Phil Corper is Managing Director of West Wales Consulting. He started his career as a bank manager serving personal, small business and major corporate customers. Working for top global management consultancies, Phil then served a range of global multi-national clients which he continues to serve occasionally at main board level. In this blog, Phil sets out how West Wales Consulting is helping small and medium sized businesses in West Wales tackle their day to day business issues

SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises

Phil Corper

Phil Corper started his career as a bank manager serving personal, small business and major corporate customers. Working for top global management consultancies, Phil then served a range of global multi-national clients which he continues to serve occasionally at main board level.

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Services:
Business Sectors:
- Manufacturing |
- High-tech |
- Services |
- Agriculture |
- Retail
Business Types:
- Council Project |
- Family Business |
- SMEs

James Cooze

James Cooze specialises health and safety. He has advised a wide range of clients including the CITB, Nortel, Westand Augusta and EADS and a large number of small and medium

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Services:
- Business Review |
- ISO 9001
Business Sectors:
- Manufacturing
Business Types:
- Major Business |
- Small Businesses |
- SMEs

Jim Bradbury

Jim Bradbury has 20 years experience as a senior production manager with nationally known drinks producers including Britvic and plant manager setting up and running Brecon Beacons

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Services:
Business Sectors:
- Manufacturing |
- Food |
- Retail
Business Types:
- Major Business |
- SMEs

Alex Warlow

Alex Warlow is a specialist in delivering business advice to farms and foodFood businesses, fish and forestry businesses. His BSc is in agricultureAgriculture Businesses. He assisted many clients to obtain

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Services:
Business Sectors:
- Hospitality |
- Food |
- Services |
- Agriculture |
- Retail
Business Types:

Assisted an agricultural machinery ring to develop its business strategy and define products and services

17 July 2009 - 2:28am

We assisted an agricultural machinery ring to develop its business strategy and define the products and services it would provide in future.

Services:
- Business Review
Business Sectors:
- Agriculture
Business Types:
- SMEs

Helped a bio-energy business to prepare a business and a financial plan, and to make a large successful grant applications for major equipment

17 July 2009 - 2:25am

We helped a bio-energy business to prepare a business and a financial planto forecast cash flow, profitability and funding requirements, and to make a large successful grant applicationsassistance to present their businesses to banks and grant awarding bodies with our excellent understanding of banks and grant awarding bodies and their procedures for major equipment

Services:
Business Sectors:
- High-tech
Business Types:
- SMEs

Helped a haulage business to expand into wholesaling, logistics and distribution by preparing a business plan, supporting a successful grant application for equipment, and helping with financial information and financial management

17 July 2009 - 2:18am

We helped a haulage business to expand into wholesaling, logistics and distribution by preparing a business planto help clients ensure that all aspects of the business have been thought through, and to present their businesses to banks and grant awarding bodies, supporting a successful grant application for equipment, and helping with financial information and financial management to shorten the loss making loss phase

Services:
Business Sectors:
- Logistics |
- Haulage
Business Types:
- SMEs

Helped key mangers of a technical services company with a Management Buy Out (MBO), including writing a business and financial plan and helping to raise bank finance

17 July 2009 - 2:14am

We helped key mangers of a technical services company with a Management Buy Out (MBO), including writing a business and financial planto forecast cash flow, profitability and funding requirements and helping to raise bank finance. We later assisted with updating plans and helping them with grant applicationsassistance to present their businesses to banks and grant awarding bodies with our excellent understanding of banks and grant awarding bodies and their procedures to buy new equipment and to launch another business.

Services:
Business Sectors:
- High-tech |
- Services
Business Types:
- SMEs

Care provider to assess plans for a significant expansion, to set clear financial criteria for making the investment, and to develop a funding package

17 July 2009 - 2:06am

We helped a care provider to assess plans for a significant expansion, to set clear financial criteria for making the investment, and to develop a funding package.

Services:
- Fund Raising
Business Sectors:
- Services
Business Types:
- SMEs

Painting company to undertake a risk assessment and put in place better health and safety processes

17 July 2009 - 2:05am

We assisted a painting company to undertake a risk assessmentwe can help with assessing risk or advise on drawing up risk assessment procedures and put in place better health and safety processes, to make their environmental policy proactive and beyond regulatory compliance, and also helped them to put in place a quality management

The International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9001:2008 series describes standards for a QMS addressing the principles and processes surrounding the design, development and delivery of a general product or service

system and to gain ISO 9001 accreditation

Services:
Business Sectors:
- Services
Business Types:
- SMEs

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