Jon Powell

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Head of Team Operations - Race Team @ Crank BMX Coaching
Lancaster, GB
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Lancaster, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Jon Powell

*Please follow me on twitter @JP_JonPowell. Proud to be President of Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce. Past Chair of Enterprise Educators UK a membership organisation for HE, FE and private sector organisations to support enterprise educators.Head of Enterprise and Innovation Services and resident expert on enterprise education and business Growth Hubs. Experience in supporting technology and knowledge based start-up companies including University spin-outs. I have worked closely with hundreds of start-up companies (including but not limited to student and graduate start-ups) providing advice, guidance and in some cases acting as a Non-Exec Director. Support varies from market research, analysis, business planning, governance structures and financial planning. Fourteen years experience as a Director of an SME. Employer Solutions Ltd are employee relations specialists providing consultancy, training and employee handbooks. Also Director of Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce, and member of the board for the Chartered Association of Business Schools, Small Business Charter.I do private private consultancy work to start-ups, SMEs, award organisations and FE/HE with regard to enterprise education and knowledge exchange. Also:- Alumni of the 2011/12 International Enterprise Educators Programme (IEEP).- Assessor for the Association of Business Schools Charter Status Award since 2014.- Judge for the Lancashire BIBA business awards in 2014.- Directed or project managed several ERDF projects including U Start, the Northwest HE Enterprise Champion project, Unite With Business project and Lancaster Business Creation project. Specialties: Business planning, growth planning and facilitation, change management, supporting knowledge exchange. Bid development and managing multi-partner projects. Training, consultancy and employee handbooks for SMEs. And of course Entrepreneurship Education!!

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Crank BMX Coaching

Crank Bmx Coaching

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Head of Team Operations - Race Team
Lancaster, GB
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Jon Powell Work Experience Details
  • Crank Bmx Coaching
    Head Of Team Operations - Race Team
    Crank Bmx Coaching
    Lancaster, Gb
  • Lancaster & District Chamber Of Commerce
    Past President Of Lancaster And Morecambe Chamber Of Commerce
    Lancaster & District Chamber Of Commerce Jun 2023 - Present
  • Lancaster & District Chamber Of Commerce
    President (June 2021-June 2023), Now Past President
    Lancaster & District Chamber Of Commerce Jun 2015 - Present
    Lancaster, United Kingdom
    Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce is a not for profit organisation run for its members and by its members to support companies in the district to raise their profile, meet new contacts, and grow their business. The Board of Directors are elected by the membership at an Annual General Meeting. I was voted onto the board as a Director of local member (Employer Solutions Ltd) but also to represent the interests of Lancaster University, one of the largest employers in the district. At a glance the key benefits include:• Raise your profile to over 400+ Lancaster District member businesses. • Build business relationships, partnerships and strategic alliances, through a plethora of networking events throughout the year. • Access a host of promotional opportunities. • Access to Member discounts and Offers. • Development of you and your staff skills. • Access to policy and lobbying.
  • Lancaster University
    Head Of Enterprise And Innovation Services
    Lancaster University Sep 2017 - Present
    Lancaster, United Kingdom
    Providing leadership to the University’s academic and student enterprise and innovation support services. Including:-Enterprise Team (supporting entrepreneurial and innovative thinkers and doers)-Project Support Unit (managing our regeneration support funding streams)-Quality Team (quality systems, ISO, IIP)-Consultancy support service (for staff of LU)-Analytical Services (for regeneration and engagement)-Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
  • Lancaster University
    Enterprise Team Manager
    Lancaster University Feb 2009 - Sep 2017
    Lancaster, United Kingdom
    The Enterprise Champion provides a central focus and co-ordination point for Lancaster University on the student and graduate enterprise development agenda.Working with departments across campus to provide new opportunities to all our students to develop enterprise and employability skills. The team also provides access to start-up funding, access to business mentoring, organises Business Start-up Boot Camps and provides the driving force for entrepreneurship support at Lancaster University. From September 2013 I will lead this activity but not manage it on a day to day basis.
  • Lancaster University
    Wave Two Growth Hubs Programme Manager
    Lancaster University Sep 2013 - Mar 2016
    Lancaster, United Kingdom
    Programme Manager for a new £32m Regional Growth Fund (RGF) programme to support 15 cities in England to establish new Business Growth Hubs. Managing the secretariat at Lancaster University for this flagship government programme to provide coordinated business support across England. Working in collaboration with the Cabinet Office, Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), this programme will support the development of thousands of jobs throughout England during 2014/15.
  • Lancaster University
    Unite With Business Project Manager
    Lancaster University Nov 2011 - Aug 2013
    Lancaster, United Kingdom
    A student and graduate employability project placing students and graduates in paid employment with Northwest based SMEs. Consultants are paid for 20 day consultancy project. The company gets this resource for free! If there was ever a win win opportunity then this is it. If you can identify a project in your business please contact me!
  • Employer Solutions
    Director
    Employer Solutions Jan 2003 - Present
    Lancaster, United Kingdom
    The employee relations specialists!Experts in employee handbooks, training and development for HR practitioners and providing outsourced employment and HR services for clients across the Northwest of England. Specific sector experience in the care sector, charities and manufacturing. Director of the company since January 2003, providing the strategic direction, project management and supporting the development of 21st century management information systems.
  • Enterprise Educators Uk
    Past Chair And Director
    Enterprise Educators Uk Jul 2013 - Aug 2021
    Uk
    Member of the board of Directors in since July 2013, Chair since August 2018. EEUK curate the International Enterprise Educators Conference (IEEC) http://www.ieec.co.uk/ alongside an ongoing programme of development events. Enterprise Educators UK has been networking, supporting and developing enterprise education for over 10 years. This national network includes over 800 enterprise educators and practitioners from Higher and Further Education Institutions across the UK. Our purpose is simple - to support our members to increase the scale, scope and effectiveness of enterprise and entrepreneurship education.
  • Central Lancaster High School
    Governor - Business And Enterprise
    Central Lancaster High School Aug 2009 - Oct 2014
    Chair of the Learning and Standards Committee. Member of Finance and Staffing Committee. A member of the governing body of the school with general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. This general responsibility gives rise to a wide range of specific responsibilities but in essence the governing body should set the strategy for the school and in turn establish a range of procedures for its delivery.
  • Lancaster University
    Project Manager - Lancaster Business Creation
    Lancaster University Aug 2004 - Mar 2009
    Supporting technology and knowledge based start-up businesses throughout North and West Lancashire. This was a European Regional Development Funded (ERDF) project to encourage more high growth potential start-ups and to create new jobs in the local area. I not only managed the project but provided hands on mentoring and business coaching to clients of the scheme. The project supported over 100 new start-up companies.
  • British Airways
    Operations Research Analyst
    British Airways Jun 2001 - Jul 2002
    Heathrow, London
    Internal consultant supporting the strategy department working on a number of resource efficiency and revenue maximisation projects.Named 'Best Newcomer' to the Strategy department in 2002.

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Jon Powell attended Lancaster University, Coventry University, International Enterprise Educators Programme (Ieep) Fellow, Lancaster University, New College Pontefract.

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