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Specilaity: Sales & Marketing                                                        Martin Parkes

Martin, is an IIB Associate, an IoD Committee Member, a Fellow of the ISMM, a Chartered Fellow and main board Director & Trustee of the CILT, an emda Business Champion, an EMRA Committee Member, a PERA High Growth Coach and an Executive’s Master Coach. Martin’s 30+ years of business experience include senior management of numerous Global Corporate’s responsible for high value negotiations of £400+ million and successful new business implementations. As well as the UK, Martin has worked in Northern Ireland, Belgium and the United States, working for Don Fites, CEO CAT INC and Fortune Magazine’s Best CEO of the year.

Speciality: Operational Management                                                  Chris Trigg

Chris has a Masters Degree in Engineering and is a Chartered Engineer with 30+ years of operational management experience, including business, strategic and continuity planning; change management; business excellence; training; coaching; mentoring; IT and quality.  He has held senior appointments in military and business careers, is a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI), a Trustee of a local charity, involved in Young Enterprise activities and is a qualified Mentor.  With a breadth of vision across many sectors, he works with SMEs at their business crossroads, helping them to make great decisions and move forwards effectively along their chosen path.

Speciality: Manufacturing                                                           David Armitage

With many years experience within the manufacturing industry, David has been responsible for manufacturing, logistics, export and quality for large, corporate organisations up to board level. Hence he has a wide spectrum of skills to draw on to enhance the profit and performance of any company that he becomes involved with.
 

Speciality: Finance, Company Turnaround, Cost Reduction              Geoff Jackson

Specialising in finance (particularly unsecured finance) and financial strategy, cost reduction, cashflow management, company turnaround and growth. Have owned and been involved with SMEs for over 25 years helping them with cashflow management, cost reduction and subsequent growth plans. The assistance provided is strategic in nature and covers all areas of business development, with particular focus on the financial issues. Have helped many businesses in distress back from the brink using these tools.

Speciality: Human Resource                                                             John Wells

An experienced business advisor, who has helped many businesses develop and improve, by finding practical solutions to their problems or issues and thereafter helping with implementation thereof, or by providing advice and guidance that works.  

Projects include strategic / business planning, financial, human resource, quality and training and development in these management areas, including skills transfer.

Speciality: Marketing                                                                    Martin Parry

Martin has considerable experience in the Travel, Leisure, Telecommunications and Computer Services industries.  He has held senior management and board level responsibilities with specific responsibility for Channel & Account Management; Market & Product Development and New Technologies.  Martin is very much a team player, leader and motivator and works building business skills in The Professions and with organisations who wish to change their strategic direction or diversify into new products and markets.

Speciality: Strategic business development and marketing                   Peter Smith

With a broad business background,  Peter has over twenty five years’ experience in the IT industry with eleven of those as Sales and Marketing, Technical Services and Business Development director for some of the major IBM Business Partners in the UK. He has experience in recruiting, managing, training, motivating, targeting and running sales and marketing teams at the forefront of business growth. Today, through his Blueprint Strategic Planning programme, he focuses on supporting SME’s in the planning for their strategic development with an emphasis on their marketing activities.  He firmly believes that companies should have a clear plan for their future if they are to be successful.

Speciality: Sales                                                                        Andrew Barter

Andrew has an honours degree from Manchester University in Genetics & Cell Biology and experience in the Electronics and Agricultural machinery sectors. He has held senior positions in purchasing, product management, marketing, sales and customer service. In the last ten years he has spent five as Sales and Marketing Director in a family owned electronic component distribution business, two as Sales Director in an electronics plc and three as Director of a business consultancy. Andrew is a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI).

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All advisors are Accredited Executive Associates of the Institute for Independent Business

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