Business Strategy
Do you need to regain some focus and energy in your business? Do you need an objective mind to help you work out a new strategy? Do you need access to practical skills and network?
I use an eclectic mix of skills and experience to help you recognise, plan and fulfill the next steps for your company.
Website Development
Websites work. The most simple site can generate business, gives prospective customers the information they need to make informed decisions and lets you control how you want to be seen - whatever your size.
My background is not in website design, it's in running businesses. A website is a tool to get you where you need to be. Done well, it's also a concise version of your business strategy. When I help you create a website, you also get a strategic business discussion.
Graphic Design
Ensure your visual presence says what you want it to. A good design is a blend of practical information, immediacy and art.
From pencil and paint, photographs and software I use a mix of techniques to create flyers, posters and artwork for many business needs.
About
Ros began her career as a design engineer in the construction industry and then returned to geology, working in and then managing a company specialising in structural geology; delivering software and consulting to the oil industry. For 10 years she worked in technology transfer - or more simply put - translating new science into a language that investors, customers and the everyday person can understand. This includes protecting intellectual property, designing a company, developing a brand, raising cash through applications, building networks and everything else that running a small company requires. Nowadays she is using her diverse skillset to help small businesses with their next stage of development. This usually means being the objective, common sense bit when someone is faced with a set of difficult decisions. Help to work out a new business strategy and designing a series of next steps to achieve it. She is also quite practical in either doing or finding someone else to do something useful. As a recent referral put it "She has a rare skill in sanity saving". Key skills: Strategy, design, creativity. Adobe Suite.
Ros Russell . ivyblue@me.com . 07950 000942