Wendy Funnell

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About Wendy Funnell

An innovative and highly motivated entrepreneur, educator and incisive business leader with strategic, creative and commercial skills, developed with extensive experience in education, training, commercial service delivery, and Third Sector arena: delivering to both public and private sector clients. Key areas of expertise include: Business start-up delivery, establishing the Centre for Entrepreneurship in the UK, innovative operational frameworks to drive profitability and long term financial viability, embedding process improvement and strategic development plans to deliver projects on time and within budget; leading multi-disciplinary teams to embrace accountability and exceed business objectives. Engaging stakeholders; implementing and monitoring effective robust training and coaching strategies; and introducing performance management processes to enhance operational excellence. Project Management expertise and significant experience establishing social enterprises, start-up businesses and an in-depth understanding of the charity arena. Noteworthy experience of commercial operational management including: marketing, people, strategic planning, bid writing and financial budgets whilst ensuring smooth delivery of service. Nationally recognised as a passionate ambassador for young entrepreneurs.