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About Me
* Client-oriented, strategic business planning consultant
* Affordable, bespoke high-quality client business support service
* Real 'coalface' experience, all advice practical and comprehensive at every level
* Commitment to remain alongside client throughout implementation of any plans on which I have advised
* Mentor to small businesses in London
* FULLY INSURED for all work carried out (£2m cover - see portfolio)
Services covered include:
* Comprehensive business planning
* Option analysis
* Investment appraisals
* Debt and equity funding applications
* Break-even analysis
* Public grant funding and charitable trust applications
* Project management
* Tendering (responding or conducting)
* Evaluating accounting software
* Risk-register development and management
Areas covered: UK
Company name: Business Planning Shop
Industry type: Management Consulting
Employees at your company: 2-4
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Job Reviews on PPH
by Rob S on 15 Feb 2012
Thanks for everything Zak. I am very happy with the plan we received from you.
by Daniel K on 05 Jan 2012
Zak has been very efficient and easy to work with. We plan to continue working with Zak over the coming weeks and months. We would be happy to recommend his service.
Work Experience
Having worked at a senior level in international industry (Finance Director) level for many years, and having successfully run my own business planning and advisory consultancy since then, I have a deep and varied experience range which is of great value to many kinds of businesses.
Also work as mentor to small businesses in London and South East.
Mar 2004 to Present
Director at Business Planning Shop
This is my own business, and involves the provision of comprehensive business planning services to range of business from start up and SME size through the third sector to large established public agencies.
Businesses supported include education providers, fitness (gyms), property, photography, online currency exchange, hotels, engineering consultants and behavioural charities.
Particular experience that I trust is of interest and is perceived as value adding includes:
• Preparing polished and impressive business plans, usually, although not always, to raise finance. Always involve high quality financials and graphics allied to well-crafted text
• Complex multi-factorial financial modelling, including macro design, to introduce real analytic power and calculative depth, combined with focus on user-friendliness and professional look and feel
• Good knowledge of UK domestic and international tax principles for incorporation in models
• Investment appraisal of multiple options
• Sector benchmarking to aid cost insight and management
• Commercial experience and knowledge (contractual, property-related, HR, etc.)
• Public and Third Sector funding applications
• Developing comprehensive risk management models
Education
Law Degree 1986 (Manchester University)
Chartered Accountant 1990
Chartered Accountant 1990
Oct 1983 to Jun 1986

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