Business advice clients

Nigel Berman - Nigel's Eco Store

“I’ve been working with Julia for quite a while now.  She’s been here for me during all the important growth stages of the business.  Julia’s full of great advice about marketing, sales, finances, staff, and all the practical things you need to run a business. Because she’s run her own businesses and worked with lots of other people, Julia knows what works, and what doesn’t. 
"But the best thing about working with Julia is the feeling that you’re not doing all of this alone – I  know that when I’m not sure about something I can pick up the phone and ask Julia her opinion.  She really cares about the business and believes in it, and having someone on your side makes a huge difference when you’re growing a business this fast.”

Since working with Julia, Nigel’s Eco Store has doubled its turnover, taken over one of its competitors, and become the best place to buy environmentally friendly and energy saving products. 

If you’d like to check out the shop, you can get 10% off by using the code ECOJOY at the checkout.

Rosie Sherry - Schux

Rosie is a business woman with hidden depths.  She’s well known for her expertise in social media strategy, and getting the Werks up and running,  but what’s really interesting about Rosie is how she puts this knowledge into practice, by actually running online communities which are valued by their members. Have a look at Software Testing Club, and The Crowd. 
“I wanted to work with Julia to take my different businesses and communities to the next stage, and make sure that everyone working on developing the communities are recompensed for their work – including me.
"Julia helped me to prioritise what I work on, so I could be at my most effective.  This is incredibly important when you’re trying to run a serious business and bring up two children.  Julia is very focussed on how to make money, and she’s helped me to realise that having more money coming into the business means I have more options for the fun stuff. 
Julia helped me get a Train to Gain grant to pay for her services, but even without this it was a good investment.”

Suzy Miller - Starting Over Show

Suzy Miller runs the Starting Over Show - you've probably read about her in the paper, or heard her on the radio.

“The reason I like working with Julia is that she is able to look at both the financial and the marketing aspects of a business – she has both sides of her brain working at the same time and not many people can do this.
Julia helped me to work out if there was a real business behind the Starting Over Shows, and put together a financial plan to demonstrate that this could be sustainable in the long run.  She helped me to make the event into something truly unique.  Julia was able to put me on the right track and help me concentrate on doing the essential things, and getting them finished, before rushing into the next great idea.  It’s made a huge difference.”

Learning Consultancy Partnership

Julia Chanteray has been working with Claire Walsh of Learning Consultancy Partnership on a grand marketing strategy.

LCP are experts in management development and executive coaching. Although this is a very crowded market place, with Julia’s help, Claire has been able to show people the unique selling points of LCP – bespoke programmes of leadership development, based on a fantastic understanding of how training for managers can really help an organisation to grow and develop.

Claire said “Whenever I meet with Julia I feel inspired and reactivated. She has some fantastic marketing ideas, and knows what doesn’t work, saving me time and money. Since we started I’ve been able to get senior staff onto my courses, and the sales “conveyor belt” is filling up nicely.”

Tiger Enterprise

Dan Hill from Tiger Enterprise knew that he had a great idea which could grow and grow, and, wisely, he knew that he needed help to build the business up.

Tiger Enterprise takes surplus building materials from the big house builders, and resells them to the public and to small building companies, at a discounted price. 25% of the UK’s carbon footprint comes from the construction industry and about 30% of building materials are wasted, so you can easily see how Tiger Enterprise is helping the environment.

Julia Chanteray has been working with Tiger Enterprise to build the business up so they can save even more materials. She has developed a clear business plan, and is helping Tiger to find investors at the moment. Julia is also supporting Dan to develop the business, with finding new sites, getting some great PR, and working with the local authorities.

Preloaded

Preloaded are an award winning digital creative consultancy, specialising in wonderful games, virals and interactive websites.  They’re so highly rated in their industry that they don’t have enough shelf space for all their awards.
Preloaded have been working with Julia Chanteray at The Joy of Business to make sure that they can expand and grow the business, while maintaining the extremely high level of work that they do, and keep Preloaded as the place where people want to work. 

Paul Canty said:

“Working with Julia has meant that all the directors have been able to agree on how we move the business forward, and concentrate on what’s really important for the business.  We meet with Julia every two weeks and every time she challenges our thinking and makes us realise what the priorities really are.”

David Maslen Estate Agents

Maslen Estate Agents is one of the leading independent estate agents in Brighton, and is growing fast, with a new office opening in Fiveways at the end of 2007, and further expansion planned for 2008.  Julia Chanteray has been working with Managing Director and founder David Maslen as he grows the company.
It’s been great to work with a business with such a great reputation locally, where customer service, honesty and a commitment to staff development are seen as the way to improve market share and keep expanding.
A key element of the work has been to improve the marketing of the business, so that more people get to know that Maslen Estate Agents are not your usual kind of estate agents. 

David Maslen said:

“Working with Julia has meant that I’ve had someone to bounce ideas off, and make sure that the company grows into the sort of business that I want it to become.  She’s been able to see exactly what we need to do, and help us find the best way to go forward.”

Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard

After changing it’s name, Switchboard knew that they needed to look carefully at their marketing.  Julia Chanteray volunteered some of her time through the Brighton Community Partnership Prohelp programme to help Switchboard to bring their marketing up to date.  
“Julia helped us to see that marketing wasn’t just about our visual brand, but was about how we communicate with everyone that we come in touch with.
She gave us some great ideas about how to get in touch with the people that Switchboard sometimes misses out, and how we can get people to act on our message.”

Natalie Woods, Manager, Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard.   

La Vida Boutique

La Vida Boutique in Horsham sells beautiful clothes for women.  Donna Camera, came to Julia Chanteray when she wanted her support to expand the business.  Since then, they’ve been working together to develop La Vida’s marketing, including a new email newsletter, improved promotions and a PR strategy.

Donna says:

“Working with Julia has been great because she sees all the areas where La Vida needs to develop.  She’s helped to plan out the next shops, looked at staff development and training, and really helped out with the marketing.  She has also been hugely supportive throughout all the challenges over the last year, and having someone on your side who really understands the business has made a big difference.” 

Unique To...

Sue Korman runs Unique To… a wonderful website that showcases the independent, specialist retailers of Brighton and Hove.  Sue has worked with The Joy of Business to find the best way of realising her vision of making Unique To into a grown up business that provides a really useful service and campaigns to keep the spotlight on local choice.

Sue says:

”Working with Julia has been great.  She has helped me to prioritise in what I need to do, and has helped me to set pricing, market the business, and to feel more confident about the campaign’s potential.  It’s fantastic have someone on my side who really believes in what I’m doing.  As Julia works with a number of independent retailers in Brighton, I’ve been really impressed with how she knows her stuff.”

Toby Boyle

Toby Boyle manages a number of bands for corporate and party functions.  He’s been working with Julia Chanteray at The Joy of Business to improve the way that he markets the bands, plus how to successfully launch some of his ideas for new bands. 

Toby said:

“It’s been incredibly useful to have someone to talk to about what needs to happen with my business.  Julia has given me some great advice about marketing, and has helped me to focus on what I need to do to make a real success out of this.” 

White Hat Media

White Hat Media is a professional web design agency that specialises in SEO services and online marketing. White Hat has been working with Julia Chanteray for the past year, as it has faced several challenges as it grows rapidly. 

Managing Director Jeremy Spiller says:

Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman runs Chapman Design, a graphic design studio in Brighton. Andrew wanted to expand his business, but wasn’t sure of the best route to take and wanted to avoid risking the successful practice he had already built up.
Since working with Julia, Andrew has taken on new staff, moved into new premises, and been able to take on a lot more work.  He’s also been able to develop good relationships with several new clients. 

Andrew says:

“Working with Julia has been incredibly useful.  She was very quickly able to see what I needed to do to take the business to the next stage, and helped me to put plans into action.”