Business Funding Solutions Consultants

Our business funding solutions consultants have a wealth of experience in obtaining business funding for companies across a wide variety of sectors.
 

Directors

JOHN COURTNEY A.I.M.C., M.A.B.S., MInstD

The Chairman of Strategy Consulting Limited, John Courtney has been a Company Director for over 20 years, including many years as Chairman or Managing Director in his own businesses which have ranged from sporting goods to agricultural chemicals. He has been a Non Executive Director for several SME's.

John has trained at The Academy of Business Strategy, and is an associate of the Institute of Management Consultancy, and a member of the Institute of Directors. He is also a visiting lecturer on the MBA course at Cranfield University School of Management and is also a Judge in The National Business Awards sponsored by Orange.

John has run training seminars at board level on corporate strategy and made presentations to both large and small groups on funding strategies. He brings a wealth of experience, particularly in corporate strategy, funding, business planning, internet strategy and marketing strategy including new product development.

John is an approachable, practical, down to earth consultant comfortable in the board room of plc's as well as helping with implementation with smaller companies.

 

KATHRYN DAWSON BSc. (Hons), M.B.A.

Kathryn Dawson is the company's Marketing Director, and she is also an experienced and multi-skilled consultant in her own right. Prior to Strategy Consulting, Kath was head of Strategic Business Analysis and International Client Administration with a multinational corporation and operated in both the UK and USA.

Kath is mainly responsible for client, supplier and associate relationships. Her passion is to deliver effective Search Engine Optimisation for clients.

 

STEPHANIE ILES

Stephanie's talent is in Sales and Marketing Management. Her career spans almost 20 years and has been split between these two sectors, initially in Media and then in Freight Forwarding. Stephanie also spent 8 years assisting in the rebuilding of the largest Kuwaiti Newspaper's Commercial Press, she then worked in southern California working in Video Production and then in Freight Forwarding.

Stephanie assists our clients by heightening their awareness of the various funding and strategic tools that we work with to ensure that they have the optimum amount of options available to progress their business.

Associate Directors

DAVID RICH F.C.P.I.L, F.I.L.E.X.

David is an Associate Director with Strategy Consulting and an Associate with Beer & Partners. He has helped many businesses obtain funding via private equity investments and the Small Firm’s Loan Guarantee Scheme and is an expert at preparing business plans and forecasts for such applications. His wide expertise and experience are also used to help and advise businesses on how to grow and thrive in today’s competitive marketplace. He is also a business advisor with his activities centred mainly on the internet, software and insurance sectors.

David is a former lawyer with over 20 years in claims related professions, the majority of which was spent with the UK’s leading personal injury law firm. He has for many years regularly written articles on IT and business for various industry journals. He holds a number of board positions and has successfully built and sold a number of his own businesses.

 

ANDREW MYALL

Andrew has worked in finance for over 10 years and has succeeded in raising many different kinds of funding for small and medium sized businesses. Having developed over 100 business and financial plans from Florist to International Telecoms Company Andrew's methods and contact base has enabled him to become and accomplished financier.

Andrew has also started several business ventures including Telecoms Infrastructure, Offshore Hedge Funds, Jewellery importers, Investment land and property thus making his knowledge base flexible and wide spread.

Andrew is 40 years old (life begins) and married with three girls all under 9 years of age.

Associates

PAULA HOWSON FCA

Paula is an FCA with more than 25 years corporate experience, including Board level positions in PR and Interactive Television. Her background includes two roles in the telecoms sector, working with high growth companies through start up to flotation.

As well as working within highly structured blue chip organizations Paula has more recently supported a number of SME's and is able to match the necessary controls and governance with the flexibility demanded in a start up with limited resources.

Paula's skills and experience enable her to challenge the financial assumptions, build dynamic models and create robust yet flexible financial forecasts for clients. She will also help you identify the type of finance which really meets your requirements and will work with you to deliver the solution, providing all the support you need along the way.

 

PETER KELLY FInst, SMM

Peter has more than 30 years of corporate experience, including European Managing Director and European Vice President roles, in leading companies in the Multimedia, Document and Training Management, Online Auctions, Telecommunications and Global Sourcing sectors.

This experience encompasses the creation of the start-up operations throughout Europe right through to final IPO or trade sale.

Peter specialises in helping other start-up and growth companies to prepare themselves for funding and to introduce them to sources of finance. In particular Peter uses his experience to guide companies through the business plan writing process and the challenge of not only presenting to investors but also of being well prepared for the unexpected questions that will follow.

 

ALAN COTTLE MCMI

Alan has more than 30 years experience in both large and SME businesses. He has worked in a FTSE 100 company at senior level and has started and built a specialist engineering business taking it to a turnover of £2m and 22 staff. The company provided equipment to multi national customers in the automotive, oil and marine sectors and was a significant exporter.
His experience includes business start-ups and acquisition, managing growth businesses, project management, logistics management and quality systems. He understands the issues facing growth businesses and strategic financial resource planning to achieve growth potential.
He has experience in raising funds for businesses with growth potential and can use his experience to guide companies through the fund raising process and support them through out the negotiation process with potential funders.
Our wide range of links within the business funding sector and Beer & Partners give us an extensive network of well qualified and highly experienced business funding solutions consultants, this allows us to provide an impressive service to our clients.

If you would like to know more about our range of corporate finance services, contact us today on 0845 838 0936 or drop us an email.