Consultancy business set up to provide business development advice, support and training to SME’s and business start ups. Specialising in strategic business planning, problem solving, business change, business process re-engineering, business mentoring and organisational growth. Project Management - Accredited Prince 2 Practitioner.

Main Responsibilities
• Strategic review of ‘Home to School’ transport including review of:
o Denominational Transport
o Vehicle inspection regimes
o Transport mode mapping
• Review of strategy and design of procedures to meet statutory requirements to investigate circumstances surrounding Children missing from Education
• Review of strategy relating to foundation schools following publication of Education and Inspections Bill
• Provision of support to newly appointed managers of Children’s Centres on information technology and interface between them and IT specialists.

Main Responsibilities
• As a member of the Somerset Music Strategy and Policy Groups, the main decision making groups of the Service, works with other members to develop strategies and policies to drive the business forward
• To drive the business planning process
• To seek external funding for strategic activities and projects
• To identify new partners and methods of delivering the service
• To manage and mentor the PR & Marketing Manager

Main Achievements
• Successfully bid for almost £55,000.00 from Youth Music for a number of projects
• Developed the concept of a mobile classroom from basic idea to formal tender stage
• Promoted a change in the business planning process to implement SMART targets

(Regeneration role funded through ESF and a public/private partnership including Rouen Chamber of Commerce)

Main Responsibilities
• Providing front-line advice, support and services to a wide range of businesses
• Working with the businesses to promote sustainable business practices and organising collaborate activity to develop a strong sense of community and team spirit
• Negotiating with other agencies to achieve best value for the businesses

Main Achievements
• Designed, carried out and completed an initial survey of businesses to a tight timescale
• Carried out a Training Needs Survey to understand the specific needs of the businesses
• Successfully arranged a teacher placement to help build mutual understanding
• Brokered discussions between a local bus company and large employers to create a green transport plan

Main Responsibilities
• Overall responsibility for all aspects of the business including: PR, marketing, purchasing, sales, public relations, personnel, planning and business administration.

Main Achievements
• Set up the business from scratch and developed it into a successful entity
• Achieved the status of finalist in the Independent Retailer Excellence Awards for 3 years running

Main Responsibilities
• Worked with small and emergent businesses in the development of marketing, financial and business plans

Main Achievements
• Developed a strong customer base through effective marketing and networking
• Successfully assisted a number of small businesses to develop their markets and client bases

to 1991
Main Responsibilities
• Number of roles including:
o financial tracking of a range of products to include performance against plans and budgets
o implementation of Data Protection legislation and compliance for parent company and over 300 subsidiary companies
o managed the migration of over 20 departments from various locations into one new central location

Main Achievements
• Created first computer model to split income and costs by demographic profiles to identify niche markets
• Achieved a BAFTA award for a training video for Data Protection and had an article published in the Journal of the Institute of Management Services
• Realised savings of over £1m in the first year after migration to a central location