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On the Home Page Roger Osborne stated  ..... SME** owners and directors need to be 'Jack of all trades'. At a Conference for SMEs, they all agreed!    

In order to offer highly effective training courses to SME business people,, we have a rare combination of experiences, career roles, qualifications, specific knowledge and a wealth of actual case studies is required   .... underpinned by theoretical understanding.

In order to achieve good overall commercial and financial awareness, our Courses are comprehensive. The topics are finely balanced. We have proven Courses.

By admission, Roger Osborne (who personally designed and runs our Courses) has had a convoluted route for my career. 35 years' of commercial experience have gained unique and  extremely relevant. Therefore, the combination of knowledge, experiences and qualifications that make him ideal for Presenting these Courses. 

** Small Medium Enterprise (SME)

Roger Osborne's   'Jack of all Trades'

Credentials and depth of experience and *new one below:  

• Overall, 40 years in business, commerce and finance 
• Reached to Finalist level of ACCA  Accountancy 
• 3 years at Business School and 3 years at Accountancy College
• 3 Years as a Management Accountant with a major company in The Westcountry
• Attended a myriad of Courses from Sales Management to Dispute Resolution and Personal Coaching.
• Lectured at Business College, Bank Training Centres, Business Clubs and Trade Groups
• A very successful Commercial & Financial Awareness Course with Partnership/Govt. Ministry
• 15 years' running of a commercial finance consultancy and brokerage 
• Has assessed directly or indirectly over 2500 SMEs
• Has made over 1800 business Presentations of all kinds
• Has constructed over 600 Business Plans
• Carried out over 800 due diligence appraisals
• Has facilitated over 1000 Finance Agreements  and has excellent Underwriting knowledge
• Has dealt with sole traders, partnerships and limited companies plus PLCs
• Has seen everything from modelling agencies, food processing plants and waste disposal companies through to printers, couriers, manufacturers, wholesalers and employment agencies amongst many others.
• Dealt with countless start-ups through to businesses achieving in excess of £250m sales
• Has been prolific in helping business with under £0 - £2 million sales
• Has vast experience with export finance
• Part of a small senior management team that set up a new Trade Finance company
• Has worked for Clearing Banks and Independent Banks
• Achieved senior level roles in Invoice Finance career
• Highly experienced in Asset Finance, Stock & Trade Finance and other financial facilities
• Is an 'Educator' for a worldwide Academic Consultancy based in the USA and has completed a number of Consultations on commercial finance subjects
• Worked for large Receiver/Turnaround company
• Keeps right up-to-date with regard to current trends, new facilities and regulations.
• Has enjoyed the good times and endured some bad times but learned from each and, though he has seen most things, he is still learning! 
• Is known to be dogged and a fighter on behalf of clients and also known to be a diplomat and able to be a highly respected facilitator and mentor
• Has a very close working relationship as a trusted advisor to  a number of SMEs
• Has a good number of senior level contacts across a wide contact base 
• *New.       After 2 years' research with the NHS and American organsiations (and my own case study!!), I have designed a one day Course for SMEs.

                    ‘An MOT for Small Businesses' for Business Owners and their Employees                                                                                   with Health & Wellbeing'