Business Regeneration Manager with Birmingham City Council with 16 years experience in the local authority economic environment, specialising in business development, support and innovation. Preceded by 24 years working in the private sector in various managerial positions in the retail sector. Experience in business relationship management ranges from the retail sector, being responsible for the second largest retail BID consortium in the UK working with a range of businesses from independents, SMEs to large businesses, Bullring, Grand Central and property owners. Delivering projects with universities, art galleries and the leisure industry to contribute innovation into the Birmingham economy.Working across LEPs and regions, delivering enterprise activities to deliver growth under the £93m Regional Growth Fund and European Regional Development Fund. Specifically, delivering the Business Development Programme to timeframe and profile in accordance with BCC financial regulations and project conditions. Delivering performance of 97.8% spend against projected budget, supporting 384 businesses and delivering 714 new jobs , releasing £4.3M of private sector investment, projected to achieve £23.5M in GVA by 2020. Supporting Local centres, Business Improvement Districts and Town Centre Teams. Developing Business Improvement Districts across local centres in Birmingham- which now has 12 BIDS , & in local centres. Mentoring Town teams and Busines partnerships on developing their business plans, marketing and applying for grant funding.Managing the Business Development Programme across the Greater Birmingham and Solihill Local Enterprise Partnership - A fiancial support scheme for grants for B2B to help grow and create new jobs -and the Great 200 Leaders - Coaching and Mentoring scheme to enable business to have the confidence and expertise to take their business to the next level.

Business support, advise and access to finance. Project support and management SME,s, independent, retail, start ups, marketing and promotion, eventsworking with Business Improvement Districts and Town Centre management.High Street Support Scheme, post riot funding support.

Making Knowledge Work - an Interreg IVC European project on Innovation and sharing best practice.Working with Birmingham Science Park Aston, University of Birmingham, Innovation X Change, Birmingham Science CityDeveloped the Innovation Engine with Birmingham partnersLooking for finance to develop to market

Support and advise to independent businesses and retailers.Access to finance Mentoring and coachingMarketing and eventsCovered by BBC , BBC and Midland radio, Retail pressPresentations in UK, Europe and USA

Business Improvement District for city centre.1000 businesses in core retail area.Business support, marketing , events, safety and security, environment.Created Style Birmingham- now an annual fashion event, Style awards, improvements to the public realm, retail warden scheme.

Town Centre Manager for Erdington - a suburb of Birmingham.Developed town to a Business Improvement District - the first local centre in the UK to have BID status.Worked with government to develop BID strategy and guidelines.