We are delighted to announce that the Midlands Business Awards 2010 Dinner and Ceremony, held last night at the Aston Villa FC Conference Centre, was a night of great success for Intervallum Limited.
Nominated in 3 categories, Paul Hooper-Keeley won the Business Networker of the Year Award and collected the "Highly Commended" certificate in the Entrepreneur of 2010 category.
Furthermore, Intervallum Limited was one of the four finalist companies in the Professional Services Company of 2010 Award.
It is a great tribute to the work and dedication of the Intervallum team to be recognised by the Midlands Business community at such a prestigious and high profile event.
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Intervallum receives 3 Awards Nominations at the Midlands Business Awards 2010
Paul Hooper-Keeley, Managing Director of Intervallum Limited, commented, "I was absolutely delighted to be informed this week that Intervallum Limited has been nominated for 3 awards at this year's Midlands Business Awards in the categories of Best Professional Services Company, Best Small Company and Networker of the Year. This comes on the back of the 2009 nomination of Intervallum as Best New Company, and is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of the Intervallum team in creating and providing high quality Interim Finance Director services to industry and commerce".
The 2010 Midlands Business Awards ceremony and black tie dinner will be held at Aston Villa FC on Friday 19th November in the prestigious Holte Suite.
The 2010 Midlands Business Awards ceremony and black tie dinner will be held at Aston Villa FC on Friday 19th November in the prestigious Holte Suite.
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Business Networking Diary Dates
Although there is little of the year left before the Christmas break, there are still a few good business networking opportunities to be had: -
Tuesday 16th November - Delivering more with less, a CIMA event focusing on the Public Sector post Comprehensive Spending Review. This free event commences at 6.30pm at the Haughton Hall Hotel, Shifnal, Telford. Contact julie.witts@cimaglobal.com for details.
Friday 19th November - The Midlands Business Awards & Black Tie Dinner, Holte Suite, Aston Villa FC. Contact Jo Bailey at info@diamondedgeevents.com for more details of this gala evening.
Friday 26th November - Alexander Daniels are holding a Private Equity Breakfast Event (8am to 9.30am) at Baskerville House, Birmingham. Contact them via the Alexander Daniels website to book your place.
Thursday 10th December - CIMA Social Media Workshop with guest presenter, Liz Cable. This free event commences at 6.30pm at the Hatheton House Hotel, Penkridge. Contact julie.witts@cimaglobal.com for more details.
Tuesday 14th December - Cooper Parry Corporate Finance Breakfast, Pride Park Stadium, Derby. This excellent bi-monthly event costs £15 and runs from 8am to 9.30am. Contact them via the Cooper Parry website to book your place.
See you there!!!
Tuesday 16th November - Delivering more with less, a CIMA event focusing on the Public Sector post Comprehensive Spending Review. This free event commences at 6.30pm at the Haughton Hall Hotel, Shifnal, Telford. Contact julie.witts@cimaglobal.com for details.
Friday 19th November - The Midlands Business Awards & Black Tie Dinner, Holte Suite, Aston Villa FC. Contact Jo Bailey at info@diamondedgeevents.com for more details of this gala evening.
Friday 26th November - Alexander Daniels are holding a Private Equity Breakfast Event (8am to 9.30am) at Baskerville House, Birmingham. Contact them via the Alexander Daniels website to book your place.
Thursday 10th December - CIMA Social Media Workshop with guest presenter, Liz Cable. This free event commences at 6.30pm at the Hatheton House Hotel, Penkridge. Contact julie.witts@cimaglobal.com for more details.
Tuesday 14th December - Cooper Parry Corporate Finance Breakfast, Pride Park Stadium, Derby. This excellent bi-monthly event costs £15 and runs from 8am to 9.30am. Contact them via the Cooper Parry website to book your place.
See you there!!!
Saturday, 9 October 2010
“If You Can Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs.......”
Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “If”, has always been a great favourite of mine and in many ways encapsulates the spirit of great leadership across its four verses (along with many essential mottos for one’s personal life).
Verse 1 – in times of great adversity and difficulty a great leader must keep his head, even when other less skilled people are trying to blame the leader for their company’s woes. A leader must be level headed, clear thinking and brave. He/She must also have the humility to understand why others are falling to pieces under the pressure of the situation, and make allowances for their “heat of the moment” comments and feelings.
Verse 2 – a great leader must have vision for the business, but not pursue them at all costs if new facts come to light that change the picture. But it is important to have time to think – to work “on” the business as well as “in” the business. There’s always going to be bumps along the way, but a true leader will not be knocked down for long, and will get back up and, with tenacity, take the business back onto an upward plane.
Verse 3 – Big Hairy Audacious Goals, as Jim Collins would say, means taking big risks for big rewards – though you might not win every time. But if you have the backbone, the moral fibre, to come back from a heavy defeat with grim determination and a will to win, then you have a lot more chance of achieving your goals than those who fall away at the first real disappointment.
Verse 4 – Communication. A successful leader has to communicate at all levels as well as walking the four corners of their business. It’s also imperative to know the competition and understand what threats they pose to you. In summary, you need to earn the respect of your friends and foes alike.
If you, as a leader, can keep a cool head in troubled times, create an inspiring vision for your Company, be brave when the big decisions need to be made, and can communicate effectively and earn widespread respect – then, “Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And – which is more – you’ll be a man, my son”.
Verse 1 – in times of great adversity and difficulty a great leader must keep his head, even when other less skilled people are trying to blame the leader for their company’s woes. A leader must be level headed, clear thinking and brave. He/She must also have the humility to understand why others are falling to pieces under the pressure of the situation, and make allowances for their “heat of the moment” comments and feelings.
Verse 2 – a great leader must have vision for the business, but not pursue them at all costs if new facts come to light that change the picture. But it is important to have time to think – to work “on” the business as well as “in” the business. There’s always going to be bumps along the way, but a true leader will not be knocked down for long, and will get back up and, with tenacity, take the business back onto an upward plane.
Verse 3 – Big Hairy Audacious Goals, as Jim Collins would say, means taking big risks for big rewards – though you might not win every time. But if you have the backbone, the moral fibre, to come back from a heavy defeat with grim determination and a will to win, then you have a lot more chance of achieving your goals than those who fall away at the first real disappointment.
Verse 4 – Communication. A successful leader has to communicate at all levels as well as walking the four corners of their business. It’s also imperative to know the competition and understand what threats they pose to you. In summary, you need to earn the respect of your friends and foes alike.
If you, as a leader, can keep a cool head in troubled times, create an inspiring vision for your Company, be brave when the big decisions need to be made, and can communicate effectively and earn widespread respect – then, “Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And – which is more – you’ll be a man, my son”.
"If" - by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you give your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you give your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Sunday, 26 September 2010
Insider Midlands Dealmakers Awards 2010
Once again, Insider Magazine provided an excellent Midlands Dealmakers Awards at the Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, last Thursday.
A sell out event, this packed room contained almost everyone who is anyone within the Midlands Dealmaking community. Hosted by comedian Dominic Holland (the young Fabio Capello!!!), and with a keynote speech from Insider Magazine's editor, Andy Coyne, the awards were once again dominated by Martin Draper and LDC (who have remained incredibly active throughout the downturn in the economy).
The complete list of winners were: -
Dealmaker of the Year - Martin Draper, LDC
Venture Capitalist of the Year - Martin Draper, LDC
Deal of the Year - Deb Group
Private Equity House of the Year - LDC
Turnaround Team of the Year - Orbis Partners
Young Dealmaker of the Year - Matt Caffrey, ISIS Equity Partners
Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year - Catalyst Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year - Andy Currie, Catalyst Corporate Finance
Corporate Bank of the Year - Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets
Corporate Banker of the Year - Ian Howey, Yorkshire Bank
Corporate Law Firm of the Year - Eversheds
Corporate Lawyer of the Year - Stephen Kitts, Eversheds
Fund Manager of the Year - Midven
Asset-Based Lender of the Year - Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
I would like to add my personal thanks to Rob Lawton and Greenwell Gleeson (who sponsored the Turnaround Team of the Year award) for inviting me on to their table of turnaround specialists - they were excellent hosts and the other guests on the table were in fine form.
Here's looking forward to a continuing rise in deal activity within the Midlands region over the next 12 months.
A sell out event, this packed room contained almost everyone who is anyone within the Midlands Dealmaking community. Hosted by comedian Dominic Holland (the young Fabio Capello!!!), and with a keynote speech from Insider Magazine's editor, Andy Coyne, the awards were once again dominated by Martin Draper and LDC (who have remained incredibly active throughout the downturn in the economy).
The complete list of winners were: -
Dealmaker of the Year - Martin Draper, LDC
Venture Capitalist of the Year - Martin Draper, LDC
Deal of the Year - Deb Group
Private Equity House of the Year - LDC
Turnaround Team of the Year - Orbis Partners
Young Dealmaker of the Year - Matt Caffrey, ISIS Equity Partners
Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year - Catalyst Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year - Andy Currie, Catalyst Corporate Finance
Corporate Bank of the Year - Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets
Corporate Banker of the Year - Ian Howey, Yorkshire Bank
Corporate Law Firm of the Year - Eversheds
Corporate Lawyer of the Year - Stephen Kitts, Eversheds
Fund Manager of the Year - Midven
Asset-Based Lender of the Year - Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
I would like to add my personal thanks to Rob Lawton and Greenwell Gleeson (who sponsored the Turnaround Team of the Year award) for inviting me on to their table of turnaround specialists - they were excellent hosts and the other guests on the table were in fine form.
Here's looking forward to a continuing rise in deal activity within the Midlands region over the next 12 months.
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
CIMA Diary Dates - Business Events in the Midlands
I will be hosting 2 events for the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA) in the North West Midlands area in the next few weeks: -
Tuesday 21st September - 6.30pm
Private Equity at the Best Western Hotel, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent
Paul Harper of Barclays Private Equity (and Midlands Young Dealmaker of the Year 2008 & 2009) will be giving a presentation on what Private Equity is, the conditions in which it makes an investment, the details of how a deal is made up and the potential returns on offer to investees (i.e. the management team). He will also be discussing the effect that the recession has had on Private Equity and what the environment will look like to them in the forthcoming recovery.
Tuesday 19th October - 6.30pm
"Faff" at the Roman Way Hotel, Cannock
Author, presenter and business man, Mike Pagan, will deliver his presentation, "Faff", based on his book of the same name which was published earlier in 2010. He will highlight the many ways we have of "Faffing About" and doing anything other than the things that we really should be focussing on. He will also highlight a tool kit and templates to assist you to keep focused on the things that really matter if you are going to succeed in your endeavours.
Both of the events are free to attend but require an email to julie.witts@cimaglobal.com to let us know that you will be coming (in order to assist with housekeeping matters such as room layout, handouts and refreshments etc).
I look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events.
Tuesday 21st September - 6.30pm
Private Equity at the Best Western Hotel, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent
Paul Harper of Barclays Private Equity (and Midlands Young Dealmaker of the Year 2008 & 2009) will be giving a presentation on what Private Equity is, the conditions in which it makes an investment, the details of how a deal is made up and the potential returns on offer to investees (i.e. the management team). He will also be discussing the effect that the recession has had on Private Equity and what the environment will look like to them in the forthcoming recovery.
Tuesday 19th October - 6.30pm
"Faff" at the Roman Way Hotel, Cannock
Author, presenter and business man, Mike Pagan, will deliver his presentation, "Faff", based on his book of the same name which was published earlier in 2010. He will highlight the many ways we have of "Faffing About" and doing anything other than the things that we really should be focussing on. He will also highlight a tool kit and templates to assist you to keep focused on the things that really matter if you are going to succeed in your endeavours.
Both of the events are free to attend but require an email to julie.witts@cimaglobal.com to let us know that you will be coming (in order to assist with housekeeping matters such as room layout, handouts and refreshments etc).
I look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events.
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