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Stuff worth shouting about!

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Our clients are the most important aspect of our business ... we value feedback and use it to improve our products and services.

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Eamonn Dunne, Head of Zen Web Solutions at Zen Internet

Nancy, Just wanted to say thank you for your creative business planning workshop. The time we spent with you was great and the catalyst required to kick start our strategic planning within the business. Getting an outside perspective from someone with experience in the Creative Industries was eye opening and has given us plenty of food for thought.

 

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Jo Howard, Viva La Zoom
It was great to meet with you this morning and it has really helped us to find our focus and see a way forward. I think you have a gift for cutting through the peripheral matters and seeing the crux of the issues we face. It also helps enormously that you have experience in our field. It's very different from talking to Business Link for example!

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Craig Duerden, Rocknine Creative
Just wanted to say thanks for the advice earlier today it helped me out massively and I feel that I now have a plan in terms of what I need to do in order to grow my business and take it to the next level.

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Rachel Tonner, Design & Marketing Manager, Ampersand
Your Sell, Sell, Sell workshop today was very interesting and inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your insights. As a graphic designer who has only had a background in marketing (from being an in-house designer at a PR firm), you really gave me a push and the tools I need to categorize my ideas and put them into practice in a manageable and measurable way.

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Paul Herrmann, Director of Redeye, the Photography Network

Redeye is really pleased to be working with Nancy and Michele from The Launchpad to deliver professional development for photographers. Their enthusiasm for, knowledge of and ideas about the business needs of creative professionals are second to none.

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Alison Surtees, Director CRIS

Michele's highly knowledgeable around business opportunities for the creative sector and keeps you well informed and up to date with new developments that can enhance your business or service - personable, good value, high integrity.

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Karen Davies, Owner, Cryptic Peach

I have known Nancy in both a professional and personal capacity for many years. The industry knowledge and expertise, coupled with her down to earth hands on approach to what makes a business successful, is refreshing.

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Ivo Kerkhoff, Digital and Creative Industries Team Leader, Business Link Northwest

Michele is conscientious, hard working and always produces results. Her knowledge of the Creative and Digital industries, in particular Film and TV has been of tremendous value to her colleagues and her clients.

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Mike Wilson, Digital and Creative Industries Team Leader, Business Link Northwest

It's been a pleasure working with you Nancy during your time at Business Link and I've never failed to be impressed by the energy, passion and outstanding customer focus you brought to the role.

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Brian Barnes, Activideo

I have worked with Michele in her role at ITV and as Business Link Advisor. I have always been impressed by her genuine desire to help others, her energy and enthusiasm, professionalism and integrity. She made the MFPS a powerful force in cause for diversity and in her role at Business Link helped Activideo access many initiatives that we would never have had the time or resources to find. Get her on your side and you will have a powerful resource.

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Ian Clarke, MD, Clear Creative

Nancy is very knowledgeable, and having run a well known creative recruitment practice she understands the hurdles faced by creative companies. We are lucky to have Nancy on our side. When she first came to see us, she looked at our initial and long term challenges and followed up with a concise and detailed plan with clear objectives - along with useful contacts and suggestions. She keeps us 'in the loop' and contacts us with anything she thinks we will find of benefit.

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Bobby Singh, Consultant, QED Consulting

I assessed Michele against the SFEDI Business Adviser Award. In the observations Michelle demonstrated good interpersonal skills developing excellent relationships with her clients. She has good communication skills presenting information clearly, concisely and using plain language relating to a range of business owners. She is very professional following appropriate Adviser protocols. She has good general business understanding covering finance, marketing, training and funding, HR, IT etc.

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Helen Burke, Consultant, QAS Services

Nancy is a personable Advisor with a sound grounding both in small business ownership /management and the digital and creative sectors. wnership / management and the digital.. and creative sectors.'

Tracey Cartledge Mosaics

The service I receive from Nancy has proven especially valuable to the development of my small business during the current economic climate. She provides useful information and has introduced me to some very good contacts. The support, encouragement and genuine interest that she has shown me have helped me to sustain the business and stay on track. I think it is particularly important that I can contact Nancy to ask for an impartial opinion about all kinds of business decisions and I always receive a prompt and helpful response.

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Guy Parker, Gap PR and Marketing

Michele has provided us with excellent support and advice as we continue to expand our business and helped us identify a number of new market opportunities.