I am a qualified Business Adviser, Mentor and Coach having worked for over 25 years with new and high growth businesses in most sectors, including the 3rd Sector, to help them develop their business and leadership and management skills. I bring considerable hands-on experience to these companies having been an owner of 2 manufacturing companies as well as a Divisional CEO of a multi-national Plc in the polymer and chemicals sector.I am currently working with compenaies with a patened product, helping them to get these manufactured and out into the merkets they serveI was a registered and approved Growth Coach for GrowthAccelerator helping ambitious businesses achieve rapid and sustainable growth by providing tailored expert advice, until the programme finished. I was a Mentor with BOOST Lancashire (working with high growth businesses to help them achieve their growth potential) Business Growth Hub, Manchester, UnLtd, SPORTED. and the U-Start Programme at Lancaster University and UCLanI was a Business Relationship Manager for BOOST undertaking a detailed diagnostics on businesses looking for support and directing them to the appropriate support. I deliver Masterclasses including Starting a Business , 'Business Planning' , Strategic Planning', ' Raising Finance', 'Market Research' and Selling Skills on several Growth Hub programmes' , .Contact me at david@perrite.co.ukSpecialties: Preparation of business plans for pre - new-start and high growth businesses to assist in raising of funds to develop the business. Mentor and Coach to MD's and senior management teams, Business improvement to small manufacturing companies. I have worked on improving efficiency within businesses, particularly manufacturing, using BITS ( Business Improvement Techniques)In addition I was a Non-Executive Director - Preston Vocational Centre and Non-Executive Director Age UK Lancashire.I have recently worked on the DR!VE Programme to help businesses in several sectors, to develop and grow. I am also working with several inventors who have patented products and working with these companies to get these manufactured and commercialise these product,s as well as raising fnance and sourcing grants to help bring these products to market.I am a Business Advisor/Mentor working on the Tier 1 Programme helping foreign nationals to set up businesses in the UK.
Listed skills include Business Planning, Start Ups, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and 46 others.