Regional Business Development Manager for Merchant Money. Supporting Commercial Finance Brokers across the North of England and helping them access fast, flexible business funding solutions for their clients.Merchant Money is an accredited lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Access loans under CBILS of £50,001 to £500k with no interest repayments for the first 12 months.

Business Development Manager at Funding Circle covering the North East. I work with a range of commercial finance introducers including brokers, accountants and business turnaround specialists, Helping those introducers find fast, affordable business funding solutions for their clients.We offer transparent lending to established credit worthy businesses up to £350k unsecured or up to £1million secured. Get in touch to find out how Funding Circle can help you support your clients with their funding requirements – Nick.newton@fundingcircle.com or call 07872 063570

White Label Crowdfunding was born as a spin-off from rebuildingsociety.com, the peer-to-business lending platform.This gives us a unique USP in the market – we understand what it is like to build, launch, operate and adapt in the peer-to-peer/crowdfunding market and we want to pass on these benefits to our clients as a really strong value-add. We are aware of the planning that needs to be done, the decisions that need to be made, the challenges that can arise and the solutions that work. This enables us to prepare our clients well before the project even begins, guide them through the planning process, create their platform, and then offer continual support for the website launch and beyond.My role with White Label Crowdfunding centers around pre-sales advising and client account management. I work with our newest leads to help them understand more about the capabilities and possibilities which can be achieved with our SaaS solution, guiding them through the sales process and helping them to make the best decision in terms of choosing a technology partner.

rebuildingsociety.com is a peer-to-business lending platform that connects creditworthy UK businesses looking for a loan with individuals prepared to lend their own money for returns that outstrip retail savings products.My role with rebuildingsociety.com centers around Client Relations. For the most part my focus is on managing and expanding the existing support team of 4 however the role itself is multi faceted and I continue to maintain an active involvement in the day to day operations of the platform.Anything from daily contact with Lenders, Borrowers and Advisers to maintain a positive working relationship, through to active involvement in event planning and conflict resolution - a part of my role I find most rewarding.Aside from the mainly outbound nature of my position, it's necessary to consider the importance of building and maintaining positive relationships with our clients and the need to monitor these - to that end I also report at a management level to the operations team on a weekly basis, and provide the reports for board level on a monthly basis. I also assist the Marketing Manager with weekly e-updates and content creation around our blog and various other outlets and handle the Account Management for our White Label Technology offering.This sees me maintaining dialogue with potential clients, updating them on any improvements or additions to our technology solution and assisting with the journey from inquiry to sale.

I joined the company in 2010, initially as a Sales Person when the organisation was in its infancy, working directly for the principle identifying and building potential sales outlets.I am employed on a commission basis with the predominant proportion of my salary coming in the form of commission.We source products from large wholesalers, warehouse it in Harrogate to be distributed Worldwide.The company has expanded very quickly and In March 2011 I was promoted to the position of Sales Manager, responsible for general day to day overseeing of the sales team. Handling customer/employee complaints and issues. Handling logistics for incoming and outgoing shipments. Creating my own leads for new customers, account management for new and existing customers, maintaining and building customer contact through telephone, email and direct customer sales visits.I also have control of IT issues - dealing with support, email hosts etc. and fixing issues which arise on a day to day basis.I took lead in identifying a new warehouse, found the site, negotiated with agents and subsequently secured a lease for the company. I worked with the builders to make sure offices were to our specification. I organised and managed the removal of our activities from Leeds and re activated them in Harrogate with minimum disruption and loss to the business.I have designed and implemented the company website and an associate sister company web site.The company currently employs 7 people.In August 2013 I was made a Director of the company.

The TPS network is an Independent motor trade distributor of parts for workshops and bodyshops for Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Volkswagen passenger cars and commercial vehicles.I was head hunted by previous Director of Ernest Wilson to initially train within this business sector to then work on a new project within the business.

It was my responsibility to deal with clients from the initial stages of contact through to an offer being made on businesses / commercial property. I had to qualify their needs, find appropriate business/businesses, set up viewings and vendor meetings.I was also responsible for client follow up, obtaining feedback for vendors and handling any offers placed by clients. My duties included monthly catalog issue and regular mail shots.I also had additional responsibility of selling EPC (Energy Performance Certificates) within the company – this was at the time a new venture and it proved to be very successful.I also personally met clients on site.From time to time I was given projects to manage such as the refurbishment of some of the companies own commercial sites.I have proficiency and experience in dealing with offers from first receipt through to completion. This involves liaising with all parties concerned including legal and financial bodies.