About Us
Meet the team
Peter Daniel – Founder & CEO
This is the part I hate. But let me share a little bit about me.
Business is in my blood. From the age of 16 I worked for my Dad, who ran a successful ground maintenance business. From long hours labouring to working in the office writing million-pound tenders, I was lucky enough to experience it all. This was my first taste of business. And I enjoyed it.
Then at the age of 27 I started my own business – Grit and Salt. I saw a gap in the market, ran with the idea, made a success of it (it wasn’t always easy) and then sold it at its prime.
With this business knowledge I turned my attention to creating a property portfolio and helping other businesses to achieve their goals – 20 years later I have helped many businesses and created a network of professionals to deliver expert training and advise in specialist areas.
Qualifications
Mike Byrne - Finance and accounting specialist
Mike is a fully qualified award winning accountant and experienced business adviser. Excellent communicator both in written reports and in presentations.
Director of Enterprise Links Ltd a Central England accounting firm focussed on small businesses. Delighted to work with people starting and growing businesses as well as working with social enterprises that espouse the values of a fairer society.
Mike has a wide range of 37 years work experience including; Accountancy, Enterprise, Business Finance, Event Management, Economic Development, Regeneration and Innovation.
Michael Barrows - High Growth
A MBA qualified highly experienced Manager, Consultant and Business Adviser, with a successful track record both working within and advising organisations in rapidly changing, high pressure environments, Michael has extensive experience of building and leading teams, driving sales, creating customer loyalty and delivering innovative solutions to complex business problems.
Prior to establishing his own, SME-focussed consultancy practice in 2006, Michael spent 4 years as a Business Advisor at Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Business Link. With a background in senior management in successful high-growth companies and current roles as a Director of 2 micro businesses and a Non-Executive Director of a Social Enterprise, he has in-depth, real-world knowledge of the many challenges involved in starting and growing a business.
Jane Pallister - Marketing & Start-up expert
Jane Pallister is an experienced business advisor, consultant and trainer and has been working with private and public sector clients for twenty-three years. She is vastly experienced and works with two universities and two public bodies at present on business growth and development programmes. Jane is also an experienced operations consultant as part of her UKAS level ISO support, where she helps organisations prepare for ISO certification. Jane most high-profile work to date was in creating the Growth Action Plan for the Government's Help to Grow Management Programme
Staffordshire University conferred the honour of Entrepreneur in Residence and Jane currently holds this honorary position, working with the university on new business growth programmes. She holds professional indemnity, has an M.Sc in E-business (strategy and law), and a postgraduate qualification in advanced mentoring.