Business Improvement consultant
Brighton, United Kingdom
Business Improvement consultant
Brighton, United Kingdom
Strategy
Able to quickly pinpont the strengths and weaknesses in a company strategy, then support the owner to refocus efforts into productive areas.
Excellent process evaluation skills, able to break tasks/issues down into component parts for action. Calm head in a crisis.
Analysis/Planning
Exceptional analytical skills, able to take an overview and look beyond the immediate and obvious.
Training/Personnel
Enthusiastic and effective trainer both one-to-one and in a group, with accent on personal development issues. Confident public speaker.
Communication
Excellent communicator, in groups or one-to-one, and I enjoy assisting others in widening and deepening their owncommunication skills.
Versatile
I often say that I know a small amount about lots of different things. Very much a generailst, but with a wide-ranging collection of knowledge about most things which happen to a director of an SME.
Marketing
Direct experience of web, print and radio campaigns; dealing with agencies; direct mail; campaign planning.
Sales Skills
Not an out and out sales manager, but certainly understand the processes, having both held sales positions for others and employed many sales people over the years for my own companies.
Technology
Very good knowledge of how technology can be harnessed to good effect in an SME, including the web. Good knowledge of travel systems, including database structure, xml., overview of hardware, communications. Extremely web literate.
Product creativity
Extensive knowledge of UK outbound leisure travel market and product creation. Can translate an idea into visual and written form.
Travel Contracting
Experienced accommodation and charter seat contractor, programme planning and costing.
(Management Consulting industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Falling sales? Increased competition? Underperforming team? Need new product ideas? Marketing not working? How is your own motivation doing?
Practical assistance, no-nonsense advice, inspiration and guidance for business owners/directors/managers from hands-on UK consultant with 20 years experience starting, building, developing and running own businesses.