Mark Hayward works for multiple organizations providing consulting services through Insight Consultants and Associates Ltd. The company, based in Telford, offers services like digital marketing, strategic management, mergers and acquisitions, and supply chain development with a team of 9 consultants. Previous projects include reducing supply chain costs and obtaining R&D tax credits. Current projects involve an online wedding retailer and assisting a consumer brand in China. Ideal referrals are manufacturing companies seeking new products/markets with annual revenues of £500,000-£20M and minimum 10 employees.

1. Mark Hayward
Insight Consultants and Associates Ltd

2. The next 10 minutes...
• A bit about me
• A bit about the different organisations I work for
• What Insight Consultants and Associates Ltd do
• What experience we have
• Why should you refer us
• What referrals are we looking for

3. A bit about me
From Guildford

4. A bit about me
From Guildford
Live in Stafford

5. A bit about me
From Guildford
Live in Stafford
Graduated in 2009 from
University of Gloucestershire

6. A bit about me
From Guildford
Live in Stafford
Graduated in 2009 from
University of Gloucestershire
Engaged and due to be married
December 20th

7. Who do I work for
Currently work with/for 4.5 different organisations
•0.5 - University of Wolverhampton
o Lecturing and tuition in marketing/digital marketing
•1 - Malthouse Engineering
o Steel Company in Oldbury
•1- Cundey Systems Ltd
o Forestry machinery company in Worcester
•1- Marlborough World
o Luxury leather products in Walsall
•1 - Insight Consultants and Associates
o Consultancy services in Telford

8. Insight Consultants and
Associates Ltd

9. What does Insight Consultants do
• Based in the e-Innovation Centre in Telford
• 9 Consultants with a number of associates
• Consultancy services including
o Digital Marketing
o Strategic Management
o Succession Planning
o Mergers and Acquisitions
o R and D Tax Credits
o Supply Chain Development

10. What are we promoting through BforB
Supply chain development
• Supply Chain Cost Reduction
o Reducing the cost of making and delivering
product
• International sourcing
o Components, materials, firms to buy
• Lean manufacturing
o Reducing waste produced during the making of a product eg time
left waiting for next process, reduce amount of defects
• R and D Tax Credits Scheme
o Claiming back corporation tax you have paid based on the amount of
R&D you have undertaken eg could be new product or new process

11. Previous Projects/Experience
• Reducing supply chain cost for worlds 2nd largest rice
grower
• Reclaiming £180,000 in tax credits for black country
manufacturing firm
• Delivering £1.6 million in online enquiries from a spend
of £9,000 over 24 months for steel company
• Finding overseas joint venture partner for a company
that makes recovery vehicles

12. Current Projects
• Working with an online retailer of wedding
invites to identify opportunity to use R & D tax
credits scheme
• Assisting consumer brand to retail products in
china and build its brand outside of England
• Implementing stock control system and
processes for small manufacturing firm

13. Our ideal referral
• Managing Director, Finance Director or Works Manager
• Manufacturing/Engineering company
• Seeking to develop a new product or service
• Planning to expand into new market or country
• T/O - £500,000 - £20 mill
• Employs - minimum of 10 people

14. Why you should refer us
• Experience in a wide range of industries and
sectors
• Good connections with funding bodies
• Good experience in consultancy services in
some cases guys who have written the book on
their subject
• Partners based in Russia, China and India

15. Any
thoughts or questions?

16. Mark Hayward
Insight Consultants and Associates Ltd.
Linked In - uk.linkedin.com/in/markmh
Email - mark.hayward@insightconsultants.org
Mobile – 07968572265
Website - www.InsightConsultants.org
Twitter - @markmhayward
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