I'm a serial entrepreneur currently into my 4th Business.  Experience includes Heavy Engineering and Business Link/TEC but the 20 years as an owner manager have been in IT and small business consultancy and training. The companies I set up have employed between 2 and 25 people.

In 1996 I was taken on to build the Executive Studio in West London. This was a state of the art facility for demonstrating  how IT can be used to support company growth. This organisation pioneered the use of flexible and remote working. I have been personally using a laptop and working remotely using the usual methods of connectivity since 1997.

I currently run a 4 man internet trading and consultancy business and have spent the last 2 years practising what I've found out. I create training programmes, carry out research and deliver consultancy in marketing, IT and leading IT related change -. Much of this work has been consolidated into training materials and programmes aimed at helping small companies run their businesses more effectively. I produced a lot of Broadband related materials for the DTI's Ukonline for Business Programme. I've recently finished a complete e-enablement training programme for small transport companies for the EU's Leonardo programme. It's available from www.howtodobusiness.com

Clients include HP, PCWorld, OneLondon, Virgin Atlantic, SBS, Govt of Wales and numerous small businesses. I am a Chartered Marketer, Technology Means Business accredited adviser and an associate of the Market Research Society. I frequently give talks on broadband, internet and marketing related topics to audiences ranging from novice business people to battle hardened marketers.
I am Chair of the South East Regional Board of the CIM and am qualified to advise on both Marketing and IT related topics. I'm married with 2 children and personal interests include windsurfing, playing guitar and piano and applying science to business.

Howtodobusiness.com has been set up as a business support resource for start-up and growth business. You will find materials and workshops that cover leadership and team building, marketing and IT related issues based on experience of running IT, e-business and consultancy orientated companies.
Most of the materials and training programmes are a combination of my own experience and the outputs of project work carried out for organisations like the DTI, PCWorld, HP and the EU which researched the needs of small companies and provided training materials in sales, marketing and IT especially e-business.
The e-business advice we give is based on our current experience of running an internet trading business www.plants4presents.co.uk which gives us the practical understanding to add value to the theory.
Our sales and marketing programme, 1 Man Brand captures the experience of 25 years running small businesses so you can put it to work for yourself.

Contact details:
Tel.: 01483 832124

E-mail: alan.rae@aiconsultants.co.uk

Web: 
www.howtodobusiness.com
www.aiconsultants.co.uk
www.plants4presents.co.uk
www.1manBrand.co.uk