Colin, during twenty five years service in Banking, has been involved in training and coaching, business plan interpretation, sales management, insurance advice and sales, payroll control, counselling (debt and small business) and management accounts.  He has also had training and experience in hotel management and bookkeeping as well as having an extensive working knowledge of sports and social club management and finance.

Using the skills and knowledge he gained over the years, he addresses the problems facing small businesses and those working from home; helping them maximise their opportunities and reduce the risks, whilst maintaining their quality of life.

He has recently been appointed as the regional secretary of the Federation of Small Businesses for the Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Region.

Portfolio of services

Development and delivery of a variety of business skills courses, both class‑based and one‑to‑one.

Brainstorming business ideas.

Reviewing business plans and presentation.

Health checking existing businesses and providing ongoing support.

Outplacement and career change counselling.

Key project experience includes:

Sales management of a branch bank to take it from the bottom to the top of its league.

Piloting a personal development course for young employees on accelerated training programmes for Lloyds Bank.  Later successfully adapting it to develop under performers.
Introducing business organisation and planning to sports clubs in the Thames Valley enabling them to cope with the demands and pressures now imposed on them.

Counselling individuals for whom outplacement support has failed or been unavailable, enabling them to overcome their problems and return to the workplace.

Health check and activity planning consultancy to small businesses to improve efficiency, productivity and profitability.  One review of a financial services business increased the turnover by a factor of six.

Rebuilding business plans to enable new businesses to gain finance.

Reviewing bank charges and accounting systems for small and medium businesses enabling savings to be made.  Reducing both bank charges and accountancy fees in some cases by as much as 50%.

Developing financial systems and controls to a restaurant and takeaway business, to the satisfaction of the financiers, to enable the business to continue trading.

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