Contact Details

Email: linda@theenterprisecentre.co.uk

Profile Summary

Linda has over 18 years experience of enterprise in the design, delivery, funding and management of a wide range of support and capacity building projects for the public sector. Linda’s success over her many years of managing and personally delivering enterprise support is built on her commitment and innovative approach to meeting the varied client needs, whilst ensuring funders requirements are also met. For nearly two decades she has been an influential player and designer of new initiatives for enterprise delivery at all levels. Linda has extensive knowledge and working experience in deprived communities having been the Senior Manager responsible for enterprise for over a decade for the Training Enterprise Council and Business Link in Manchester, and being involved in many Local Strategic Partnerships and other Neighbourhood funding groups.

Professional Memberships

• Institute of Business Consulting
• Chartered Management Institute
• Prowess

Areas of Specialism

• Masters Business Administration (MBA)
• BA(Hons) Business Studies
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative Business Adviser (SFEDI)
• Business Counselling Skills
• Counselling/Mentoring Skills
• TDLB D 32 & 33
• Women’s Business Centre Assessor
• Prowess Flagship Assessor

Qualifications and Accreditations

• Enterprise support design, delivery & funding
• Project Management
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Business Development
• Bidding and Tendering
• Performance Management
• Resource Management
• Managing Change
• UK and European Funding Rules and Regulations

Other Achievements

• 2007-Present – Volunteer start-up business mentor.
• 2007 – Young Enterprise Business Adviser.
• 1998 – Nominated by the Department of Trade and Industry for my contribution to regional economic development through innovation, start-up and business support and attended a Buckingham Palace Garden Party.
• 1993-2007 – Successfully managed localised, sub-regional and regional pre-start, business start-up and business support programmes, achieving all qualitative and quantitative targets over a 14 year period.
• 1993-2004 – Director Manchester Training Enterprise Council, Greater Manchester Business Innovation Centre and subsequently Chamber Business Enterprises (Manchester Business Link).