Professional, experiential and personal business advice and support to maximise potential for your business.

Gail Carter is a qualified ILM Business and Management Coach and Mentor and Business Adviser and Consultant who has ran her own business for over 9 years and also been employed as a Social Enterprise Business Adviser by Business Link Yorkshire.  Gail supports her clients to maximise potential in their businesses, and with people working in businesses, from a realistic, practical, totally unbiased third person perspective. She does this by drawing on her accumulated, experiential knowledge, skills and expertise - with additional support and input, as and when required, from trusted resources.  Gail has a personal interest and specialism in working to support Social Enterprise pre-start, start up and existing businesses.

EXAMPLES of range of projects/contracts supported:

• Consultation re progressing the vision and creation of a financial and funding support initiative, including planning around future requirements and strategic growth
• Hospitality/Events - Provided HR and specific Business Support – created workable processes to support company requirements including specific recruitment process from recognising initial needs through to induction. Identified opportunity to initiate and pursue discussions which ultimately led to securing major contract to manage Bollywood event in Yorkshire 2007
• Created FMS (File Management System) and implemented training and development/coaching on usage
• Created management and administration systems/procedures and provided strategic development support to ensure sustainability and growth. Key purpose - to maximise visibility of Charity
• Company Secretary - Facilitation/Management Support to Board/Advisory Group/Audit and Finance subgroup
• Adviser/Executive PA to MD - Developed and coordinated key projects including business growth strategy and expansion of current processes/procedures
• Venturefest York-First Project manager–from conception to completion of initial event in 2004 (Key points - £0-£160k budget–initial event attracted 1100 delegates)
• Interim role as Head of Business Support for 4 months in major volunteer travel company including Executive PA to CEO and MD
• Interim Hotel Manager- Provided Business Development support to specific requirements including HR/recruitment/coaching - processes and procedures/FMS - coaching/customer service training

Educational/CPPD support:

• ILM Level 5 Business and Management Coach & Mentor
• A1 Assessor Business Administration and Customer Service (including Technical Certificate/Key Skills training - worked with Young Apprentices, Apprentices and Adult Learners)
• Preparation for Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) Tutor – Employment Rules and Regulations and Business Legislation.

Previous Non Executive positions held:

• Director of York Professionals
• Company Secretary and Founder Director of Briar House Resources CIC
• Founder Director of New Beginnings Horses CIC
  
• Company Secretary of Knowledge Base UK Ltd
• Director of Caroline's Rainbow Foundation

Specialities:

• All Professional Sectors, Social Enterprise, Education, Hospitality & Event Management.
• Business reviews, Policies and procedures, Business coaching and mentoring, CSR, CRM, Governance, Business strategy development.
• Pre-start, start up, Sole Trader, SME's - creating solid business administration procedures from the outset.
• Providing a totally unbiased third person perspective on a wide range of business functions and identifying options/implications etc.
• Effective, no-nonsense support and advice.

For more information please visit:  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gail-carter/3/862/451

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