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Semi- Retired British Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) who worked on Mid-Market Corporate Finance Transactions for over 20 years, specialising in Financial Due Diligence.
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Turners Coachways
Welsh SpeakerHaving spent the last 16 years leading my own SME businesses I have gained a great deal of experience of every aspect of running a company. Several of my businesses have reached a point where I was able to successfully exit, including sales to prominent multinational organisations.
I have also participated at PLC board level which gives me a good understanding of how corporate business works. I have recently sold a majority stake of my current business to an Employment Ownership Trust with the intention of the employees taking over the business when I retire. As this process is ongoing I have less work to undertake than I had previously so I’ve decided to become a Business Wales Mentor so I can encourage and assist the next generation of business leaders in Wales.
My core skills are Strategic Planning, Financial Forecasting and Planning, Marketing and Sales and Client Relations. I also have extensive experience of successfully tendering for Local Authority and Welsh Government contracts.
I have spent the majority of my career in the service industry – both B2B and B2C and also have a good grasp of manufacturing. I have also been a property investor for almost 20 years so have a understanding of both the financial and regulatory elements of buying, selling and leasing property.
I’m a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Qualified National and International PSV Transport Manager and I’m also an active Angel Investor.
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M4 Training & Management
My role as a business mentor is to support, develop and inspire business owners to make the right choices.
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A self-motivated, conscientious general manager with over 17 years of senior management experiences within the leisure, hospitality, and entertainment industry.
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Chipside Ltd
I left school with a few qualifications and went straight to work in 1986 on a Youth Training Scheme where I learnt the basic office admin. This got me my first job, in a factory then on to a sales administrator with a telecoms company, steadily progressing to UK sales manager for the same company.This gave me the understanding that hard work and a willingness to learn will get you noticed and helped with my career progression.
I became a Sales Manager looking after 12 staff, but I preferred the front line sales, speaking and meeting customers face to face, which I have been doing ever since for a few different firms.
All along my career I have learnt from older, younger and more experienced family, friends and colleagues that has helped me to love what I do. It would be great to think I could help someone in the same way.
Key Strengths:
Sales Account Management, New Business Sales, Interview Skills, Negotiation, Networking and Exhibition techniques, Business Management.
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Lewis Fackrell Photography
7 Years in sales // 2 years in analytics and understanding trends in data // 5 years
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Bennett Alexander Developments Ltd
I started my career in luxury retail for a company called Matchesfashion I was their menswear buyer and ran 5 retail outlets and managed a multimillion-pound turnover.
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Kare Plus Swansea
Motivated and driven individual with 17 years sales and account management experience in the Scientific industry.
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West Wales Holiday Cottages
Energetic, Motivated and Dynamic Professional with excellent strategic development and operational skills.
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First business set up in the late 1980s was in construction, fitting out retail, pubs and restaurants with seating, play areas and decorative wall and window graphics.
