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Julie Barber, Spark! Consulting Ltd | Enterprise Nation

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spark! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;with clients focused on growth, innovation and transformation, from early stage startups to global corporates.&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Startups &amp;amp; Scaleups&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whether you&amp;rsquo;re just starting out or contemplating international expansion, we&amp;rsquo;re here to support you in becoming investor ready, creating business strategy that delivers and embedding governance that boosts, not cripples, your growth.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;SMEs &amp;amp; Corporates&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Whether you are scaling to the next level, building out a new arm of your business or seeking efficiencies, we have practical, collaborative services to support you. We specifically focus on:&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li&gt;Business strategy&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Debt &amp;amp; Equity funding preparation&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Digital transformation&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Enterprise innovation and&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Corporate governance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Julie’s background is working with large financial corporates like KPMG and HSBC, and quasi-regulators like the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, implementing people, process and technology change across quarter million user bases and 140 countries.&amp;nbsp; She has developed and led Global Innovation Programmes which included building cutting edge chatbots and using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With extensive experience on the ‘buy’ side when it comes to startups and other technology suppliers, she has the inside track on what large corporates are looking for and now brings that knowledge to bear in her work with startups.&amp;nbsp; Across a 20 year span, she has built successful visions and strategies for Boards and Executive Committees in Financial Services, and delivered the business transformation needed to realise them.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a result, she&amp;nbsp; has spoken at Global Partner Conferences about business strategy, secured over £15m in investment from boards and had programmes she’s led shortlisted for the UK IT Industry Awards.&amp;nbsp; ​With a Law degree from Kent, Julie also has deep experience and multiple certifications across both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.&amp;nbsp; In addition, she is a Certified Knowledge Manager and Certified Google Cloud Professional.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Julie is also the Author of the #1 best-selling book&amp;nbsp;'InvestorReady' The guide to getting Investors to say yes, which has been shortlisted as a Finalist for the Business Book Awards 2021 in the Startups category&lt;/p&gt;

Founder & CEO Spark!

I’m a content and communications strategist with a passion for brand storytelling. I also happen to be Enterprise Nation’s content manager – so if there’s anything you’d like to see more of, or you have a story to tell, please do connect!

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Lucy is a jargon free, social media trainer and consultant. Lucy is a #SheMeansBusiness accredited trainer and founder of SocialDayUK the UK’s biggest social media marketing festival. Lucy is also a Director at Avviso Media, a digital marketing agency that specialises in content and social media marketing for B2B and events brands. Lucy’s passion is to up-skill women and so set up DigitalWomen with Natwest, a community created to empower 1 Million plus women through digital skills which holds regular events and highlights the great work women are doing in digital and entrepreneurship.

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Experienced Growth Manager (Calderdale Council and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership) with a demonstrated history of working in Economic Development and Business Support. My role is to support the growth of businesses in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Helping your businesses reach it's potential, and access financial and other support to reach your business goals.

Business Growth Manager

Calderdale SME Business Growth

&lt;p&gt;Based in Calderdale, i&amp;#39;m ready to provide your business with one-to-one tailored advice to identify your business growth needs and ensure you can access the right support.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Hello! I help businesses sell better &amp; sell more through sales coaching, mentoring and strategy development. I've 25+ years sales, growth and business development experience, from working commission only to eventually working for companies such as Oracle, PwC and Capita, leading global sales team and closing 6 figure deals with clients such as Rolls Royce and LinkedIn. Software and technology are my specialities.
I founded Idea Mint as I'm passionate about sales and know that with the right guidance and coaching, everyone can become a better sales person. I want to share my experience to help small businesses and entrepreneurs sell better, sell more and increase their revenue streams and profits! I've a wealth of experience focused on:
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<li>creating sales strategies and go to market plans that help businesses find the fastest way to generate revenue;</li>
<li>developing sales collateral from sales campaigns, call scripts and objection handling playbooks;</li>
<li>sales coaching and mentoring: whether you need help with your first sales call, a critical sale meeting or want to develop your pipeline of sales prospects and close more business!</li>
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Get in touch and let's see if I can help!

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Hello! I help businesses sell better &amp; sell more through sales coaching, mentoring and strategy development. I've 25+ years sales, growth and business development experience, from working commission only to eventually working for companies such as Oracle, PwC and Capita, leading global sales team and closing 6 figure deals with clients such as Rolls Royce and LinkedIn. Software and technology are my specialities.
I founded Idea Mint as I'm passionate about sales and know that with

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