The following list gives an indication of the diverse enterprises I am currently involved with or have been in the recent past:

Greenscene Limited www.greenscene.com

• Founder (1986), chief executive and 100% shareholder of Greenscene Limited, the UK’s leading business to business horticultural services provider

• Grew company turnover to peak at £4,000,000 through a nationwide service offering from three operating bases, staffing of over 120 people, a fleet of some 50 vehicles and nursery premises where we grew the majority of our plants

• Specialised in the niche market of supplying and contract maintenance of award winning window boxes, hanging baskets and other planted containers as well as provided grounds maintenance services and interior plant displays to offer a complete package to our customer base

• Widely regarded from both customers and competitors as the most successful business of our kind offering the highest quality product and service

• Acquired and successfully integrated three businesses into Greenscene between 2000 and 2003

• Successfully sold Greenscene in April 2005 to PHS plc (now PHS Group) and remained with the new owners for a six month period to provide a smooth hand over and provide strategic advice.

EC One Ltd www.econe.co.uk

• Fashion Retailer of the Year – UK Jewellery Awards 2006 and 2007, ‘EC One is the Best Jewellery Store in London’, The Independent, 2005

• Established in 1997 by husband and wife team Jos and Alison Skeates, EC One is a small chain of precious, fashion led, retail and manufacturing jewellers based in London. There are currently three stores: Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell (where the business name derived), Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill and Chiswick.

• EC One offers Jewellery from over 50 designers as well as manufacturing in-house collections and bespoke commissions. Designers range from recent start-ups to industry leaders including; Stephen Webster, Shaune Leane, Niessing and the Jos Collection (founding owners popular range)

• Having established a template for sustainable growth, EC One successfully raised over £300,000 of business angel finance to expand the number of stores with a target of 15 stores by 2010

• I was lead investor in this funding round which completed in September 2006 and have since joined the Board as a non executive director to provide strategic advice.

One Small Step (OSS) www.ossogl.co.uk

• Children’s Footwear Retailer of the Year, 2004, 2005 and again in 2007

• Established in 2003 as the UK’s first chain of quality, specialist children’s shoe shops

• Currently has nine stand alone stores and seven concession outlets (Daisy & Tom stores and department stores) primarily in and around London but also a growing number of other UK locations

• OSS is targeting the mid to upper market and plans growth to be ultimately c50 outlets in the UK (27 by the end of 2008) and international growth beyond that

• Unique selling points of the business include: far faster service with expert fitting, better and wider range of products in classic, fashion, sports and seasonal styles with some unique ranges and own brand product, sizes of shoes that customers want in stock more often and convenient locations with cleaner, brighter and more attractive shops

• Founded by Nick Schwefel previously Retail Director of Monsoon plc where he grew Accessorize from five unprofitable stores to 140 highly profitable stores. Joined by a strong retail management team including Alison Clifford-King formerly ex Finance Director of Mothercare and Head of Strategic Planning at Woolworths

• Over £900,000 was successfully raised in July 2006 from new and existing investors. I was lead investor for new investors in this funding round and have since joined the Board as non executive director to provide strategic advice.

City Car Club Ltd www.citycarclub.co.uk

• Established in 2000, City Car Club provides private and corporate car sharing facilities providing members with the opportunity to significantly reduce the cost of using a car compared with car ownership and provides a practical contribution to the problem of reducing the impact of cars on the environment

• City Car Club currently has an active membership of approaching 8000 and has over 200 cars throughout its clubs in London (approaching a third of all boroughs), Edinburgh, Bristol, Brighton, Norwich and elsewhere

• Members make bookings online or over the phone. Our City Cars are accessed with a smart membership card that acts as keys to the cars. They tap their PIN into the on-board computer and off they go – for an hour, day or as long as they want

• Car clubs have the full (and ever increasing) support of Local Authorities, Transport for London, property developers and businesses as they reduce pressure on scarce parking spaces and are a cost effective, efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to private and even business car ownership

• City Car Club successfully raised £1,000,000 of second round funding to continue its rapid business development in September 2006

• I participated in this funding round and have since joined the Board as commercial director to assist the business achieve its growth targets

Abel & Cole www.abel-cole.co.uk

• Abel & Cole is a pioneer of organic and sustainable food retailing

• Founded by Keith Abel in 1988, Abel & Cole is enjoying tremendous popularity with about 30,000 customers, and is continually expanding its delivery area

• Abel & Cole has succeeded in marrying principles with profit. The company supports its growers by planning crops and other produce in advance with them and guaranteeing an agreed fair price

• Abel & Cole's employees are well looked after, too: according to the Great Places to Work Institute, Abel & Cole is one of Britain's top 20 places to work

• Other Abel & Cole initiatives extend to the local community; for example, their Farmer's Choice scheme raises £4,000 a week for primary schools

• I have been working closely with Keith and the management team to achieve their goals in the capacity of business consultant for many years.