WHAT DO WE PROVIDE?
- Training - Niche Computer Languages
"Come as a student, Leave as a Friend"
- Hotel - Business Accommotion
"Making Business a Pleasure"
- Based in Melksham, Wiltshire
TIMELINE
- Established 1995 - contract training
- 1996 - First "Well House Consultants Course"
- 2000 - Opened our own Training Centre
- 2006 - Opened our own Hotel
PHILOSOPHIES
- Unique, quality products that we believe in
- Encourage customer feedback and act on it as appropriate
- Under our our own control with efficient automation
- Do what we do well, and have others do what they do well
- Choose ventures where we can excel and decline others
- Encourage new developments - embrace and publicise change
- Offer excellent value and simple, fair pricing structure
MARKETING
- The Well House brand
- Word of mouth - our Customers are our Ambassadors
- Online marketing to reach distant new customers
- Supporting existing customers for recommendation and return
- Provide full, open information for all before and after sales
- Answer enquiries will full, knowledgable information
LOCAL INVOLVEMENT
- Use local suppliers where possible
- Work with the community - e.g. MRDG, FSB, Chamber of Commerce, Melksham First
- Encourage use of Public Transport - spearheading "Save the Train"
- Bowerhill Villager typeset / production
CUSTOMERS
- Major companies and corporations
- Universities and higher education extablishements
- Medium sized and smaller companies
- Charities and the Voluntary Sector
- National and local government
- Resellers and Agents
- Individuals and contractors
STAFF
- Square pegs for square holes, round pegs for round holes
- As the business develops, let people develop
- A happy team works hard, well, dedicated
- Staff feedback encouraged at all times
- "Week ahead" emails, and email, skype, blog, Wiki.
- Regular monthly meetings to feedback and inform
- Encourage staff learning, training, development
- Staff empowered to make decision by knowing strategy.
NOW AND THE FUTURE
- 3 staff at 1.1.2006, grew to 4.25 staff by 1.1.2007
- Turnover grew 15% in 2006 to 190,000 pounds
- Growth planned / projected to 250k this year
- 1, 6 and 12 month, 1, 6 and 12 year plans.
FOOTNOTE
- Prepared 9th January 2007 by Graham Ellis
- Key facts for judges for Wiltshire Business of the Year
See also
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