About
Sort It Out - supporting small businesses
I am passionate about helping small business owners succeed by collaborating with and supporting them to achieve their goals.
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Based in Morecambe Bay and covering North Lancashire and South Cumbria areas, it is my mission to help small business owners achieve their goals by giving them back time to focus on the key areas of their business that drive results.
A Bit of the Nitty Gritty
I have over 35 years experience working in business of all types and sizes, from a micro business up to multi national conglomerate grossing $6 million dollars a year, and every thing in between. Starting my career in audio copy typing for a solicitors, I progressed into roles within customer service, telesales and sales, then moving into accounts, doing credit control and payroll and then 6 years as a purchase ledger clerk. Next came fleet management and facilities, picking up Health & Safety and ISO accreditation, competing my NEBOSH to become an EHS officer and most recently as a health and safety consultant specialising in management systems.
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This has given me a really diverse understanding of how all sorts of businesses work
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... and how to organise them !
Some of the qualifications I hold :
Although the average office has evolved to modern systems and software apps, I have audio typed at 75 words a minute, I have used a manual type writer with carbon copy paper, sent telexes (anyone remember those!), hand written payments into the massive double entry ledger books, used the early AS400 stock control systems with the chunky screens and flickering green writing, used Sage Line 50 and 200, SAP, Xero and many other systems.
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These days I (aim to) have a paperless office with my laptop and iPad, and use apps like Trello and Asana for workflows, as well as client's bespoke CRM systems — but my experience means I have developed a wealth of multi environment administration tools and skills—making me the perfect person to tackle your mountain of admin in any format—while allowing you to get on with your day job.
In my spare time I like to walk up mountains, or along the prom, I regularly practice yoga and have recently taken up karate. I try to read a book a month, mixing it up with a range of fiction and self development titles.
Some of the qualifications I hold :
NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety Management
NEBOSH Environmental Management
IOSH Technical member
BSI Implementing ISO 9001, 14001, 45001
PTLLS Level 3 teaching qualification
First Aid for Mental Health Instructor
