About Kesscards

GRAHAM J SWARBRICK Kessingland Lowestoft Suffolk Email: gjswarb@hotmail.co.uk
WORK HISTORY
Mar 2008  to  present	Self Employed Kesscards Kessingland Designing a business webshop selling Handmade greeting cards that are gift boxed and are targeted for general use and corporate gifts. Also sell Handcrafted products from around the world. Making sure all accounts are up to date for VAT and Tax purposes. Established links with other webmasters. Participated in a learning program on beta testing. Listing Detailed products into page format and product codes. Tested out products by displaying in shows and markets. Budgeted and Calculated profit on products Introduced products to small retail outlets in the region. Discovered new leads by networking on the internet. Understanding advertising on the internet. Keeping detailed records of goods coming in and products going out.
Mar 2006  to  Mar 2008	Financial Area Sales Manager Mutual Trading and Supply Norwich To promote and canvass existing and new clients about the company's products door to door on a weekly round. To best advise potential clients on methods of securing finance. To advise clients of the laws that govern paying out loans to people and the consumer credit acts. To investigate clients that have fallen behind and make restructured payments to suit there needs and the companies. To maintain 100% customer satisfaction at all times. Maintained detailed documentation of the company's products. Top seller in branch 2007 5th overall seller in the Uk Expanded customers from 87 to 156 Clawed back 49% of bad debt for the sector. Detailed potential new clients list. Highest retail sales in the first quarter of 2007 Written daily detailed client reports. Written monthly detailed sales reports.
Feb 2002  to  Aug 2005	Managing Director. Resite Ltd. Beccles. This company specialised in recycling old tyres into rubber crumb and was a new project for this region. To promote our services to the tyre trade and scrap merchants and sell our products to retail outlets around the world. Communicated with the collection and delivery departments and made sure the clients was receiving the best service and products. To help grow the two customer bases ie the tyres coming in and the crumb going out. Worked with government bodies and mentors in order to secure finance and grants. Corresponded with the Environmental agency and Prepared a 100 page document detailing and illustrating a waste management plan in order to secure a waste management license. Secured a Government Loan in 2003 Secured a waste management license in 2005 Liaised with the press to promote the company. Had over 100 Established client accounts by 2003 Managed 10 employees
PROFILE
	Companies that helped achieve goals in the past. Walls Ice cream Shaw of london Furniture Atlas recruitment Ltd Graham Tyre centre Goat Grill Restaurant
EDUCATION
Jan 1981  to  present	Continued Training In House Training taken at Companies worked in the past.
Apr 2000  to  Feb 2002	Constructed a detailed plan which included site location, plant and transport. Learn the laws relating to environmental issues, health and safety, fire regulations, fire drills, water and planning rules. Requested information and attended meetings to business link and other government bodies relating to grants, tax and employee rights. Researched into the products that could be made from rubber crumb and attended meetings for export of this product. Drafted a 3 year business forecast. Negotiated a loan though the small business guarantee scheme. Gained planning permission to change the category of the premises from retail to a waste site. Convinced a business link mentor to Correspond with government agencies relating to grants.
Sep 1979  to  Jun 1981	Athlone Regional College Athlone Ireland City and Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 National awards for becoming a chef.
Sep 1972  to  Jun 1979	Presentation College Birr Birr Co Offaly Ireland Intermediate Certificate Passed
MEMBERSHIPS
	National Market Traders Federation
SOFTWARE/SYSTEM SKILLS
	Microsoft word, excel and power-point. E mail. Gif files. Jpeg animator. Website design. Knowledge of Html files.