SUPPORTING DREAMS

About the Book

I had 2 successful businesses in the 1990’s – a TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY - Advanced Training and a Social Introduction Company in 2000 which was so successful it had its own TV Documentary - GOLD INTRODUCTIONS and was featured in many magazines and Radio Shows. I was famous, successful and I thought living the ‘high life’ but when you read this book – I was truly misguided! Then, with the breakdown of my relationship and having to be declared ‘bankrupt’ I moved to the North West of England to start all over again. I was living with my mother in London and had supported her through an illness, but she had a new relationship and engineered for me to leave one Friday morning on a train from London to Liverpool with only so much as a ‘tea towel’ for my new home and a suitcase of clothes. I went from having ‘it all’ or so I thought, to having nothing. I arrived to an empty flat in Liverpool, Anfield, in a drug invested area where later on I had to move as two prostitutes were murdered 3 doors along from me. The local people were the ‘salt of the earth’ and even offered to fix my aerial for the TV. I had no furniture and no support and knew no one – though my brother and family lived 5 miles up the road. I needed a bed and the basics and went around the corner to a local Church second hand shop and with the little money I had I purchased a bed, wardrobe, sofa, fridge and more importantly a music centre. I then had that delivered that day, had no running water, electricity or gas and had to sort this out first. This was not possible the first night and I had to wait 3 days for basic supplies. I then went into the local town and bought linen, towels etc and thought it is not what I am used to from having 2 thriving businesses, and living in a Grade II listed Apartment overlooking the sea, but hey – I am alive and had someone that loves me who is my husband today and that is another story to be told.

About the Author

I have had over 20 years experience in the THIRD/PUBLIC/COMMUNITY SECTOR – embracing the CORPORATE SECTOR as major Stakeholders in the community as part of my COMMUNITY REGENERATION KNOWLEDGE AND EXPEREINCE. I have created many ‘bespoke’ training programmes which have become the basis for my books from working with Professionals to ex-offenders to Graduates etc: I wrote the GET BRITAIN WORKING BOOK – JCP CONTRACT 2009-2011 – JOB SEARCH PROGRAMME in partnership with JCP and Conservative Party – part of the BIG SOCIETY – Lord Wei of which I was nominated for a ‘BIG SOCIETY AWARD’. I am having been a Business Mentor for UCLAN and Prince’s Trust and NWDA Projects and have received an ‘OUTSTANDING OFSTED’ Report whilst at ULCAN on their NORTHERN LIGHTS PROGRAMME. It was there that I took the lead in in THIRD AND PUBLIC SECTOR – SOCIAL ENERPRISE/REGENERATION – TRAINING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. More recently, I have been a Business Mentor and Coach for corporate companies and Public sector organisations. I have been selected to be the Business Growth Coach for SME’s for PERA/BIS for 2012 and hopefully will work in partnership with Winning Pitch and G4S re their Social Enterprise Programme for ex-offenders. I am also currently supporting University of Chester at the Innovation Centre for new Businesses. I am a FELLOW of ILM and write and deliver Training to level 7 – MENTORING – COACHING – LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT. I use at present Units from Level 3/5 for my most recent programmes with JCP working with Professionals and Executives re Job Search, Mentoring and BSU/Enterprise. I created the book, ‘GET BRITAIN WORKING’ from my Job Search programmes 2011 and in 2011 – I have my next book out, ‘SUPPORTING DREAMS’ for those who want to start their own business. Am hopefully returning in 2011 to complete my MBA BUSINESS MANAGEMENT hopefully at University of Chester – in the meantime am completing my CMI Level 5 Chartered Management to compliment my work with SENW as a Business Development Advisor to SEM’s in Manchester. I am a pro-active thinker with a ‘can do attitude’ have the passion and enthusiasm to drive any Programme to completion and excel in outcomes. I am always hungry for new ideas and am very creative and will always strive for making a difference to my live and that of others.