Joan Smith Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

The Business Cube was created to support SMEs with the help they need to grow and prosper. Cutting through the noise of vast amounts of information available to business owners, The Business Cube identifies the areas of support companies require, linking them with expert associates to provide them with what they need.My role as Director involves meeting.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

I established Jintro as a consultancy to support and network with local SMEs in the Midlands to nurture growth. Although this purpose still remains, Jintro has since grown itself to become a business consultant for larger private sector organisations along with public sector agencies across the UK. Networking still remains my passion and the foundations of.

Midlands

Ryan is an expert in Research & Development, the Patent Box tax relief, Innovate UK Grants and Capital Allowances. As Business Consultant for the Midlands, I work with the team to uncover the biggest tax relief claim possible for your business, helping you uncover your hidden tax relief.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Hello and thank you for viewing my profile. Whether your business is successful or in need of support, I can assist you with information, advice and guidance by signposting you to my key partners and stakeholders.I have 16 years experience offering business support to organisations of all sizes and sectors. I am an impartial broker who can offer solutions.

Solihull

The Birmingham Chamber Group comprises Birmingham, Solihull, Chase, Lichfield & Tamworth, Burton & District, The Institute of Asian Businesses, Future Faces. Your business will be supported by one of the largest and most influential Chambers in the Country. Solihull Chamber has an active events programme to ensure members are able to make the contacts they.

West Midlands

PAD wm is an impartial referral service for West Midlands based employers of all sizes and sectors. PAD wm provides information and signposting at no cost to client organisations who are seeking support to grow their business and train their workforce.Working in collaboration with complementary skills partners, Pad wm supports employers of all sizes and.

West Midlands

o Budget £3.8m per annum.o Designed the “High Growth” offer for West Midlands SME’s.o Worked intensively with 312 SMEs to remove their barriers to growth.o As part of the “offer” clients could get up to 10 days assistance in the form of coaching and / or specialized technical assistance ie Access 2 Finance, I.T, etc.o Managed a claims department –.

West Midlands

• o £15 + m budget – identify training needs for public sector employees and refer onto training programmes.o Managed and coached a team of 15 internal and external Business Advisers.o Worked very closely with.
• Programme Manager – Director Development o £2 m budget – funding for Leadership & Management training and development for owners and senior directors of SMEs.o Lead a team of 20 plus external and internal staff o Over.
• Project Manager – Skills Agendao Managed 4 external Business Advisers to host events and engage with nurseries and schools in the West Midlands to promote training for staff and raise awareness to Government.

Warwick University

• Seconded to work for the University of Warwick, Warwick Manufacturing Group and Jaguar Land Rover for two days a week to carry out the research and produce a Statement of Intent for the initial bid to the Department.
• Responsible for the initial research – Lord Baker and Peter Dearing, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall and Solihull college and JCB academy.
• Worked closely with influential bodies like CEOs of Local Councils, Chambers and Principals of Colleges.
• Statement of Intent was successful and went to the next stage which is the Expression of Interest (Unfortunately running the Business High Growth programme required complete focus and therefore due to work commitments.

West Midlands

• Relationship managed the performance and relationships of 100+ external training providers and colleges, to monitor performance for their delivery of training programmes to employees of SMEs.
• Organized and project managed the hosting of over 50 supplier events in the West Midlands.
• Presented to CEOs and directors of large companies to promote the Government Skills Agenda especially for Apprenticeships.
• Monthly meetings with training providers to their internal client facing teams to promote Business Link offers to SMEs in the West Midlands
• Introduced training providers to Chambers of Commerce and Sector Skills Councils in order for all to have an understanding of Government funding streams in order to get the best offer for SMEs in the West Midlands

West Midlands

• Overall responsibility to work with SMEs to identify their employees skills needs and then provide a matching service with appropriate contracted training providers.
• Engaged with 100 +SMEs per year in Birmingham
• Exceeded KPI target year on year
• Diagnostic completed with clients to discuss succession planning and training and development for all staff at all levels
• Signed up 500 + employees, per year, to training programmes – funded and non funded, accredited and non accredited
• Worked alongside 6 other brokers as part of the Birmingham team for delivery of TraintoGain. TraintoGain was a UK Government funded initiative to deliver vocational training to employed individuals 19 + who did not.