Business Evangelist for International Management Consultancy. SME sector

We are seeing two additional UK consultants , plus consultants based outside the UK for an exciting international management consultancy company with prestigious customers. The company is based in the North of England, about to open in London, but with several overseas offices already established and ambitious plans to go global in the next 5 years. In 2009 offices opened in China and Spain. Our Autumn recruitment programme is now closed, however we are beginning this process for Consultancies that will go live early2010.

The Consultant candidate should have one or more of the following:

• Been the MD, FD, Marketing and/or Sales Director of an SME for at least 5 years
• Been instrumental in a turnaround and/or fast growth of
  a company
• Experience in General Management, Business Improvement, Restructure & Re-orgainsation, Strategic Planning, Media, ICT, Biochem, Business Services or  related sectors, with preferably some knowledge or understanding of finance
• Experience in directing a fast growth SME company through funding rounds to an ?exit'
• International P&L accountability
• Senior management position in a manufacturing or distribution environment
• Have at least 10 years experience and a demonstrable track record of providing consultancy services to SME's

As this is a business opportunity, the consultant candidate should be in a position to make a nominal investment to acquire a territory from the consultancy which will yield circa £150k year 2. The potential within a territory is to build a fee based business in the region of £250k to £500k within a reasonable time frame. This is of particular significance to international candidates in countries where Copernicus is not yet represented, but should also be considered by UK applicants to be a realisable ambition.

1. Business concept:

The business model has several unique properties:

§  Business referrals from UK offices to the international offices

§  International Business Day concept in association with various industry bodies

§  Business referrals from international offices in to the UK

§  Comprehensive competitor benchmarking methodology for clients

§  Grant and subsidy application process on behalf of clients that rivals specialist businesses in this field

§  Rolling 12 month income stream for Consultants from all strategy clients

§  Working in association with the inward investment agencies of Denmark, the Netherlands, Turkey, Poland and Canada

§  Inbound international enquiries generated by the 40+ domains owned

Unique connecting market concept between the established markets and the new target markets coming on stream within the immediate future. International client development is then offered support via an Interim  International Key Account Manager network.

Asscociate dedicated training business delivering multi-lingual cross cultural management training for emerging business markets and UK based Microsoft Office users

 2. The Market:

By 2006, there were 21 million enterprises in the private and non-primary sector of the European Union (EU), of which 99.9 percent were SMEs (ENSI 2004). Of these, 93.3 percent were micro firms, 6.2 percent were small, and 0.5 percent were medium size. Only 0.1 percent were defined as large firms. The European Commission uses an employee definition for different-size firms. Firms with 0-9 employees are defined as micro, 10-99 are small, 100-499 are medium-size, and 500 and over are defined as large. By and large, the wealthier European countries have greater-than-average sized SMEs, probably reflecting their ability to exploit economies of scale in their larger markets. However, in general the EU businesses tend to be a lot smaller than those of the USA, for example.

There were an estimated 4.7 million businesses in the UK at the start of 2007. The vast majority of these (99.3 per cent) were small businesses (with fewer than 50 employees) and they provided 47.5 per cent of the UK private sector employment and 37.4 per cent of turnover. Large businesses are in the minority; there are only around 6,000 firms that have 250+ employees. Even so, they account for 40.8 per cent of private sector employment and 48.5 per cent of turnover.

Our clients come from sectors as diverse as Service, Professional, Retail, Wholesale, Import/Export, Manufacturing, Local Authorities, IT, Biotech and Distribution. We have taken start up businesses from concept to launch and successful exit. However most of our clients are mature businesses that can afford our well earned fees and see our services as a commercial investment with a tangible return that has the potential to add real value to their business.

3. Consultant requirements:

Only candidates passionate about their work and the success of our clients need apply.

For the successful applicants this is a real opportunity to join a business with a positive working culture which always delivers results. 1st year earnings should be not less than £85k, more likely £100k, rising to £140k - £150k year 2. After that it is up to you. Outstanding success will be rewarded with the possibility of international equity participation in a vehicle specially created for the express purpose of a medium term (5 year) readiness for floatation.

To be considered you will certainly have either held P&L accountability or a senior consultancy position. You may have an MBA, but common sense, drive and an ability to see problems as mere challenges is more in keeping with our ethos. You will want to build your own business, never miss a deadline, add value to every client project and welcome working in a dynamic, fast growing international business with a flat structure and rapid decision making process. If you are a corporate or politcal business 'animal' we are not for you

However, if you are articulate, smart of appearance and able to build business relationships with consummate ease. Computer literate, articulate and a skilled presenter, you may even be an accomplished public speaker, or have the skills and technical expertise that speaks for itself. Your experience, successes and failures, will earn you respect from your clients and your peer group. We say failures because it is all part of the learning curve. If you have yet to experience failure in your life please do not apply, you are a failure waiting to happen.

As an international organisation we value language skills, and currently are actively engaged in projects where the following languages would be an advantage. Danish, German, Swedish, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, French, Turkish, Arabic and Polish. That is not to say that we would not be interested if your skills were in languages other than those, or if like many of us, are still managing to get by with English.

You need not work full time with us, but our experience to date is that consultants who join us are never short of projects or fees. Minimum OTE year 1 is £85k, Year 2 £125k to £150k or more, after that it is up to you. Senior Partnerships may be available to those who invest their skills and energy in the business. Fee generation varies from area to area as does the rate of client uptake and growth of the individual consultancy therefore it is important that you are both structured in your approach to business and capable of sustaining yourself financially through the initial, short uptake period. For any candidate who already has a strong or extensive network of contacts in the UK or internationally the income generated by being a Copernicus Consultant is particularly rapied.

A Business Plan is available but we will require a signed Confidentiality/NDA form.

Candidates from territories and countries where Copernicus is not currently represented are very welcome to apply.

Our office in China opened within 3 months of the successful applicant first making contact. This is a business where knowledge, skills and initiative are valued and our growth stategy is flexible enough to accommodate the right people when they themselves to us.

If you are one of those people, we are waiting to hear from you.

N.B. This memorandum should not be considered as a recommendation by the Shareholders, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, representatives, partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents to acquire the shares in the Company, and recipients interested in buying a territory from the Company are recommended to seek their own independent financial, legal and other advice.