About me

Ex PLC Head Office Finance and Strategy resource but highly experienced with SME's too. Qualified as both a Chartered Accountant, a Corporate Treasurer and have completed US University courses via Coursera in SEO and Viral Marketing too.

Expertise includes Accounting, Grant writing, Business Plan writing, Professional Standard of Blog and content writing etc.

My participation has helped, and in some instances continues to help, these businesses grow;

- https://www.jonathanlea.net/ now employ more than 20 Lawyers and support staff. Wrote initial business plan, application to become a Solicitors firm and advised on initial client acquisition

- https://www.solarwaterplc.com/ has ebbed and flowed in terms of employee number, currently c5. Was just myself founder Malcolm Aw, and an idea at a table in the beginning. The Business Plan I wrote helped raise £40k in grant funding and inspired a partnership with Cranfield University to partner and develop a prototype. A student from that process ended up being the first employee and the prototype lead to contracts in UAE

- https://yogarise.london/yogarise-is-selling-shares/ Sean initially wanted suggestions on how to structure the business...specific VAT guidance was an issue as was setting up the business efficiently to maximize the amount of funding it could raise to host new studios. And we are still chatting monthly

- https://wellyx.com/ Initially brought on one day a week to help the owner understand what the main drivers of profit were likely to be going forward this expanded to helping with strategy and culture. And we are still chatting weekly

- https://www.bheventsandexperiences.com/ needed a Sales, Strategy and Marketing refresh...making more of their excellent access to International Rugby Stars. We're still taking about making the most of a 20 year legacy of hosting events

- https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/business/news_story.cfm?story_id=8760 Shiverbug founders had lots of technical and creative skills but little idea how to frame their application to be put on a funded Incubator to forward their game and go to market with it. A bit of polish to the application seemed to make the difference...
funding received, check
premises to work together in, check
space to develop their game, check
And I'm sure we'll be doing more together