Consultancy Programmes
The “Builder” programmes are to put something new in place, either a partnership or a strategy.
The “Review” programmes look at what has gone before and this will help to refine, direct and re-energise.
Partnership Builder
A one day programme to enable a new partnership to start up or develop in your location.
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Strategy Builder
Together, we can create a “Strategy Map” in one day establishing what’s important to your group.
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Partnership Review
Bringing in someone with a fresh perspective to help you look at what you have achieved always pays dividends.
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Governance Review
Getting governance right can make a huge difference to the effectiveness of a partnerships performance.
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Strategy Review
Taking a step back and asking if your current strategy is fit for purpose is often the basis for moving forward.
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About
Ged Gibbons
The town centre trading landscape is changing at an frenetic pace. The last few years has been compared to the industrial revolution, as a period of “creative destruction”. Old ways of doing business are no longer as effective and new opportunities are emerging. One thing is abundantly clear, businesses working together have a much better chance of succeeding than trying to act alone.
After 20 years working in and around business partnerships, including starting a local town centre partnership from scratch to being CEO of the Association for Town and City Management (ATCM), Martin Blackwell is able to share his experience and expertise in support those looking to grow business either by setting up a new group or building on an existing one.
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Blog
Have Your Say on the New National Business Crime Centre
Over the past year I have been working with various Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs), and latterly the new National Business Crime Centre, NABCP and others to draft, for the first time, an agreed nation set of standards. Pressure for this has come from businesses that want to be sure that they are supporting the[…]
Casebook Events: Mystery of the Star Eaters
Bringing “Experience” to your town centre SHOW SHOWING Rugby, 18 March Leamington Spa, 1 April Lincoln,8 April Mansfield, 22 April BOOKING FROM MAY ONWARD NOW BEING TAKEN It has long been recognised that just offering shopping alone doesn’t cut it for town centres. If people just want to shop, they will probably go online,[…]
BIDs and the 2017 Business Rates Revaluation: A Guest Blog
As proposals to allow 100% retention of business rates reform and Property Owner BIDs outside of London (or “to confer power on certain local authorities in England to impose a levy on persons with certain property interests in a business improvement district to finance projects to be carried out in the district” as the government[…]
Welcome to the Exponential Age
The years since the Millennium have been described as a period of “creative destruction” as old ways of doing things change radically and at a pace never seen before. Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution. Welcome to what is being called the Exponential Age and collaboration is the key. Airbnb and Urber don’t own hotels[…]
Common Standards for Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs)
A special message from Georgie Barnard, T/Detective Chief Inspector To all interested parties – Police and Business Partners Common Standards for Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs) Over the last 12 months we have been working with a wide range of partners reviewing existing arrangements for accrediting BRCPs. A new set of standards that reflect current[…]
Car Parking & Town Centres
I recently held a business focus group and workshop to try and identify some of the major parking issues facing the town centre. I’m sure many places would be able to identify with the issues that came up. Firstly, I asked, “What is the biggest challenge facing the town centre?” That’s in the widest context[…]
Performance Management for Partnership Boards
I was lucky enough recently to meet some people that I’d first come into contact almost 20 years ago through the Countryside Agency’s Market Towns Programme while at Action for Market Towns at the Revive & Thrive Conference in Colchester. There are so many unsung heroes battling away to help their special piece of the[…]
Measuring the Impact of Events
If you are going to raise money for events, whether its funding, sponsorship or using the BID levy, there is an imperative to provide feedback and think about what “success” looks like – for you and the funder. And even if don’t need to show value for the money (lucky you!) measure it anyway or[…]
Digital Engagement
Speaking at all the Retail Conference in Nottingham last week I used Norwich as a case study to look at the various aspects of how a whole city can “digitally engage” the public. Website and App yes, but going beyond that and using the technology to enhance the customer experience; experience being the key word.[…]
Governance
In my last blog I spoke about the importance of Vision, Governance and Leadership. I’d like to explore the issue of governance further. Having been the Chair of Governors at the local High School as well as CEO at several membership bodies I can appreciate the pitfalls of getting this wrong at first hand. Getting[…]