“Helen was recommended to me when I needed bid writing support and now 12 months into our business relationship I can honestly say that she has been the best consultant I have had the pleasure of working with. She has a remarkable knowledge of employment and skills bidding processes, the language and style of writing needed to be successful and she possessed an unrivalled acquaintance of navigation of complex portals such as DPS and Basware. Her time management is remarkable and consequently she has always been able to meet some very exacting time scales whilst working for more than one client. I would not hesitate in recommending her.”

Tina Rycroft, Managing Director at The Plus Team Training

“Helen undertook a variety of Business Development activities including relationship and partnership development and Bid writing. This included the full range of activities necessary to scope, develop and submit a winning bid, including developing realistic and profiles and costings and mobilisation/evaluation plans.

I was very happy with both her work ethic and the quality of her bids – she paid close attention to detail in a highly competitive bidding environment and she consistently exceeded her personal targets. “

Steve Swan, formerly Business Director at Tomorrow’s People

“Helen has worked on a number of funding bids for First Step Trust (FST) over the past 5 years helping us develop new learning services using Virtual Reality and other assistive technologies. Helen’s knowledge of funding and how to put your best possible case forward is second to none. We highly recommend her to any organisation that wants to develop an effective fundraising strategy or access wider funding opportunities.”

Ronnie Wilson MBE, Chief Executive at First Step Trust