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Our business is to support your business
A1 was established to provide a cost effective solution for you by providing business support and training.
We aim to take the hassle away from certain business activities, allowing you more time to focus on the overall growth of your business and the resulting profitability.
The problems we solve:
- We take away the hassle and provide more time for the owner / manager to work on other areas of the business
- We provide a relief, as you no longer have the worry about how the work is going to be completed.
- We provide peace of mind so that the owner knows the work will be completed as required first time.
What clients say is unique about our service over and above the usual experience of our type of business:
- We work in a Professional, conscientious and thoughtful manner, treating our clients business as if it was our own business.
- We have a wide / useful / quality contact base, so clients are aware we can manage any task if asked or signpost them effectively.
- We work directly with the clients contacts (eg accountants or printers / web designers etc) to make seamless and hassle free for client.
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 Mike Foster is the Managing Director of A1, which he established in 1999 following a training and business skills based career in business banking, with additional experience from senior management positions in the leisure industry and whilst undertaking leadership roles in the charitable sector with Rotary.
He has a wide range of experience in the small business market, whilst holding various positions with a major high street bank. Mike was trained at the Warwick University school of business, holds his financial qualification with the Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a diploma in Sales and Marketing. He is also AICB, CB Dip Qualified Bookkeeper and holds a practicising certificate with the certified institute of bookkeepers.
Mike is also a qualified, HSE & QCA (soon Dec 08) approved instructor to deliver first aid courses.
Following his involvement with various Chambers of commerce, in 2007 Mike was asked to join the board of The Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network www.otcn.co.uk as a non-exec Director.
His interests are his voluntary work, where he has held the post of National Chairman for the voluntary organisation - Rotaract, covering Great Britain and Ireland. He is a past president of his local Rotary club. Other interests include football and rugby.
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Karl Bushell is a successful and qualified financial services professional with a wide depth of experience in high level leadership and relationship roles within a world class financial company.
He also has extensive experience of the small business market and the training environment. Karl is media trained by B.B.C, an approved Bank and Enterprise agency trainer for various courses, whilst also undertaking Customer Care training at the Disney Institute. He has substanial marketing experience in many sectors and has helped many businesses exceed their targets and goals.
He has a degree in Finance (A.C.I.B), a Business Coaching Diploma, a Business Finance Diploma and is a Human Resources Assessor accredited with Saville and Holdsworth.
His interests include table tennis, where he represents the county as captain. He is a British League player with a national ranking and is the most successful table tennis player of all time in Oxfordshire. He also enjoys travel, most forms of sport and wildlife.
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