented: “We are thrilled to support the MK Breakers and their incredible work providing development opportunities on and off the court. The team has a deep-rooted connection with the community from junior to senior team levels, going beyond basketball to inspire the next generation.
“Supporting development initiatives to equip people with life and digital skills is at the heart of Zoho, especially in the areas where we locate our offices. This activity with MK Breakers helps us to support in the Milton Keynes area, where we are continuing to grow our UK team.”
Zoho is committed to helping to close the digital skills gap, including that often seen between education and industry.
It offers its own initiatives, such as Zoho Schools, a meaningful alternative to conventional college education. Zoho also works with education establishments around the world to help students understand and experience real-world business application of their learning.
Such initiatives in Europe include:
● The Young Creator Programme which helps students learn how to code through low-code platform, Zoho Creator, and which recently completed a course with Nottingham Business School students at Nottingham University.
● Joining forces with Fontys School of Business and Communication in The Netherlands to run a course centred around Zoho CRM Plus, Zoho’s customer experience platform.
● Sponsorship of Teddington Hockey Club, incorporating provision of kit and support for educational guidance to teams around digital skills in future.
With 55+ apps in nearly every major business category, including sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and back office operations, and an array of productivity and collaboration tools, Zoho Corporation is one of the world’s most prolific technology companies.
Zoho is privately held and profitable with more than 15,000 employees. Zoho is headquartered in Chennai, India with European offices in The Netherlands, UK, Germany, France and Spain. Others include the United States, India, Japan, China, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Zoho respects user privacy and does not have an ad-revenue model in any part of its business, including its free products. Read more about Zoho’s privacy commitment here: https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html. Zoho operates its own datacenters across the world, including two in Europe.
Zoho UK recently achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification, a UK Government backed scheme that will help protect the company against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.
More than 100 million users around the world, across hundreds of thousands of companies, rely on Zoho everyday to run their businesses, including Zoho itself. For more information, please visit www.zoho.com.
