Who? Why? What? How? Over to you. Born in Torquay. First - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Who? Why? What? How? Over to you….

 Born in Torquay.  First company  HYCO tools & garage equipment

 Born in Torquay.  First company  HYCO became MYCO

 Born in Torquay.  First company  HYCO became MYCO  IVSA started

 MYCO  aged 23.

 RDC Sales Agency founded at 27  Corporate 20 + years  Off Balance-Sheet Technology Leasing into ftse 100 companies  Anglo Leasing, Woodchester Leasing, El Camino Resources – CHG Meridian

 RDC Sales Agency founded at 27  Corporate 20 + years  Off Balance-Sheet Technology Leasing into ftse 100 companies  Anglo Leasing, Woodchester Leasing, El Camino Resources – CHG Meridian Then I took my money and left…

What did I want to do? I didn’t know! What didn’t I want to do? Not do anything that looked like work! 1. Not do business with strangers! 2. Enterprise Assist Limited established 2005  Became a NETWORKER

Downside ;  Shy & Scared!

Solution ;  Turn up early…..and leave last. I became a serial networker!

 Challenged  Clever  Determined  Bloody minded  Difficult  Special

 Enterprise Assist Ltd  Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence

 Enterprise Assist Ltd  Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence  Gates & Fences UK Limited  G&F Partners LLP

 Enterprise Assist Ltd  Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence  Gates & Fences UK Limited  G&F Partners LLP  Enterprise A2 Ltd  t/a ISCAdigital

Trading as ISCAdigital

 Enterprise Assist Ltd  Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence  Gates & Fences UK Limited  G&F Partners LLP  Enterprise A2 Ltd  t/a ISCAdigital  SWIG – South West Investment Services Ltd  Inc. BEDF

Since 1996 SWIG has delivered £15m in business loan finance to over 1,500 SMEs and business start-ups throughout the south west. Bristol Enterprise Development Fund Ltd (BEDF)

 Enterprise Assist Ltd  Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence  Gates & Fences UK Limited  G&F Partners LLP  Enterprise A2 Ltd  t/a ISCAdigital  SWIG – South West Investment Services Ltd  Inc. BEDF  Listen2Win Ltd

Keryn Seal & Robin Williams

 Enterprise Assist Ltd  Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence  Gates & Fences UK Limited  G&F Partners LLP  Enterprise A2 Ltd  t/a ISCAdigital  SWIG – South West Investment Services Ltd  Inc. BEDF  Listen2Win Ltd  Outside Adventure Consultants Ltd

Start to finish – the story so far…

 A bank calls.  A visit to Torquay ensues.  Prodeck – a company in distress,  Set-up 2010 to provide decking kits via a website nationwide.  Developed a range of quality wooden gates.  Rapid growth,  Attention to marketing and production not matched by attention to figures, cash flow, forecasting or budgeting.  Financial reputation with card payment companies compromised which ruined cash flow.  Visits to Insolvency Practitioners followed.  Prodeck folded.

 Gates and Fences UK Limited formed.  Selling, predominantly to end users via an e-commerce website, hand-crafted bespoke wooden gates.  One director and shareholder.  No investment.  No borrowing.  Nothing obtained from Prodeck.  Staff paid first, self- employed’s second, supplier’s third, director last!  Supplier relationships developed.  Interline Building Supplies.  Jolin Ltd – Landlord.  First Year - £842k T/O

 In excess of £3 million T/O since start of Gate and Fences UK Limited.  Four Directors and Shareholders.  28 now employed, including one apprentice  Only £6k invested so far outside of cash flow.  Main wood supplier paid weekly.  Close working relationship.  Build account.  Production line in development since August 14.  Waste dramatically reduced.  Delivery to customer driving production rather than sales.

 New Brand. EVADOR.  Bigger faster websites under construction.  Photo booth development.  Automation and add-ons.  Concessions being set up in major Garden Centre outlets.  No stock - just manned portal.  Opportunity to operate install teams.  Wrought Iron and Metal gate production line from April.  New premises sought.  Preferably Torbay and owned.

 Long term strategies:  Identify systems, processes and policies for installation of ISO9001, and additional accreditations.  Further develop personnel  Devolve parts of the company in to group held organisations.  Continue to build for sale….even if we don’t sell it

 Why did you start? …and what did you want?  To follow a passion?  A job ?  An income?  Not to have to have to answer to anyone?  Fame?  Admiration?  Respect?

 What do you want now?  What do we want?  A better memory  When do we want it?  What? Facebook

 Questions?