Education
University of Hertfordshire
BA Hons Business Studies, Accounting and Business/Management 1972-01-01 - 1976-01-01Work Experience
Mondatum Limited
Current
Mondatum Limited
Hemmingways International Business Consultants
Current
Hemmingways International Business Consultants
eFactory Limited
Current
eFactory Limited
My Clever Idea
2015-07-01 - 2020-07-01
My Clever Idea
Gakushu Limited
2014-05-01 - 2015-05-01
Gakushu Limited
Hera the Light of Women
2010-12-01 - 2015-03-01
Hera the Light of Women
English Kool Language Lessons Limited
2010-11-01 - 2014-03-01
English Kool Language Lessons Limited
Livedrive Internet Limited
2007-09-01 - 2010-05-01
Livedrive Internet Limited
Tumbleweed Communications Inc
2000-03-01 - 2001-03-01
Tumbleweed Communications Inc
Growth Phase Europe Limited
1998-09-01 - 2000-09-01
Growth Phase Europe Limited
Skills
Summary
Graduate Chartered Accountant (qualified with KPMG in London). Successful career in software, coffee service and others. Have raised money for businesses and separately started, grew and sold many ventures across sectors. Have worked in 16 countries (and visited 90 others). Businesses sold include software and consulting companies. Have acted as a "Virtual Director" for several companies. Great at problem solving. Currently working with IDTL, Fry-IT, Optimentum and others and as listed as current Mentor with Start-up Loans, Techmeetups Founder of Coffee Direct, Growth Phase Europe, Virtual Directors, eFactory, Mondatum Author of 'Before you take the plunge' (2015),'Take the plunge' (2010) and 'It's all cobblers!' (2004) and co-author of the Perfect Madam trilogy - (as Michael Carlyle) - now working on his 10th book LinkedIn's 16,203rd member! Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Specialties: business plans and budgets, interim, turnaround, accounting, problem solving, share schemes, payroll, redundancies, reorganisations and oddball challenges