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The newsletter provides an update on the results of the Panmure Business Association's 2016 business survey. Key findings include that overall business confidence seems positive, with 60% of businesses reporting the same or better trading compared to the previous year. Security perceptions and satisfaction with the PBA's communication and services are high. The newsletter also highlights two local businesses: CopyStop introducing new dimensional letter signage, and Feng En Mao Cai now offering an English menu to introduce more customers to Sichuan cuisine.
Madhav Insurance Brokers P. Ltd. is an insurance brokerage incorporated in 2004 with over 40 employees serving over 100 corporate and 10,000 retail clients. They have 7 office locations in Punjab and Haryana and specialize in sectors like agriculture, textiles, chemicals. The company obtains insurance quotes, analyzes policies, assists with claims and ensures timely renewals for its clients. It is managed by directors with decades of experience in the insurance industry.
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Mahesh Manoj Annavena is a 23-year-old merchandiser with over 4 years of experience. He has worked with companies like Cargill, Dabur India, and Idonneous Marketing Service in merchandising and sales roles. He has a B.Com degree from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai and is proficient in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu. His responsibilities have included ensuring promotions are active, reporting on availability and visibility, giving demonstrations to customers, and meeting monthly sales targets.
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Madhav Insurance Brokers P. Ltd. is an insurance brokerage incorporated in 2004 with over 40 employees serving over 100 corporate and 10,000 retail clients. They have 7 office locations in Punjab and Haryana and specialize in sectors like agriculture, textiles, chemicals. The company obtains insurance quotes, analyzes policies, assists with claims and ensures timely renewals for its clients. It is managed by directors with decades of experience in the insurance industry.
DeafPlus is looking for volunteer befrienders to support carers in Birmingham. Interested volunteers should contact Olivier Jamin by telephone, textphone, email or fax to learn more about available roles providing support to carers. DeafPlus works to integrate deaf and hearing communities.
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Mahesh Manoj Annavena is a 23-year-old merchandiser with over 4 years of experience. He has worked with companies like Cargill, Dabur India, and Idonneous Marketing Service in merchandising and sales roles. He has a B.Com degree from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai and is proficient in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu. His responsibilities have included ensuring promotions are active, reporting on availability and visibility, giving demonstrations to customers, and meeting monthly sales targets.
Insights Success has curated a list of " The 10 Best Franchises to Buy in 2019". These Organizations are not only creating value-added franchise offerings
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Brian Ramtrattan opened JNB Auto Center in 2006 with 6 employees and has since grown it to 22 employees while also opening a sister company, European Automotive, 6 months ago. Through community sponsorships, advertising, and maintaining high customer service standards of honesty, communication and fair pricing, his businesses have grown from a net worth of $125,000 to $3,000,000. He ensures his businesses stay innovative through industry memberships and communicating with suppliers about new technologies and tools. Brian also focuses on effective communication with his staff and is actively involved in all aspects of running the businesses, which has led to their longevity and success.
Annettee Stapleton is an experienced sales representative seeking new opportunities in pharmaceutical, medical or biotechnology sales. She has over 20 years of professional sales experience, with a consistent track record of exceeding sales quotas and goals. Her strengths include creating consultative customer relationships focused on needs, product education, and competitive advantages. She is loyal, honest, and has a history of customer satisfaction.
Gupta Jee provides on-the-job training to new employees for 5-7 months before making them permanent. Training focuses on developing employee skills to improve customer satisfaction. Conflicts with supervisors are avoided as getting along with authority figures is emphasized for career success.
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Rishav Pal has over 15 years of experience in the automotive industry working in vehicle warranty administration and service center management roles. He currently works as a Vehicle Warranty Administrator for Toyota-Lexus in Qatar, where he is responsible for authorizing warranty claims, performing audits, monitoring recalls, and analyzing warranty data trends. Previously, he worked as a Service Center Manager in Oman for 7 years, where he oversaw daily operations and maintenance of commercial vehicles. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and has undergone various automotive training programs.
The Neutrino Group of Companies was founded in 2015 by Yasir A. Qureshi and has since expanded from local trading to include import/export, careers/travel, real estate, chemicals, manufacturing and clothing. Its vision is to provide high quality, customized products and services to help customers succeed. The company is committed to excellence, long-term customer relationships, community impact, and financial performance. It aims to innovate, serve customers, and build a sustainable future through its core values of simplicity, accuracy, trust, innovation and sincerity.
The document discusses adapting to change within the organization. It highlights several divisions that have expanded into new clients and products over the past quarter. This has required leaders and representatives to transfer skills and adapt to new systems and cultures. The organization's ability to adapt and change is said to be key to its continued growth. Several success stories are provided of individuals who have successfully transferred to new roles. The document also outlines upcoming meetings and rewards for the organization.
Paula Grabowski has over 15 years of experience in sales, finance, and customer service roles. She currently works as a life insurance agent where she travels throughout British Columbia selling and upgrading policies. Previously, she was the Sales & Finance Manager at an automobile dealership for over eight years, where she handled vehicle sales, financing, and managing dealership operations. She also has experience in acting, modeling, and as a professional image consultant and personal stylist.
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Street League is a UK charity that uses football to help unemployed young people aged 16-24. It delivers sport and employment programs across 14 UK cities. Since 2010, Street League has grown significantly, helping over 1,000 young people into jobs or training annually. It offers weekly football sessions and a 10-week employment training Academy. The document outlines Street League's success stories and impact, including over 70% of Academy graduates moving into work or education and over 800 young people helped into jobs in 2014. It aims to continue addressing structural youth unemployment through football.
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- fast aims to realize people's dreams and spread joy through its unique corporate culture and pursuit of challenges.
- Its quality policy focuses on providing high-quality motorcycles and parts, maintaining standards, and creating a safe work environment.
- Its target markets are major cities in Pakistan, especially Karachi and Lahore, focusing on the young generation as passionate riders.
- Its marketing strategies include promotional activities like ads, billboards, discounts; competitive pricing; and distributing through retailers and hiring distributors in different cities.
This document provides information about the Major Manufacturer Vehicle Service Contract Program, which offers extended vehicle service contracts. Key details include coverage for vehicles up to 225,000 miles, coverage for lift kits and hybrid vehicles, payment of labor costs, roadside assistance, aggregate payouts up to $15,000, and 0% financing. The packet includes rates, brochures, contracts, and a dealer agreement to get dealers started selling these services within 24 hours. Major Manufacturer works with Assurant Solutions, Royal Administration, and Omnisure to administer claims and provide a trusted product.
Mahendra Prabhu Swarnakumar is applying for a position in sales and marketing at HCG Cancer Centre. He has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and management in the automobile industry. He believes his experience implementing marketing strategies and generating revenue growth would help the hospital. He has included his resume detailing his professional experience with various automobile companies in sales, marketing, and management roles. He is confident that with his relevant experience, he would be able to achieve assigned objectives.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited is changing its performance appraisal system to entirely link pay to productivity. Previously only 30% of compensation was performance-based, but now increments and basic salary will depend solely on annual performance. This new system will affect over 1,000 executives and managers. The company developed the new approach with consultant M.B. Athreya and has trained employees on goal setting and review processes. The changes aim to enhance managerial performance and help the company better assess costs and returns, as it looks to cut costs due to recent losses. Maruti has also proposed a voluntary retirement scheme for employees.
Moorhouse Group is a leading UK provider of business insurance to SMEs that was founded in 1990. It prides itself on putting customers first and having a culture of transparency, integrity and excellent customer service. The company works to develop exclusive insurance products and has expanded its offerings over the years through subsidiaries while maintaining a family-owned structure.
The BAME Apprenticeship Awards aims to showcase the range of talent and hard work within the BAME communities which will be made possible with the contribution of employers and learning providers who share these beliefs.
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Collision Management-June-2014-Full Magazine ArticleVenessa Di Vito
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Brian Ramtrattan opened JNB Auto Center in 2006 with 6 employees and has since grown it to 22 employees while also opening a sister company, European Automotive, 6 months ago. Through community sponsorships, advertising, and maintaining high customer service standards of honesty, communication and fair pricing, his businesses have grown from a net worth of $125,000 to $3,000,000. He ensures his businesses stay innovative through industry memberships and communicating with suppliers about new technologies and tools. Brian also focuses on effective communication with his staff and is actively involved in all aspects of running the businesses, which has led to their longevity and success.
Annettee Stapleton is an experienced sales representative seeking new opportunities in pharmaceutical, medical or biotechnology sales. She has over 20 years of professional sales experience, with a consistent track record of exceeding sales quotas and goals. Her strengths include creating consultative customer relationships focused on needs, product education, and competitive advantages. She is loyal, honest, and has a history of customer satisfaction.
Gupta Jee provides on-the-job training to new employees for 5-7 months before making them permanent. Training focuses on developing employee skills to improve customer satisfaction. Conflicts with supervisors are avoided as getting along with authority figures is emphasized for career success.
Net Temps is a recruitment agency that aims to create positive connections through collaborative partnerships. Their mission is to deliver innovative recruitment solutions in a sustainable environment where workers, suppliers, and clients work together. They recognize that their people are their greatest asset and make their development and empowerment the top priority through respect, openness, and responsibility. Health and safety is also of paramount importance to Net Temps, through continuous communication, embracing improvement initiatives, and designating a health and safety officer. The document introduces Rachel Skelton, a senior recruitment consultant at Net Temps who has been with the company since 2009 and focuses on providing excellent customer service.
Rishav Pal has over 15 years of experience in the automotive industry working in vehicle warranty administration and service center management roles. He currently works as a Vehicle Warranty Administrator for Toyota-Lexus in Qatar, where he is responsible for authorizing warranty claims, performing audits, monitoring recalls, and analyzing warranty data trends. Previously, he worked as a Service Center Manager in Oman for 7 years, where he oversaw daily operations and maintenance of commercial vehicles. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and has undergone various automotive training programs.
The Neutrino Group of Companies was founded in 2015 by Yasir A. Qureshi and has since expanded from local trading to include import/export, careers/travel, real estate, chemicals, manufacturing and clothing. Its vision is to provide high quality, customized products and services to help customers succeed. The company is committed to excellence, long-term customer relationships, community impact, and financial performance. It aims to innovate, serve customers, and build a sustainable future through its core values of simplicity, accuracy, trust, innovation and sincerity.
The document discusses adapting to change within the organization. It highlights several divisions that have expanded into new clients and products over the past quarter. This has required leaders and representatives to transfer skills and adapt to new systems and cultures. The organization's ability to adapt and change is said to be key to its continued growth. Several success stories are provided of individuals who have successfully transferred to new roles. The document also outlines upcoming meetings and rewards for the organization.
Paula Grabowski has over 15 years of experience in sales, finance, and customer service roles. She currently works as a life insurance agent where she travels throughout British Columbia selling and upgrading policies. Previously, she was the Sales & Finance Manager at an automobile dealership for over eight years, where she handled vehicle sales, financing, and managing dealership operations. She also has experience in acting, modeling, and as a professional image consultant and personal stylist.
Top 10 Rising Startups In Chennai -2022.pdfSwiftnlift
The healthcare industry is upgrading its services to reach the last miles of the nation. India has recorded several startups that target the population that was left behind in this complete health benefits programme. Female entrepreneurs are leading some of these startups as they have witnessed problems at ground zero level.
Street League is a UK charity that uses football to help unemployed young people aged 16-24. It delivers sport and employment programs across 14 UK cities. Since 2010, Street League has grown significantly, helping over 1,000 young people into jobs or training annually. It offers weekly football sessions and a 10-week employment training Academy. The document outlines Street League's success stories and impact, including over 70% of Academy graduates moving into work or education and over 800 young people helped into jobs in 2014. It aims to continue addressing the problem of youth unemployment through the power of sport.
Street League is a UK charity that uses football to help unemployed young people aged 16-24. It delivers sport and employment programs across 14 UK cities. Since 2010, Street League has grown significantly, helping over 1,000 young people into jobs or training annually. It offers weekly football sessions and a 10-week employment training Academy. The document outlines Street League's success stories and impact, including over 70% of Academy graduates moving into work or education and over 800 young people helped into jobs in 2014. It aims to continue addressing structural youth unemployment through football.
The document provides information about the fast brand, including its philosophy, quality policy, goals, mission, values, target markets, and marketing strategies. The key points are:
- fast aims to realize people's dreams and spread joy through its unique corporate culture and pursuit of challenges.
- Its quality policy focuses on providing high-quality motorcycles and parts, maintaining standards, and creating a safe work environment.
- Its target markets are major cities in Pakistan, especially Karachi and Lahore, focusing on the young generation as passionate riders.
- Its marketing strategies include promotional activities like ads, billboards, discounts; competitive pricing; and distributing through retailers and hiring distributors in different cities.
This document provides information about the Major Manufacturer Vehicle Service Contract Program, which offers extended vehicle service contracts. Key details include coverage for vehicles up to 225,000 miles, coverage for lift kits and hybrid vehicles, payment of labor costs, roadside assistance, aggregate payouts up to $15,000, and 0% financing. The packet includes rates, brochures, contracts, and a dealer agreement to get dealers started selling these services within 24 hours. Major Manufacturer works with Assurant Solutions, Royal Administration, and Omnisure to administer claims and provide a trusted product.
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited is changing its performance appraisal system to entirely link pay to productivity. Previously only 30% of compensation was performance-based, but now increments and basic salary will depend solely on annual performance. This new system will affect over 1,000 executives and managers. The company developed the new approach with consultant M.B. Athreya and has trained employees on goal setting and review processes. The changes aim to enhance managerial performance and help the company better assess costs and returns, as it looks to cut costs due to recent losses. Maruti has also proposed a voluntary retirement scheme for employees.
Moorhouse Group is a leading UK provider of business insurance to SMEs that was founded in 1990. It prides itself on putting customers first and having a culture of transparency, integrity and excellent customer service. The company works to develop exclusive insurance products and has expanded its offerings over the years through subsidiaries while maintaining a family-owned structure.
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Sean Buckley from Ultra Tune interviewed by the AAAA
1. which already services more than 1500 customers
daily. This provides immediate access to all facets
of individual customer’s data and demographics,
as it pertains to a vehicle’s servicing history. Our
goal is to make the customer’s experience as
personalised as possible.”
Sean says being denied access to vehicle
manufacturer repair and servicing data has been
Ultra Tune’s greatest threat, but he is optimistic
about the future following the success of the
AAAA’s Right To Repair campaign.
“Since I’ve been involved in the industry, the
dealerships have always enjoyed an unfair
advantage and over the last decade or so that has
been in relation to quarantining critical diagnostic
repair data,” Sean said.
“That is going to change with the ACCC findings
and ultimately changes to government legislation,
meaning the dealers will no longer be able to
fraudulently drive customers back to dealerships
and price gouge due to a lack of competition
bought about by an unfair playing field.
“There’s change in the wind and we’re gearing up
to ensure we hit the ground running once the data
flows freely.”
The importance of that victory cannot be
understated, nor can the role of AAAA in
supporting the interests of its members against
the unfair business of large multi-national
companies, says Sean.
“We believe it is important to have a central,
independent and objective representative
organisation that can speak on behalf of our
industry. The AAAA provides that touch point,”
Sean said.
With a successful business career spanning more
than three decades, Sean has clearly made plenty
of good business decisions, though the one he
considers his finest may surprise you.
“I bought a (race) horse, Miss Andretti, back in
2006 and everyone told me it was a mistake. I
believed otherwise and she went on to become
the number one sprinting horse in the world in
2007. I still own her and am breeding from her
and she still brings me a lot of pleasure,” he
said.
The 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the
Year, Miss Andretti, won five Australian Group 1
races and is the only thoroughbred in history to
simultaneously hold five track records in Australia
and England. The latter occurred on 30 May
2007 when she smashed the course record in the
King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Despite his business and sporting success, things
haven’t always gone Sean’s way.
“I made a couple of poor business decisions when
I was younger and consequently lost everything,”
he said.
“That was a really tough time in my life, but
looking back on it now, it helped make me the
person I am today by instilling persistence and
determination in me.
“It also made me value what I now have in my
life, and helped me keep things in perspective
and assist those who haven’t been as fortunate as
me.”
Away from work, Sean still enjoys horseracing, as
well as watching the AFL and boxing.
“I also take a keen interest in US politics,” he
added.
Family also plays an important role in his life.
“My brother (Clayton) and father have both passed
away and my mother lives on the Sunshine Coast,
where I visit her regularly,” Sean explained.
“I’m not married but I have three beautiful
daughters and I try to spend as much time as I
possibly can with them, despite my hectic work
schedule.”
For more on UltraTune, please visit www.ultratune.com.au
Throughout his tenure with the organisation, Sean
Buckley has focused on innovation and is the
impetus behind Ultra Tune’s controversial, but
highly successful, advertising campaigns.
Persistence and honesty (sometimes brutal
honesty), he says, are two of his key strengths.
Sean has come a long way since he embarked on
his first job stacking supermarket shelves. Now
the head of one of Australia’s most recognisable
brands, Buckley says his career progressed to
where it is today via a combination of savvy
business decisions, gut feel, luck, hard work,
taking counsel from some good people and being
prepared to take a chance or two along the way.
Raised in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne,
Victoria, he is the first-born son of Peter and
Gloria Buckley. He attended Mazenod College in
Mulgrave, where he completed his HSC before
commencing a Bachelor of Business and
Marketing at Chisholm Institute.
“After graduating from university in 1984, I
secured the position of Market Research Manager
for Safeway/Woolworths,” Sean said.
“I worked on new store development, and new
product ranges in the frozen ice cream division
where I launched a number of high-end ice cream
brands for the company.
“In 1988 I moved to Hong Kong to work with
Thomas Cook. I travelled the world, setting up
Thomas Cook Travel offices globally and resided
for some period in India and Pakistan.”
Ten years after graduating from Chisholm
Institute, Sean returned to Australia and
commenced work with Ultra Tune. With a
background in business and marketing, and a
lifetime love of cars, the company was a perfect
fit for Sean, something he says is vital to career
advancement.
“You’ve got to love what you do. If you don’t, it
will never progress to where you want it to. This
can’t be under-estimated,” he said.
Formed in 1979, Ultra Tune expanded rapidly
and in 1983 was split into state organisations
(South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales
and Queensland) owned by local groups of
franchisees.
While the South Australian group remained
independent until 2017, the three eastern states
merged in 1988, and with expansion into Western
Australia, they formed Ultra Tune Systems
(Australia) Pty Ltd. In 1994 the business was
purchased by Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd and has
since grown to become one of Australia’s largest
automotive franchise networks, with more than
270 franchise centres nationally.
Ultra Tune specialises in the maintenance and
servicing of all makes and models of motor
vehicles within the Australian market place. The
business handles all vehicle servicing needs for
popular mass-produced cars to specialist
imported vehicles including, manufacturer’s
handbook servicing, tuning, air-conditioning
servicing and general repairs to both fleet and
private motorists.
Since launching Ultra Tyres in 2013, Ultra Tune
also supplies and fits high quality, affordable tyres
for most vehicle types.
The company’s roadside assistance program
provides motorists with peace of mind, knowing
if anything does happen while out on the road,
assistance is never far away.
Each of the company’s services is performed in a
structured series of operating procedures, which
ensures a faster and more cost-effective service
for all parties.
As any business coach will tell you, a service
provider must offer the market a Unique Selling
Proposition and Sean is very aware of Ultra Tune’s
competitive point of difference.
“At Ultra Tune we pride ourselves in being nimble
and working on the cutting edge,” Sean said.
“We invest heavily in our IT platforms and staff
training. These key differences set us aside from
our competition; we’re not scared of doing things
differently. We did it back in the early days with
our dyno-tuning and we continue the trend today
with our controversial television commercials.
We’re different, we take pride in being different
and we aspire to be different.
“Our initial priority is to our franchisees and
ultimately their customers. We are committed to
providing customer service efficiently and
competitively, operating with excellence,
communicating with integrity, protecting and
respecting our reputation, and staying at the
forefront of the ever-evolving automotive service
market.
“We are optimistic about the future and have set
ourselves several goals, including raising the
standard of service, enhancing consumer
awareness, further developing a customer
focused company ethos, increasing strategic
alliances with other automotive leaders and
remaining on the cutting edge of innovation. We
know the consumer has choices and it is
essential we strengthen our status and that of our
franchisees.
“We have invested heavily in an ever-evolving
franchisee and customer support IT platform,
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SEAN BUCKLEY: ULTRA TUNE’S
NATURAL BORN LEADER
Ultra Tune Executive Chairman, Sean Buckley, is a leader in the automotive aftermarket
servicing industry
Sean Buckley