Case Studies
Kingsway Management Services Ltd - Paul Hayes
Paul Hayes and his son Andrew have run Kingsway Management Services since 2003 and following a visit from the Mid & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce they learnt about the Business Mentoring programme. Paul said “I realised that this was something that was going to help me and my company.” He was matched with Kevin Dorrian who has 25 years of PR and Marketing experience and felt that he had “Experience and an ability to take an overview of where a company is” and so offered his services to the Business Mentoring team at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.
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The Pinewood Restaurant - Mark Smith
The Pinewood was the first business Mark had run. He realised that “Things were getting tough as the recession hit,” and decided it would be good to get some independent help, and as a member of the local Chamber of Commerce he was aware of the Business Mentoring program. Mark was matched with Lyndsey Phillips who has a wealth of business and catering experience on a global level from her career at Glaxo Smithkline as a food technologist and latterly through running her own Delicatessen.
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Land & Seal - Susan Ord
Susan Ord had had a Business Mentor about 5 years ago explained that “I found it very beneficial, this time I felt a little direction-less. I had lots of questions about my intent with the business; I had lost focus and become too reactionary (rather than proactive).” She was matched with Robin Thng a retired Managing Partner of a professional business who had been mentoring for 7 years.
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Kingsway Management Services Ltd - Paul Hayes
Paul Hayes and his son Andrew have run Kingsway Management Services since 2003 and following a visit from the Mid & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce they learnt about the Business Mentoring programme. Paul said “I realised that this was something that was going to help me and my company.” He was matched with Kevin Dorrian who has 25 years of PR and Marketing experience and felt that he had “Experience and an ability to take an overview of where a company is” and so offered his services to the Business Mentoring team at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.
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The Pinewood Restaurant - Mark Smith
The Pinewood was the first business Mark had run. He realised that “Things were getting tough as the recession hit,” and decided it would be good to get some independent help, and as a member of the local Chamber of Commerce he was aware of the Business Mentoring program. Mark was matched with Lyndsey Phillips who has a wealth of business and catering experience on a global level from her career at Glaxo Smithkline as a food technologist and latterly through running her own Delicatessen.
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Land & Seal - Susan Ord
Susan Ord had had a Business Mentor about 5 years ago explained that “I found it very beneficial, this time I felt a little direction-less. I had lots of questions about my intent with the business; I had lost focus and become too reactionary (rather than proactive).” She was matched with Robin Thng a retired Managing Partner of a professional business who had been mentoring for 7 years.
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