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Market, Marketing & HR Research incl' focus groups, customer satisfaction/retention & employee attitude surveys, 360 degree appraisal, image/brand perception & new product/service evaluation studies
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20 years Senior Management & Director level experience in multinationals, prior to 18 years Business Consultancy with SMEs including BME start-up operations and a wide range of private sector companies and public sector organisations.
Skills include:
• multifunctional and multi-sector knowledge
• business planning, creating focused, balanced, holistic strategies
• strategic analysis leading to delivery of target-based implementation
• experience with BMEs and ability to relate to and inspire budding entrepreneurs
• skills in developing internal and external business relationships, organisational and operational management, market, marketing and HR research
• ability to identify, create and develop business opportunities which optimise resources based on introduction of best practice and measurable benchmarks
• project management with ability to manage numerous concurrent assignments
• inter-personal and leadership qualities focused on the core values of quality, customer service, communication, innovation and continuous improvement
• incisive result and profit-centred approach to achieving business objectives, adding value and increasing business competitiveness
• considerable financial and budgetary knowledge and skills
Employment History
(1999 & ongoing)
MD
Business Relationships Ltd (1999 – present) and MD, TBSP Ltd (2002 – present)
• Business Relationships Ltd: Advice to start-ups and existing SMEs on a wide range of business issues. In addition to private clients, work was undertaken for Beds & Luton Business Link encompassing BMEs, prison inmates, women in business, social enterprises, Marsh Farm CDT trial trading grant applicants. Role includes guidance developing business plans, reviewing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats, sign-posting to appropriate services (e.g. training), and the project management of appropriate specialist advisers. Also 3 years Essex BL BME and High Growth Start-up programme adviser prior to disbandment
• TBSP Ltd: Specialist Market, Marketing and HR Research company across all sectors and covering all areas of both B2B and B2C research, working with SMEs and a wide range of private and public sector organisations
Summary: assisting clients at all stages of business to plan, identify and maximise their competitive advantage, opportunities and relationships in overcoming actual or perceived barriers to success and minimising risk.
(1997 to 1999)
Personal Business Adviser & Business Analyst
• business development, identifying and developing sources of new business
• assisting in the development of business strategies for growth SMEs
• assisting SMEs to develop realistic and comprehensive business plans on which to base their focus, drive objectives forward and monitor progress
• selecting, directing and project-managing specialist consultancy services
• creating & implementing analytical/diagnostic tools to measure and improve clients’ performance in employee and customer attitudes/relationships, company culture, market/marketing research & 360-degree HR evaluation
(1993 to 1997)
Proprietor and Managing Partner
LA Consultancy• undertaking holistic business reviews, preparing recommendations, and delivering business planning, organisational, financial & managerial support to recession-hit companies on behalf of their mortgagors (Alliance & Leicester, National Westminster, Royal Bank of Scotland and Allied Irish Bank)
(1989 to 1993)
Proprietor and Managing Director
Leisure Activities Ltd• business development, operational and financial control, and expansion of private company providing sports and leisure facilities to the public
(1976 to 1989)
European Director of Operations
Klopman International Spa• responsible for planning, production, project management, sales & general administration and support for the European subsidiary of Burlington Inc. (Operations budget of £4.5 million with 125 staff in 8 sites across Europe)
(1972 to 1976)
Departmental/Assistant Manager
Marks and Spencer• responsible for all operational aspects of individual stores
Professional Qualifications
Qualifications/Accreditations/CPD
• Long-standing Member of the Institute of Business Consulting
• QED Business Adviser Standards Assessed via BL London
• SFEDI Business Adviser Standards Assessed via Essex & Beds BLs
• National Business Adviser Supplier Matching Service accredited
• National Business Link Register of Accredited Consultants
• MBA (modular) in Finance, Marketing, HR & Strategy
• Business Adviser and Panellist for Marsh Farm Community Development Trust Trial Trading Grants business start-up scheme
• Guest Lecturer at Luton University Business School (Entrepreneurship ‘05)
• Guest Lecturer/Assessor Vandyke Upper School GNVQ Business Studies
• Guest speaker EQUAL Social Enterprise Conference on Stakeholder Issues
• Former business start-up adviser for Mid-Beds Council grants scheme and Bedford Prison programme
• Former adviser for Essex BL BME and High Growth Start-up programmes
• Business in the Community (BITC) Mentor & Governor Manningtree High School
• Programme Organiser and Coordinator for Business Café Networking Group
• Member and regular attendee of a wide range of Chamber and other business networks throughout the Eastern region
• Regular and ongoing CPD undertaken across all business disciplines
• Wide range of specialist contacts
Categories & Skills
Healthcare (Non-Clinical)
Categories
Skills
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Business Development (Business Consulting)
- Business Plan Creation (Business Consulting)
- Business Planning (Business Consulting)
- Company Start-up
- Company Turn-round (Business Consulting)
- Competitive Analysis
- Customer Care (Business Consulting)
- General Management (Business Consulting)
- Interim Managing Director (Business Consulting)
- Interim Operations Director (Business Consulting)
- Operations Analysis (Business Consulting)
- Organisational Development
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- B2B
- B2C
- Market Research (Market Research)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Research (Market Research)
- Qualitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Quantitative Analysis (Market Research)
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