Latest Experts
Julie Waites, The Franchise Company
Julie Waites formed The Franchise Company in 1991. She has worked on many successful franchising projects for clients in a broad range of sectors. Apart from having a track record of advising many successful commercial clients on franchising, Julie has worked with a number of public sector clients and social enterprises interested in franchising. She has a profound understanding of the principles of franchising and the implications of integrating a franchise system into existing company operations.
Mark Scott, Natwest
Mark Scott is a well-known face in the UK franchise industry and a respected authority on franchising matters. He joined the NatWest Franchise team as a Senior Franchise Manager in 1998, moving on to become head of the team in December 2002. In 2005 he joined the board of the British Franchise Association (BFA), the industry’s self-regulatory body, and he has contributed to many affiliate consultation groups and has been a BFA regional forum chairman.
Philip Wilkinson, Business Link
Philip has been with Business Link London for seven and a half years. In that time he has worked with many hundreds of small businesses, from sole traders to multi employee enterprises, across all sectors of manufacturing and services in London. From a business to business sales and marketing background, Philip now works with his many clients to undertake business reviews in all aspects of running a business, leading to suggested and agreed action plans to drive the business forward. Click here to visit Business Link
Simon Littlewood, Gateway2investment
Simon Littlewood is project manager for Grant Thornton in the company's role as lead partner in the gateway2investment (g2i) consortium, delivering the UK's largest investment readiness programme for technology companies.
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Marc Barber, SmallBusiness.co.uk
Marc Barber is editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk and online newsletter BusinessGO. He specialises in writing about growth funding issues, human resources and employment topics.