The Academy for Chief Executives : News

Doncaster Based Cleaning Firm wins Top UK Business Award

29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

A Doncaster commercial cleaning company, that dramatically increased its market share by putting a focus on customer service, has earned itself a prestigious UK industry award.

David Hyner's video clips on presentation skills

24 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Academy Speaker, David Hyner, has produced 10 x 3-5min video clips on presentation skills. Links detailed below.

Become An Inspirational Business Communicator - by Communication Speaker, Michael Dodd

22 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Sir Richard Branson and Steve Jobs have it. Many other business leaders - whose names we can't recall - don't have it. It's the ability to communicate clearly, effectively and inspirationally. It can make the difference between a positive image and a negative one. It can make the difference between success and failure.

ACE42 Member Develops Low temperature and lean volume cleaning system (LOWTEV)

07 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Peter Guttridge, an ACE 42 member since 2007, runs a family engineering company in Spalding, Lincs. Peter's company, Guttridge Ltd, is the leading UK manufacturer of Bulk Powder Handling machinery, they manufacture conveyors and elevators used in most food, animal feed, chemical, biomass and other industries. "In 2007 we decided to make efforts to develop some new intellectual property value in the business, after all one of our main product ranges was invented by Archimedes, so there's not a lot of opportunity to think of anything new or novel there!", says Peter.

Warren House Wins Double in Recent Awards

23 May 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Share our News: Warren House is delighted to announce that we recently won The Time and Leisure Food Award for 'Best Front of House' and we have also been nominated for The South London Business Awards, 'Best Medium Sized Business.'

The Four Basics of Business - any business, by Roger Harrop

24 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

The more I travel world and meet and work with companies large and small the more convinced I am that the credit crunch and it's consequences over the last two or three three years has been a good thing for business. It has forced organizations out of complacency and highlighted the need to get back to the basics of business – for everybody, no matter your size or sector.

Is your business terminal or just in need of ICU? - by Jo Haigh

24 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

This year, as I predicted, there will be more business failures than last year (which was a record year and not in a good way!) As with any disease, early diagnosis is always beneficial even if only to make the surviving period less traumatic.

Do you need an FD? - by Jo Haigh

22 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

It's a very pertinent question as your business grows, or maybe even when it's shrinking! To attach the need for an FD purely to turnover or profit is not a robust guide and my experience tells me it's better to think in terms of staff numbers, and the management of such, to gauge whether the time is right to make an appointment.

Oxfordshire mentoring group announces 'Member of the Year'

21 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

At the December meeting hosted by member Rachel Goddard, the EB16 contingent voted for its Member of the Year 2010 and actually managed to produce a tie, having taken the votes from Gothenburg from where absent member Bob James phoned in his votes in to me!

Book of the Month: The Presentation Coach by Graham Davies

19 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Graham Davies is one of the few professional speakers that I would queue to see.

"I get value from both aspects of our formal meetings; excellent speakers and the issues session, which is invaluable" – Diane Bellinger

19 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Diane Bellinger has been the CEO of The Community Gateway Association, a not for profit organisation managing rental properties in the Preston area of Lancashire, since its inception in 2005. Over the same period, Diane has been an active member of Academy Group 18. The Association is based on a community empowerment model, aiming to involve its tenants in managing and developing their own environment and community. In 2010, it was awarded the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Gold Award.

Welcome to New Members - January 2011

07 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0100

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the following new members who have joined us during the course of January and February 2011. I look forward to meeting you personally over the next few months and welcoming you personally into this exciting network.