UK BUSINESS ADVISORS - Key Persons
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- Scotland / Finance
- Scotland / Qualified Chartered Accountant Who Has Operated at MD / Director Level in SMEs. Cash Flow Modelling
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- Northern / Sales & Marketing
With over 20 years of experience of web design, Chris has built a solid foundation of knowledge across the arena of digital marketing. A fast-moving industry where change happens almost daily, Chris's expertise with web design and search engine marketing has helped 100's of businesses to grow their digital footprint and generate new and increasing revenue streams.
More recently he has worked with franchisors to grow their franchise networks, as well as generate customers for the franchisees, taking one company from 6 franchisees to 35 within 2 years and providing support for those franchisees to grow an audience quickly.
Chris helps develop digital marketing actions for start-ups through to established businesses and in some case has helped find grant funding to facilitate website builds for both service based and online retailers.
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- Scotland / IT and Software Development Specialist, Working With SMEs to Help Them Ensure They Have the Most Appropriate IT Solutions for Their Business
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- Northern / Sales & Marketing
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- Technology Business Growth
David Orren works with Tech Sector Founders to secure leapfrog market advantage.
Through a wide ranging international career as engineer and business leader in the tech sector, David has seen at first hand how Conventional Thinking can limit the business potential of an otherwise healthy company. As Confidential Coach and NED, David challenges Founders to engage their team in 360 Innovation Thinking in every aspect of their business. By beginning with the outcomes we want leaders can unlock the potential for disruptive market engagement and leapfrog competitive advantage.
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- Scotland Turnaround and Restructuring
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- Accountant
- Internal Auditor
- Forensic Accountant
- Independent Business Advisor and Accountant
- London and South East / Finance
- London and South East / Virtual Financial Director and Forensic Accounting
Edward is a qualified accountant and internal auditor. He currently works with SMEs to give them the expertise of a Finance Director but on a pay as you go basis as needs require.
He provides the information to make decisions based on the data from your accounting and other systems. He finds the cash you have lost in your Balance Sheet and gets it back into your bank account. He can help you specify and implement accounting systems such as Xero.
Elliot works with Charities and SME's on their long term strategy, governance structures and is experienced in helping struggling businesses to turnaround their fortunes.
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- London and South East / Sales & Marketing / Strategy
- London and South East / SME Sales, Marketing and Research
Gavin has 15 years experience of supporting the growth of Entrepreneurial SMEs, including a decade working with hundreds of Irish tech companies on their UK expansion plans.
Gavin's strong track record contributed to him recently being invited to lead the development and implementation of a multi-sector programme focused on supporting a cohort of SMEs to scale-up their businesses, helping them to refine their business propositions and operational models - enabling them to accelerate their growth rates. This project will continue through 2019.
Experience is not limited to SME's, having also worked on assignments and contracts with PLCs and Public Sector bodies, including The Department of Health, the Office of Rail and Road, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and East Sussex County Council. However, his passion is SMEs, providing practical advice and working collaboratively with teams to develop and implement effective solutions.
Gavin provides small and medium sized companies with sales and market planning services, working with leadership teams to develop growth oriented sales and marketing plans; refining customer value propositions; and providing market research services.
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- Business Advisor and Strategy Consultant
- Chairman / London and South East
- London and South East / Finance / Strategy
Gordon is an experienced business advisor and strategy consultant who works with business owners and directors that are serious about achieving more with their business. He has managed successful businesses from small to £250m in a number of different industries and brings independent thinking with no baggage or vested interests. He is financially literate, he understands modern marketing, people dynamics, the benefits of technology, effective business planning and business operations. His independent view can guide you to achieve quick wins and long term business success.
His practical General Management know-how helps directors and owners architect strategy and deliver transformation programmes that enable business development, profit, cash, operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
He works with start-ups, high growth technology businesses that are scaling up and ambitious established businesses seeking to grow profitably and on exit planning.
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- Scotland / Business Advisor Specialising in Sales and Business Development. Experience in Rubber Manufacturing
- Scotland / Sales & Marketing / Business Advisor
A marketing and PR specialist, Helen works with business owners to create successful marketing and business development strategies, raise their profile, attract new customers, and win awards.
Ian has extensive experience across multiple sectors of leading, coaching and delivering strategic and local continuous improvement, change management and leadership mentoring.
Iwona is a trilingual cross-cultural consultant and communications specialist with extensive experience in assisting exporting SMEs with market entry and export communications. View Details
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- Trainer of New Consultants
Jaime was appointed as a Trainer of new Consultants by IBD and focussed on Grants, R&D Tax Relief and New Client Generation for Technology companies from 2012 to 2022.
John Hood is a highly experienced Investor and business Advisor with extensive experience in Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Change Management & Business Development.
John offers all forms of support for large and start up SME businesses including planning for improvement from coaching and training through to product sourcing and development, and implementation of proven processes which deliver unrivalled success along with long standing appropriate cost-effective recruitment and retention. John has completed several acquisitions and disposals and business-growth and business planning projects for clients and as an equity holder.
With proven perspicacity across several sectors, John has holistic comprehension around tactical hand on approaches with tried and tested solutions for business dilemmas, including, KPI management, priority planning via analytical tools in many sectors. He has consistently operated successfully within various market segments and composed delivered as well as over-seen delivery of advanced but variably scaled processes to enhance, for example, leadership traits but also for delivering basic training programmes.
As a highly experienced investor and acquirer of companies and a mentor and motivational coach of several experienced and fledgling businesses for over 40 years, John is comfortable within intimate or large-scale environments, working as the leader or as part of a wider specialised team to assist SME's and areas as diverse as sales training and performance monitoring, through to restructuring.
John is a master of the 3 Ps - Planning, Problem-solving and People-leadership - across all sectors and scales of operation in order to deliver the other 2 Ps - improved Productivity and increased Profit.
Kate provides HR services covering People planning, HR Support, Recruitment support, Employee Wellbeing & Mental Health, Training & Development and Coaching & Mentoring,
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- Scotland / Experienced General Manager and Interim Manager Working With Businesses in Engineering, Supply Chain, Transportation, Retail Distribution, Logistics and Customer Service
Kevin is a highly experienced business expert who specialises in improving businesses from cash flow control, through to strategic planning and delivery and ultimately through to sale.
Leah is an exponent of cutting-edge technologies such artificial intelligence + machine learning, blockchain, augmented reality, internet of things and 5G.
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- ISO9001 - Quality, ISO14001 - Environmental, ISO27001 - Information Security and ISO45001 - Health & Safety Systems / View Details
Michael provides business strategy and coaching services and has expertise in the Automotive aftermarket and Motorsport industries.
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- Finding and Developing Talent for SMEs - Recruitment, Search and Selection. View Details
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- London and South East / Commercial and Residential Property Specialist
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- Northern Turnaround and Restructuring / Procurement Consultant & Cost Reduction Specialist - Better Value Without Compromise. View Details
Nigel is a highly experienced digital transformation and ecommerce expert with extensive experience in improving online conversion rates, average order values and customer retention. Nigel focuses on the SME market, helping smaller enterprises understand and improve their online ROI and growth strategies.
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- Merger, Acquisitions, Selling a Business, Buying a Business, Exit Plan, Exit Planning, Exit Strategies, Joint Ventures, Finance / View Details
Peter is an exceptional strategic marketer and leadership coach. Peter is able to combine his experience in strategic and disruptive marketing with mentoring and coaching to help ambitious business owners to grown their business and become effective and inspiring business leaders.
With a particular focus on Manufacturing and Aftersales Richard helps business improve their effectiveness, growing revenue and reducing cost, whilst navigating a dynamic external environment.
Richard specialises in helping companies apply for Innovation Grants and claim Research and Development Tax Relief.
Rich works with SME's on both their long term strategy and providing funding solutions. He also experienced in helping struggling businesses to turnaround their fortunes.
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- Business Consultancy and Skill Finder / View Details
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- Outsourced Finance Director Solutions, Growth Strategies, M & a, Crisis Management / View Details
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- Marketing, Communication and Planning
Simon Hollingworth helps small to medium sized businesses grow more quickly by enabling them to make the most from their marketing spend. Simon brings broad marketing management expertise from over 20 years developing marketing programs for SMEs. He advises business owners on how to achieve sales and marketing goals using practical and cost-effective strategies within the constraints of a small business marketing budget.
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- Marketing Communications Specialist
Siobhán is a marketing communications specialist, working with businesses to help them connect with the people that matter, to drive their business goals.
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- London and South East / HR Support, Coaching, Team Development, Performance Management and Organisational Strategies
Stuart works in all aspects of sales & marketing and financial management, mentoring CEOs and directors to grow and manage their teams, commercialising new products and turning around struggling businesses and projects, particularly with people who are technically very competent.
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- Business Acquisition
- Specialist
Tim is a specialist in business sales, valuation, and company sales. He has an extensive business knowledge in many areas including manufacturing, engineering and construction.
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- Financial Consultancy and Funding. View Details
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- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultancy. View Details
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- Strategy and Operations Consultant
William is an experienced Strategy and Operations Consultant, who helps client organisations to solve business problems and to increase their profitability.