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Accountant

MD The Accountancy Practice

Clare is a Chartered Certified Accountant, with 31 years of experience and runs her own accountancy practice based in Wickford that serves over 300 local business clients. She helps them produce their annual accounts, stay fully compliant and understand their finances so that they can plan and make informed business decisions.

CEO, Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions

Neil Woodbridge has been a Social entrepreneur for many years. Securing SEIF funding in 2007 he supported a group of disabled people to set up their own Community Interest Company in order to take control of their lives. Trading seriously since 2012 they now support over 200 people to live the lifestyle of their choice with a turnover of £5M (as he says remember that turnover is vanity profit is sanity!!).

Through community connections, an understanding of leadership, the use of people as Lived Experience Experts – he has moved people away from passive recipients of care to active citizens in control. He loves nothing more than to see other social entrepreneurs succeed and can support them on their journey through motivation, innovation, collaboration and spotting principled opportunities. Lets Talk!!

HR Consultant, Nexus HR

Nigel is a freelance HR professional with more than 25 years experience including 12 years as a self employed consultant. He understands the challenges faced by anyone with aspirations to start a business. He supports local businesses by educating directors and managers to do the right thing, be fully compliant and provides the tools to ensure a safe fair and transparent working environment. As a former Trustee of Friends of Hardie Park and with his professional experience, he offers a unique perspective to support this programme to nurture the future business talent of Basildon.

Business Consultant and 

Social Entrepreneur

Rob founded and ran a successful Social Enterprise called Friends of Hardie Park, based in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex and now works as a small business consultant providing coaching and consultancy in marketing, fundraising, project management and business operations with a strength in software implementations. Rob holds a qualification in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector and has delivered adult courses on behalf of Thurrock Adult Community College and is a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs where he delivers expert witness sessions.