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Mentor Profiles

All aspects of running a SME business

Business advice and professional mentoring

Business startup pitfalls and guidance

Business survival and growth through knowledge and control

Career planning and careers advice

Consumer and retail market analysis; advertising and direct marketing

Innovation in plastics from techno products

Insurance, law, marketing, ability to question traditional methods

Local business insights and people management

Management accounting and costing capabilities, plus loans negotiations for small companies in the Canterbury district

Retail commercial management, coaching and performance management and general business development

Retail senior management, strategic planning, working within education focusing on enterprise and business development with SMEs

Running a service business with engineering aspects

Setting policies and procedures, risk assessments inspections, audits, investigations, recruitment, foundation training in H & S and HR in general.

Small business accounting, marketing and public relations

Specialist insurance knowledge

Specialist skills and knowledge trainer for management, teams and personal development

Strategy and planning

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This mentor established his own insurance brokerage which, over twenty years, grew to twelve staff, survived two recessions and won numerous customer service awards in the process before selling to a larger group in 2003. He served as local managing director until resigning, on matters of principle, after eighteen months - foregoing a hefty salary and drift towards early retirement.

In 2004 he founded a new type of insurance business, unique in the UK. Currently operating with three staff and recently launched a franchise operation based on the new model. His experience comes from actually doing it rather than learning about it or talking about it. He doesn't pretend to understand business jargon or theory but, hopefully, can help other businesses to arrive at the right decisions at all stages of their development and across all disciplines.