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UK Projects
BMC
recognise that many of our core skills are fully transferable to a wide range of industry sectors and in the UK typically provide business planning expertise in Strategy;
Marketing & Sales and Finance.
BMC provides practical, common sense advice that clients can understand and relate to
their own business. We do not use off the shelf business plan templates, but identify the building blocks of each business and build financial projections that reflect the dynamics of each enterprise.
BMC are listed on the UK National Business Link Consultant Register, on their business
Link Supplier Matching System and a provider of preparation for funding assessments.
CONSULTANT PROFILES
Business Strategy: Jim Turnbull has over thirty years of experience in a range of sectors
and countries. His skills include management, business planning and business start-up, business strategy, bookkeeping and financial control and project management. Click here
for full curriculum vitae.
Marketing and Sales: Chris Ash has over thirty years experience in sales and marketing for
a wide range of products. He has experience of business planning, market research and data analysis, in the establishment of new companies, dealer networks and distributors. He
is a hands-on manager, with boardroom experience and the ability to train others. Click here for full curriculum vitae.
Finance: Murray Pringle is a Chartered Management Accountant, a Chartered Secretary, a
Certified Management Consultant and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is experienced in accounting (to International Accounting Standards), finance, credit
schemes, strategic planning, budgeting, financial monitoring, procurement, management and training. Click here for full curriculum vitae.
BMC maintains an exclusive database of known consultants, many of whom have
expertise relevant to the needs of companies in the UK.
PROJECTS
Business Planning: 2010: Private sector: BMC provided financial and business strategy expertise to develop a business plan to run a membership based club providing a range of
services (bar, restaurant, conference, entertainment).
Human Resources: 2006: Business Link: BMC provided an HR specialist to assist with
management restructuring and the development of a staff appraisal scheme for an established company in the IT sector.
Business Planning: 2005-06: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy expertise to a
start-up company manufacturing a range of organic skin care products. See www.eselle.co.uk for further details.
Business Planning: 2006: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy and financial
expertise to a company manufacturing trailers.
Business Planning: 2005: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy expertise to a
company recruiting ethnic minorities and helping to improve their career prospects by the provision of training.
Business Planning / Bookkeeping: 2002-2005: Private Sector: BMC identified cost centres
and established computerised bookkeeping, invoicing procedures and service contracts for a new company set up to provide care services for disabled young adults by
establishing a business to assemble kit cars. The company is now designing its own car with a view to manufacturing a lightweight and fast sports car suitable for both able
boded and disabled drivers. Ongoing training in bookkeeping, general management advice and business mentoring is provided on a regular basis.
Business Planning and Financial Management: 1999 to 2005: Private Sector: BMC provided
business administration, marketing and financial expertise to a food commodity trading company. A business plan and an operations manual were prepared, computerised
accounting introduced and training provided. On -going management advice and business mentoring. Expansion included the establishment of a retail outlet in November 2004. For further information see www.cairnfoods.co.uk
Business Planning: 2005: Business Link: BMC undertook appraisal of company planning
biodynamic food production and retailing.
Business Planning: 2005: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy expertise for a start
-up wishing to import metals and minerals from Africa.
Business Planning: 2005: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy, marketing and
sales expertise to a soft drink manufacturer.
Business Planning: 2005: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy, sales & marketing
expertise to an IT company with software company offering remote access computer technology.
Business Planning: 2005: Business Link: BMC provided business strategy and financial
expertise to a company with a licence to import, assemble and manufacture automotive parts.
Export Consultancy: 2004: Private Sector: BMC organised and provided a guided visit to
Romania for a British company seeking to enter this new market. Business appointments, translation, transport and accommodation were arranged. All business objectives were
fully met and the outcome well above client expectations. Follow up visits are now being planned.
Business Planning: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business management expertise to
assess the funding readiness of a speciality food manufacturing business wishing to expand.
Business Planning / Business Start-up: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business
management, marketing & sales expertise and career counselling and the preparation of curriculum vitae for a ceramic designer seeking to re-establish her career.
Market Research: 2004: Private Sector: BMC provided a substantial UK based fresh produce
importer with marketing, soil and land use expertise to determine potential new producing countries in Sub Saharan Africa for a range of horticultural products.
Business Planning / Business Start-up: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business
management, marketing & sales and financial analysis expertise to a company developing an innovative IT product.
Business Planning / Business Strategy: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business
management, marketing & sales and financial planning expertise to a company developing a new cold drink dispenser.
Marketing Strategy: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business management, marketing
& sales, distribution logistics and horticultural expertise to develop a marketing strategy for Complete Gardens Ltd, a company developing an interactive CD that enables you to
identify which plants you have in your garden or to choose the ones you want, and tells you everything you need to know to look after them.
Business Planning: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business management expertise to a
start-up hoping to supply an innovative construction material with DIY, commercial and niche market applications.
Marketing Consultancy / Export Business Planning: 2004: International Trade Centre: BMC
organised the tour and provided a horticultural production and marketing specialist and an apple production specialist as market guides for a delegation of seven Chinese
producers and government officials to visit farmers, importers, pack houses, research centres and retail outlets in the Netherlands and the UK.
Business Planning: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided business expertise to assess the
funding readiness of an established business transfer agency seeking to expand. The company specialised in the hotel, catering, leisure and care home sectors.
Business Planning: 2004: Business Link: BMC provided financial and business expertise to
assess the funding readiness of a business selling IT hardware and support.
Business Planning: 2003-04: Business Link: BMC provided financial and business expertise
to a start up company providing wireless broadband connection to the internet. A hand holding exercise that assisted with the revision of their business concept and marketing
strategy, preparation of tenders, winning their first contracts and establishing a positive cash flow. Preparation of business plan for rapid expansion of activities and the successful
launch of the company. See www.ipaxiom.com for details of their services.
Business Planning: 2003 Business Link: BMC provided financial and business expertise to
assess the funding readiness of a retail enterprise seeking to expand.
Marketing Consultancy: 2003: International Trade Centre: BMC organised the tour and
provided a production and marketing specialist as market guide to escort a group of eleven exporters from Ghana to visit importers, wholesale markets and supermarkets in the UK.
Marketing Consultancy: 2003: International Trade Centre: BMC organised the tour and
provided a production and marketing specialist as market guide to escort a group of eleven fresh produce exporters from Tanzania to visit importers, wholesale markets and
supermarkets in the UK and France.
Marketing Consultancy: 2002: International Trade Centre: BMC organised the tour and
provided a production and marketing specialist as market guide to escort a group of eighteen fresh produce exporters from Ghana, Kenya and Uganda to visit importers,
wholesale markets and supermarkets in Germany and the UK. The visit also included packers and certification agencies. Understanding and meeting the necessary food
standards emerged as the main constraint for SME exporters and a follow up study in Kenya was proposed to look at how the small-scale producer might benefit from this certification trend.
Marketing Consultancy: 2002: International Trade Centre: BMC organised the tour and
provided a production and marketing specialists as market guides to escort a group of fresh produce and fish exporters the Gambia to visit importers, wholesale markets and
supermarkets in Holland, Belgium and the UK. The visit included the fresh produce and fisheries sectors.
Waste Management Audit / Feasibility Study: 2001: London Borough of Hounslow: BMC
provided expertise to the London Borough of Hounslow to carry out a waste management audit at the Western International Market. The audit determined the volume and
characteristics of the waste produced (fruit, vegetables, flowers, wood, plastics etc.) and recommend the options for disposal in an environmentally sustainable and cost effective
manner. Options for the vegetative matter included feeding to cattle and composting for use as soil conditioner.
Business Planning: 1999-00: Private Sector: BMC provided business administration,
marketing and financial expertise to a company buying antique furniture in France for interior designers in the UK and considering expansion by opening a retail outlet in
London. The business planning exercise revealed that they should focus instead on trade sales and a suitable farm based workshop was identified.
Training / Business Planning: 1998-00: Thames Business Advice Centre (TBAC): Jim Turnbull
lectured monthly on the last day of the Enterprise Start-up Course on the realities of running your own company. Each month this course was attended by 15-20 people about
to make significant changes in the lives and who were keen to learn of the realities of running their own business.
BMC has further international track record with over 60 projects undertaken in over 20 countries.
To request further details click JWTurnbull@bmc-ltd.com
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