Alan Briggs Managing Director
Dynamic Business Strategies Ltd
The Counting House
14 Walford Place
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6PG
Mobile 07917 446068 Email alanb@dynamicbusinessstrategies.co.uk
Website www.dynamicbusinessstrategies.co.uk
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Consultancy General Description
Accomplished, results driven consultant/business trainer/mentor with a successful and progressive track record, Alan Briggs is a confident, charismatic professional with a high level of commitment and motivation. Alan is a qualified leader of change with excellent communication skills and considerable boardroom level experience.
Additionally Alan is the manager of the business support services as well and the lead adviser, mentor, consultant and trainer at Bizzy Business Solutions, a social enterprise and business support organisation.
He is also a full member of The Entrepreneurial Alliance. The members of The Entrepreneurial Alliance share a fundamental and passionate belief in the entrepreneurial spirit, and it’s pre-eminence over every other issue in the making of an entrepreneur or an entrepreneurial venture.
Alan was also a founder director and company secretary of eBusiness Forums Ltd.
e-Business Forums Ltd. were internet technology consultants who help businesses to profit through use of online technologies by supplying workshops, impartial analysis and advice followed by supplier recommendation. Within 3 months the organisation won a £80K project from the Regional Development Agency to deliver services under their brand. This was a three year fixed life company.
Dynamic Business Strategies Ltd is a full rounded consultancy providing business, financial & strategic planning, sales and marketing strategy and implementation, also sales and business skills training. Services include high growth start-up and existing business support, business financing including linkage to business angel investors, mentoring/coaching/training, change management and quality system development.
Other assistance includes organisation development, succession planning, franchising, performance management & management development projects, information communication technology project planning & implementation, organisational culture change & team building, social enterprise & rural business development and business consultant/adviser development.
Consultant profile
With eighteen years experience within the business development and support sector, Alan Briggs is an experienced director, senior manager and qualified management consultant/trainer/assessor. He has previously designed, delivered and managed business training programmes covering business start-up, growth and finance.
Alan has considerable strategic business & financial planning experience, together with an extensive sales & marketing background including new product/service development and E-commerce strategies. He possesses specialist knowledge and is a trained Business Process Re-engineering Practitioner. Alan also has strong marketing and public relations skills and experience including TV, National & Local Radio appearances.
Qualifications and Accreditations
Full Member of the Entrepreneurial Alliance
Technology Means Business (TMB) Accredited Adviser
Small Firms Enterprise Directorate Initiative (SFEDI) Accredited Adviser
Additional Social Enterprise Adviser Certification - SFEDI
Support to Implement Best Business Practice (SIBBP) Accredited Practitioner
Durham University Business School Post Graduate Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurship Training & Small Business Development
Seax Training - RSA TCLB Awards D32/33, D34, D36
Essex Business Centre - 8 Durham University/ IBA Business Adviser Programmes.
Radius 360 - Institute for Leadership & Management Level 3
Forum 21 - Adviser Development Programme
Professional Training Centre - Contract Law/Contract Management/Non Executive Directorship
Dale Carnegie - Leadership Training Programme
Dale Carnegie - Public Speaking & Human Relationship Programme
CTDS - Commissioning Consultants, Management Development Programme.
On Track - Project Management/Presentation Skills
Centre for Applied Creativity - Simplex Transformation Process.
Crane Davis - Investor in People Advisor Award.
Areas of Specialism
Business Management
- Business Diagnostics, Development/writing Business Plans for all stages of development including Start-up, High Growth Start-up and growth businesses.
Succession Planning. Franchising and Franchise systems and procedures, and growth strategies. Export market development strategies.
Feasibility studies & planning for charities establishing trading arms/Social Enterprises. Business process improvement/re-engineering including 'Best Practice' and cost reduction. Business process mapping and procedures.
Business Mentor, Coaching and Training.
Finance
- Financial Analysis and planning. Guidance on business financing including Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme and business angels/equity investment. Assistance for businesses to become 'investor ready'.
Marketing
- Development of marketing plans/strategies and tactics. Sales development including training, performance measurement & management. Social Media marketing and management.
Social Enterprise Development
- Business Diagnostics, development/writing of Business Plans for all stages of development including Start-up, and Growth Businesses.
Business financial & strategic planning.
Establishment of Community Interest Companies (CiC).
Feasibility studies & planning for charities establishing trading arms/Social Enterprises. Business process improvement/re-engineering including
'Best Practice' and cost reduction. Social Return on Investment mapping & development (SROI).
Organisational change management projects
Assistance for social enterprises to become ‘funder ready' and linkage to funding and sources of loans/equity.
Business improvement including 'Best Practice' and cost reduction.
Quality system development.
Business Mentor & Coaching and training.
Industry Sector Experience
