Fred Stone
Business Adviser
Fred Stone is a well regarded NW business adviser, non-executive Chairman/Director who has an enviable track record of achievement across a range of industry sectors - both for improving business efficiency and most importantly, profits.
Accredited by the BusinessLink Small Business Service, Fred specialises in systematic business reviews and recommends key areas for improvements. He then actively and enthusiastically assists with the implementation process to ensure that business performance improvements are maximised.
Matthew Townsend
Creative Communications and Online Media
Matthew has over 12 years’ experience and an exceptional track record in the delivery of full service creative communications to SME, National and International organisations.
Working directly with business owners, directors and marketing professionals, providing Creative Design, Web Development, Marketing and Media solutions, Matthew combines the spirit of the entrepreneur with the business acumen needed to ensure the successful transition of ideas and concepts into workable and practical solutions.
Graham Clarke
Financial Management
Interim Financial Management is Graham’s forte. During his long career, he has accrued an extensive portfolio of financial management experience at senior level, both at home and abroad.
Benefiting from substantial commercial exposure and boardroom experience, he has an enviable track record of achievement, latterly within SME’s, across a wide variety of sectors. In addition to the hands-on Interim roles, he has also acted as a Non-Exec Director to a number of companies in the North West and is on the WDA's NED panel and an active member of Directorbank
Pete Doyle
IT Consultant
Pete is an experienced commercially minded IT Professional focussed on supplying Project and Programme Management, Business Process Consultancy and Information Technology solutions to SMEs.
With nearly 30 years experience in Information Technology, Pete is able to balance his technical awareness with a commercial appreciation of how IT can help solve today's business issues. His aim is to provide clients with a jargon-free approach to implementing and using the latest technology solutions. He is currently a board member of three businesses with responsibility for IT strategy and implementation.
Bob Haworth
Commercial and Domestic Solicitor
Bob Haworth has over 40 years of legal experience and is Partner in a highly successful firm of solicitors.
The firm has expertise in a variety of fields including commercial property, business acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and franchises and also has a strong track record in commercial litigation, successfully conducting a number of cases against City firm opponents. This includes work in employment law.
Bob Haworth also specialises in inheritance tax planning.
Charlie McIntyre
Sales Training Consultant
A practical sales trainer with over twenty-two years experience in a diverse range and size of Industries and Professions, Charlie’s enthusiastic approach inspires both new and experienced sales people.
Charlie’s goal is to ensure clients enjoy a bigger return for their efforts with solid improvements in sales and gross profit. Specialist areas include Structured Sales, Key Account Management, Interim Management and Field Sales Training and all requirements are established with a simple training audit.
David Tredwell
Quality Management Consultant
David Tredwell has assisted over 150 companies, mainly SME’s, in the design, implementation, training in and auditing of quality management systems and has over fourteen years’ experience in this field.
David has an excellent track record in meeting clients’ expectations and has been retained by many of his clients to provide ongoing advice and assistance. He also represents the interests of SME’s on quality standards committees at various levels both in the UK and Europe.
Nick Montague
Business Adviser
Entrepreneurial and strategic Business Advisers and Chartered Accountants with expertise across a broad range of business sizes and sectors.
Particularly interested in situations which offer the opportunity to improve efficiency, grow a business and create significant increase in shareholder value. Long established, with successful track record in working closely with early stage companies and major start ups.
Paul Griffiths
Recruitment Consultant
Paul Griffiths is Managing Director of Cork Griffiths, specialists in helping SMEs to source key management talent. Cork Griffiths work closely with business owners to recruit Managers, Directors and Non Executives across all areas. This service includes finding Interim Managers/Directors and a database of senior level professionals looking for a management buy-in opportunity. Paul has over 20 years exeprience and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. As an MD of a small business, he understands the pressure on SMEs and works closely with them to develop their business in the appointment of key managers and directors.
Zoe Hanks
Marketing Specialist
Zoe's approach to business is dynamic and refreshing and delivers real, tangible results. Zoe's expertise in corporate social responsibility brings the perfect blend of skills for her role - connecting people with brands and reflecting their social, economic and environmental values.Zoe recently completed an MSc in Corporate Communications & Reputation Management which complements her existing qualifications from CIM. Previously, Zoe held high profile roles with blue chip companies and also spent 6 years in Dubai and is, therefore, skilled in cross-cultural working and working across geographical boundaries.
Roy Hulse
Business Advisor
Roy qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the 70's and mainly held senior operational roles in a diverse range of companies, with a record of providing management with information that they can rely on.
Roy particularly enjoys working with OME's - assisting them to better understand the financial dynamics affecting their business thus enabling them to make considered decisions. His approach is down to earth and simple - understand the past - review the present - forecast the future.
Mike Askew
Managing Director
Mike joined CBG Group in January 2001 as a founding director and is now Group Managing Director.
Mike started his career with Sun Alliance in 1981. Initially concentrating on financial services he eventually set up a financial services division for an independent broker before expanding his role to business development across all sectors of the industry and being appointed managing director of the financial services division of that company.
Graham Hudson
Strategic Business Development/Exit & Succession Planning Consultant
Graham has significant experience in strategic business development , as a Managing Director, in UK and multi-national companies. He has led companies through business development, rapid growth, culture change, turnaround situations (private and public sector).
As a Consultant/ Non-Exec Director, he helps companies to grow, business owners prepare their ventures for best value on exit (family handover, trade sale, MBO/MBI situations) and handles the process.
Joanne Siddall
Independent Secretary/PA
Joanne is looking for busy people! Offering a wide range of secretarial and administrative support to the harassed, the unfocused and the ‘can’t be bothered’ business community, Joanne excels in organising all the clutter that seems to inexplicably grow in many “Pending” trays! Her business is named Girl Friday and she can certainly be relied upon to bring order and calmness in the desert island that our office occasionally becomes!
Her services include traditional PA services, minute taking, admin duties for groups of consultants, etc, organising small events, setting up and updating Linked In/Facebook profiles, updating client’s websites, networking for clients.