ABOUT THE  Chief Executive Officer/ MD

  Sheila Elliott is a business development and finance expert. Sheila works with new businesses to develop their business ideas, produce a viable business plan with which to raise funding. For existing businesses who want to grow or expand, the focus is on raising finance, improving sales, cashflow and profitability. 

Sheila utilizes her network of business experts, lenders and private investors who can provide financing to businesses with solid and viable business prepositions. Since Sheila founded Business Services Support Limited, the company has been selected as  an approved consultant with a number of public sector organizations . Sheila has over 20 years experience  in professional business management and leadership services and over the years has held a number of "Non Executive Director" positions in the public and third sector . She has chaired finance and standard committees of housing association, further education college and charities in the UK; worked as a non executive director of her local primary care NHS Trust, as well as  a treasurer  of a large housing association. She has a vast experience of the private, public and third sector and   worked for over five years as a regulator of the soccial housing sector. She is a qualified professional accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (FCCA), with a Masters in Business Administration degree (MBA) and NLP License Practitioner status (LPNLP). Sheila's   international experience include working with  top notch NGO, Amnesty International Secretariat, where she spearheaded the financial management operations of the London office, as well as  offices in Geneva, Kampala, Japan and  New York. She is the author of many  personal development publications, some of which are approved by the Institute of Leadership & Management, as part of its approved provider status. Her book "My Business Is My Business", which has been endorsed by top international and national bestseller authors, is specifically targeted at  entrepreneurs and small business owners who are in need practical solutions for tackling limiting  beliefs and attitude that often  undermine entrepreneurial activities in some communities, as well as, a set of well grounded business principles for  effective business development and growth.  To find out more about resources and books by Sheila Elliott  please visit the online shop section of this site.

John Fillingham MSc (Cantab), DipHR (Cantab), GMus, LCGI, LPNLP, MSNLP, Chartered FCIPD, FRSA  is a talented, commercially focused training & coaching professional with broad experience in delivering high impact results in various sectors with ‘Blue Chip’, small and medium sized businesses. With a passion for performance improvement through development, using the latest accelerated learning techniques, NLP and coaching skills. Recognised as a professional and passionate facilitator with a fun personality that delivers high feedback scores.

Philip Mayer Bsc Econ, MIBC, NLP Diploma  is a business advisor/consultant with extensive experience in supporting start up businesses as well as existing businesses to develop skills to become successful in their business. Philip brings to the team extensive practical  and in-depth knowledge of SME businesses and he is renowned for his professionalism, flexibility and enthusiasm to support businesses.

Margaret Ewusie BA Hons, MPhil, CANTAB is a freelance advisor with an extensive practical hands on experience in community economic development, research, project management and training. She is renowned by clients who have received first hand experience of her work as personable, thorough, professional with strong interpersonal skills. She has experience in overseeing and managing projects involving  financial investment to small business enterprises, social investment as well as extensive training and research.

Jacqueline Williams LLB, FCMA Acol. Jacqueline is a qualified barrister and accountant. She has extensive industry experience in regulation and compliance, and has worked as a consultant and trainer with numerous firms in both the private and voluntary sectors.

Other Associates - We have other associates whose details are not yet updated on the website. These associates bring to the  team their experiences in coaching and mentoring small and medium sized  business directors, as well as experience in developing and delivering training and consultancy services in  broad subject areas such as presentation skills, negotiation skills, diversity, human resources management, leadership and  more...........

All our associates are self employed with qualifications such as Masters in Business Administration. One of our associates is an author  which further demonstrates the calibre of resources we work with.

Quality Control Team/ Other Administration - We work with specialist editorial and copywriter consultancy firms to  manage all aspects of the quality of our  training materials, as well as other related products. We also have strong relationship with our printers who support us in providing clients with the quality of materials they need. We are also associated with partner organisations that provide top of the range products that we use to complement our in-house developed products/services. Our goal is to deliver quality to our clients consistently and we strive for this outcome in all we do. For this reason, it is part of our internal process to seek feedback from clients who do business with us consistently and we use the feedback to improve existing services and create new ones.

We welcome your feedback at all  times.