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Managing Director Carly Read
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FROM BEDROOM TO BOARDROOM (..and everything
else in between) by Carly Read
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• Who we are and where we are now?
• First entrepreneurial skills
• Key career drivers
• Getting started
• Lessons learned
• The perfect partnership
• Where are we heading?
• Key points of advice

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1. WHO ARE WE AND WHERE WE ARE NOW?
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2. FIRST ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
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3. KEY CAREER DRIVERS

• What career?
• Fiercely ambitious
• Take advantage of any training
• Self belief
• If you dont askyou dont get

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4. GETTING STARTED
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5. LESSONS LEARNED

• Didnt know what we sold no line detail or
  systems available
• Learned more in next two years than previous 11
  years
• Business plan
• Cash flow
• Monthly management accounts
• New partner 1991
• Wrong partner
• Parting can be messy it was!

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6. THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP
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7. WHERE ARE WE HEADING?

• 100m turnover
• Global expansion
• Creating a vibrant, exciting, challenging and
  caring company

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8. KEY POINTS OF ADVICE
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BUSINESS CONTROLS

• Vision
• Business plan
• Cash flow projections
• Structure
• Control
• Monthly management accounts

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SAMS RULES FOR BUILDING A BUSINESS

• Commit
• Share
• Motivate
• Communicate
• Appreciate
• Celebrate
• Listen

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Cont.

• Exceed
• Excel
• Control
• Swim

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THINK LIKE A WINNER

• Have a vision
• Have a positive and flexible attitude
• Determination
• Self belief
• Knowledge

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Managing Director Carly Read
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