Sue Howorth
Co-Founder and Director at The Family Business Community- Claim this Profile
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Claire Vassiloulis
Sue is simply a brilliant, hardworking businesswoman who deserves all the success she has achieved. A genuine and warm person, who always acts with the highest integrity and inspires all those around her. Over the years, Sue has added an enormous amount of value to businesses in the UK and across the globe. Her collaborative working style and tremendous business development skills make her the ideal partner to any business. She has developed a great business, passing on her vast knowledge to her team enabling them to offer the highest level of service. Highly recommend!
Kate Eady
Sue is a joy. Lovely, funny and oh so clever. She joins business's and people together to create fantastic collaborations with such amazing results. It's a talent that is rare.
Claire Vassiloulis
Sue is simply a brilliant, hardworking businesswoman who deserves all the success she has achieved. A genuine and warm person, who always acts with the highest integrity and inspires all those around her. Over the years, Sue has added an enormous amount of value to businesses in the UK and across the globe. Her collaborative working style and tremendous business development skills make her the ideal partner to any business. She has developed a great business, passing on her vast knowledge to her team enabling them to offer the highest level of service. Highly recommend!
Kate Eady
Sue is a joy. Lovely, funny and oh so clever. She joins business's and people together to create fantastic collaborations with such amazing results. It's a talent that is rare.
Claire Vassiloulis
Sue is simply a brilliant, hardworking businesswoman who deserves all the success she has achieved. A genuine and warm person, who always acts with the highest integrity and inspires all those around her. Over the years, Sue has added an enormous amount of value to businesses in the UK and across the globe. Her collaborative working style and tremendous business development skills make her the ideal partner to any business. She has developed a great business, passing on her vast knowledge to her team enabling them to offer the highest level of service. Highly recommend!
Kate Eady
Sue is a joy. Lovely, funny and oh so clever. She joins business's and people together to create fantastic collaborations with such amazing results. It's a talent that is rare.
Claire Vassiloulis
Sue is simply a brilliant, hardworking businesswoman who deserves all the success she has achieved. A genuine and warm person, who always acts with the highest integrity and inspires all those around her. Over the years, Sue has added an enormous amount of value to businesses in the UK and across the globe. Her collaborative working style and tremendous business development skills make her the ideal partner to any business. She has developed a great business, passing on her vast knowledge to her team enabling them to offer the highest level of service. Highly recommend!
Kate Eady
Sue is a joy. Lovely, funny and oh so clever. She joins business's and people together to create fantastic collaborations with such amazing results. It's a talent that is rare.
Experience
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The Family Business Community
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United Kingdom
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder and Director
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Jul 2014 - Present
The Family Business Community is a trusted network for collaboration and learning. We unite the family business community to provide a voice, a sense of belonging, and an environment for learning and development. We create unique and valuable peer-to-peer contact and opportunities for generations of families to share their experiences and insight. Our calendar of online and face-to-face events and family business programmes includes insight events, conferences, regional awards, development boards, and peer group sessions. Additional services include private advisory, coaching and mentoring, video production, media and PR, senior-level recruitment, and our annual subscription service with access to our online learning material. Overall, the community is an influential voice for family businesses across the UK and has a global reach. www.fambizcommunity.com Show less
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Investors In Community
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Apr 2022 - Present
Investors in Community launched in 2019 and is a SaaS platform that helps connect organizations, individuals, charities, and community groups to demonstrate by working together powerful and evidenced social impact can be created. The platform is a growing movement to facilitate the improvement of the lives of people and communities and measures real social impact. It provides the perfect place to promote good causes and show true social value, and provides opportunities for charities and community projects to attract support. Allowing organisations and individuals to benchmark; measure, record and report their fundraising, donations, and volunteering to show the full extent of their social responsibility, and also provides evidence through a social value token scheme called Community Credits It provides access to good causes and empowers businesses and individuals to engage in a wider choice of giving. And all charities and individuals can use the IIC platform for FREE forever with 100% of the money donated through the IIC platform staying in the charity sector. https://investorsincommunity.org/ Show less
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The Family Business Foundation
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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Co-Founder
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Apr 2022 - Present
The Family Business Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation founded by The Family Business Community to enable the UK family business sector to access educational and professional development support for both present and future generations. Who is The Family Business Foundation accessible to? The Foundation will offer match-funded education and professional development to current and future generations working within small and medium-sized family businesses from across all sectors across the UK. What are the benefits it will help to deliver? The work of The Foundation will help secure long-term employment, job creation, development, and growth within the economy. https://fambizcommunity.com/foundation/ Show less
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Cumbria Community Foundation
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United Kingdom
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Trustee
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Jan 2018 - Present
Cumbria Community Foundation exists to address disadvantage by making life-changing grants and promoting philanthropy. We are also here to respond to emerging need, having managed four disaster appeals, most recently raising £10.3m in response to the floods in 2015. We provide philanthropic services to individuals, families and organisations and manage 60 grantmaking funds, supporting more than 500 community projects per year on behalf of our fundholders. Since 1999, we have invested more than £37m into almost 4,000 groups and 8,000 individuals. We provide a simplified approach to effective charitable giving. As one of the UK’s leading, accredited community foundations, we have the expertise and local knowledge to help individuals, families, companies, charitable trusts and public-sector bodies invest in their communities. Connecting people who care with causes that matter https://www.cumbriafoundation.org/ Show less
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Enterprise Answers
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Non Executive Director
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Oct 2018 - Jul 2022
Providing finance to enable businesses and entrepreneurs to unleash their potential! The key part of my role on the board is to devise a growth strategy, as the not-for-profit organisation seeks to increase the number of businesses it supports across Cumbria & Lancashire. Providing finance to enable businesses and entrepreneurs to unleash their potential! The key part of my role on the board is to devise a growth strategy, as the not-for-profit organisation seeks to increase the number of businesses it supports across Cumbria & Lancashire.
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Director
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2021
Sue has a wealth of experience supporting a variety of businesses across a range of sectors and is recognised for her business acumen,collaborative projects, signposting, mentoring and both event host and facilitator Sue has a wealth of experience supporting a variety of businesses across a range of sectors and is recognised for her business acumen,collaborative projects, signposting, mentoring and both event host and facilitator
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Director
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Aug 2011 - Jan 2019
Collaborate Telemarketing is a global outsourced provider of lead generation and telemarketing solutions. Helping you open doors to key decision makers to grow and develop your business. We pride ourselves on delivering a quality consultative approach to build people relations and networks, for new and existing client business. We can work with you on short, medium or long term projects and be part of your whole business development journey or a subdivision. We work with businesses ranging from sole traders to organisations with multi-sites across the globe. www.collaboratetelemarketing.com Show less
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Delivery Partner for The Cumbria Business Growth Hub Family Business Network
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May 2014 - Sep 2016
In May 2014 Coulson Associates Ltd also became the delivery partner for the provision of the Family Business Network support programme in partnership with the Cumbria Growth Hub. Who we are? The Family Business Network is an exciting initiative dedicated to supporting the growth of family businesses in Cumbria. Utilising the knowledge and resources of other family businesses as well as a team of industry professionals the network will provide a program of 1:1 business support, mentoring and peer support, dedicated workshops, events and training to help your family business grow. Who is Eligible? Whether you are a multi-generational family business or your business consists of a minimum of two family members, provided you have less than 250 employees your business can benefit from the many free events, workshops and advice seminars taking place across Cumbria. Why Family Businesses? Family run businesses have strengths that set them apart - there is a great sense of commitment, strong family values and pride in the business. There is also a unique set of challenges around reconciling individual's goals with business goals; bringing professionals into the family team; planning for succession and issues such as long-term ownership. In recognising the unique needs that family businesses face, Cumbria Growth Hub is providing an exciting range of products which may help you increase your competitiveness, resolve issues and increase your profit. Show less
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Kloodle
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United Kingdom
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor to the Board
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May 2014 - Jun 2015
Revolutionising the way in which Emerging Talent, Graduates and Apprentices maximise their employability prospects; facilitating the engagement between emerging talent and employers throughout the duration of young peoples' Further and Higher Education studies. www.kloodle.com Revolutionising the way in which Emerging Talent, Graduates and Apprentices maximise their employability prospects; facilitating the engagement between emerging talent and employers throughout the duration of young peoples' Further and Higher Education studies. www.kloodle.com
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Business Development Manager
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Oct 2008 - Aug 2011
YMCA National Centre Lakeside, Part of Fylde Coast YMCA YMCA National Centre Lakeside, Part of Fylde Coast YMCA
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Business Development
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Oct 2003 - Oct 2008
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Armstrong Craven
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager, Group BD Operations
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2003 - 2008
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Broadsystem
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Manager
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May 2002 - Jul 2003
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LBM
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Portugal
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Manager
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Nov 2000 - May 2002
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