Experience

Advance Northumberland

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Growth & Investment Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Advance Northumberland is wholly owned by Northumberland County Council and operates on an arms-length basis with responsibilty for delivering many of the County's economic development services. My role is to introduce companies in Northumberland to business support services that can help them to unlock growth potential. We liaise with a wide range of service providers locally and nationally to ensure that companies in Northumberland can plug into them. They include: 1 - Advance Northumberland/Northumberland County Council 2 - Central UK Government - BEIS, DIT 3 - Other partners in the business support network. Examples of support we can provide include: * Identifying opportunities for grant funding & supporting grant applications. * Help to identify sites and premises. * Softening access to county council services, e.g. planning applications, highways, fast broadband * Providing expertise and linkage into regional clusters in key sectors such as renewable energy, offshore, electrification & pharma. * "How-to" mentoring for smaller businesses. * Providing access to property professionals to provide initial know-how to clients. Services are provided on behalf of the local authority without charge. Show less



North East England Chamber of Commerce

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Coordinator

  • 2014 - 2015

  Working with North East Chamber of Commerce, UKTI and British Chambers of Commerce on the launch and implementation of the Overseas Business Network Initiative, which was a programme that provided support to UK exporters in the world's high growth and emerging economies. Working with North East Chamber of Commerce, UKTI and British Chambers of Commerce on the launch and implementation of the Overseas Business Network Initiative, which was a programme that provided support to UK exporters in the world's high growth and emerging economies.



Sunderland Software City

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Funding Manager

  • 2012 - 2014

  Helping SMEs in the North East's digital sector to access funding and other business support measures to aid their growth. Helping SMEs in the North East's digital sector to access funding and other business support measures to aid their growth.



One NorthEast

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant for R&D Specialist

  • 2005 - 2011

  Responsible for all aspects of programme management and delivery in the North East of a national grant scheme (now known as "Smart") aimed at helping SMEs to develop technologically innovative products. Responsible for all aspects of programme management and delivery in the North East of a national grant scheme (now known as "Smart") aimed at helping SMEs to develop technologically innovative products.