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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

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Who? Why? What? How? Over to you….

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  • Born in Torquay.
  • First company
  • HYCO tools & garage equipment
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  • Born in Torquay.
  • First company
  • HYCO became MYCO
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  • Born in Torquay.
  • First company
  • HYCO became MYCO
  • IVSA started
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  • MYCO
  • aged 23.
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  • 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
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  • 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…

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What did I want to do? I didn’t know! What didn’t I want to do?

1.

Not do anything that looked like work!

2.

Not do business with strangers! Enterprise Assist Limited established 2005

  • Became a NETWORKER
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Downside;

  • Shy & Scared!
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Solution;

  • Turn up early…..and leave last.

I became a serial networker!

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  • Challenged
  • Clever
  • Determined
  • Bloody minded
  • Difficult
  • Special
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  • Enterprise Assist Ltd
  • Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence
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  • Enterprise Assist Ltd
  • Retained by Devon Trading Standards – Buy with Confidence
  • Gates & Fences UK Limited
  • G&F Partners LLP
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  • 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
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Trading as

ISCAdigital

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  • 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
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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)

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  • 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
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Keryn Seal & Robin Williams

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  • 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
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Start to finish – the story so far…

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  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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  • 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?
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  • What do you want now?
  • What do we want?
  • A better memory
  • When do we want it?
  • What?

Facebook

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  • Questions?
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