Our Year in Numbers

We had a Great Year

In 2022 we have supported 362 businesses, 450 people, nine Councils, four Local Enterprise Partnerships, four Growth Hubs, and five government agencies with training, guidance, and project governance. This totals over 2000 hours of direct business support online and in person across the whole of the UK. And we have loved every minute of it! We have helped […]

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3 Key Factors in Business Transformation

Business Transformation This is very much a buzz phrase, whether working with blue-chip, third sector, education or SMEs, I’m hearing senior leadership teams reaching out for advice and to gain a greater understanding of what BT means for them. In simple terms, we are talking about the re-alignment of an organisations staff, activities and business […]

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Business Transformation

Business Transformation This is very much a buzz phrase, whether working with blue-chip, third sector, education or SMEs, I’m hearing senior leadership team reaching out for advice and a greater understanding of what BT means to them. In simple terms, we are talking about the re-alignment of an organisations staff, activities and business technology with […]

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Value Creation in Sales and Business Development

Listen to ‘Value Creation in Sales and Business Development’ on SoundCloud The rate of change in business today is growing exponentially. It’s not enough to be great at what you do – you have to keep on getting greater. You need a business innovation process that constantly generates new business ideas – BIG IDEAS Over […]

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6 Leadership Skills in an Operational Setting

Before setting up my consultancy business, I held the position of Production Manager for a UK based technology company. They were a company of 90 employees. I worked with five peers to manage the day-to-day operational activity, I led a team of 16 shop-floor operatives who held technical skills in software development and technology integration. […]

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Local Enterprise Partnership – Your Best Friend

Having spent many years supporting businesses in the UK with their growth ambitions, I am often asked my opinion about Local Enterprise Partnerships. LEP’s exist right across England and they serve a great purpose – simply put they do all the heavy lifting with the UK government on interpreting policy. This enables them to filter […]

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Engagement Technology Gets More Engaging

Beyond the pixels and the diodes, once the lamps have dimmed, all that will remain is an emotive, tech-after-echo, left behind by the content that we experienced… I have just returned from my annual pilgrimage to a tech event called Integrated Systems Europe #ISE2017. It was another barnstorming event, wherein the RAI Amsterdam was rammed […]

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Case Study – Using 3D Modelling to Assist Factory Layout Design

The Situation: An Oxfordshire based technology manufacturer developed a new product rage, with initial market interest suggesting they would need to double their productive capacity within 12 months to meet demand, while maintaining output of their established product lines. We worked with the company to plan the new layout, increasing the space allocated to production, […]

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Seeing CSR through New Eyes

The case for developing a strategy for change from within Often the appetite for adopting a strong, corporate socially responsible approach to doing business, is driven by shareholder expectations and the cultural norms that exist within an industry sector. To drive long term profitably by adapting work practices, that are seen to do good and […]