Nick Small

Experience

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  Grant Thornton UK LLP

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Consultant

  Advising SMEs. Qualified as CTA.

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  KPMG UK

  Jun 2000 - Dec 2008

  Senior Manager

  Specialised in advising financial services organisations (banks, building societies and leasing companies) and co-ops. Clients included Co-operative Bank, Cheshire Building Society, HBOS and moneysupermarket.com.

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  Liverpool City Council

  Jun 2004 - now

  Labour and Co-operative Councillor representing City Centre North, a diverse inner-city area, since 2023. Previously (2004-2023) represented Central. Assistant Mayor for Schools and Education (2015-2018). Cabinet Member for Employment, Enterprise and Skills (2010-2015).

  • Cabinet Member for Growth and Economy

    May 2023 - now

  • City Councillor

    Jun 2004 - now
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  Amplifon

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Special Projects Consultant
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  Liverpool Science Park

  Jun 2010 - May 2018

  Director
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  The City of Liverpool College

  Jun 2010 - Jun 2015

  Governor
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  Liverpool Vision

  May 2011 - May 2015

  Director

  Liverpool's economic growth company. Responsible for marketing Liverpool nationally and globally, inward investment and start-ups. Chaired Vision's Finance Committee, oversight of £8.4m operations and programmes budget.Lead successful bid to bring Kauffman Foundation's Global Entrepreneurship Congress to Liverpool in 2012.Helped deliver International Festival for Business in 2014 and 2016. In 2016 responsible for bringing together IFB Schools Programme.

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  Liverpool Hope University

  May 2011 - May 2017

  Member of University Council
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  EUROCITIES

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2014

  Chair of Economic Development Forum
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  First4Skills

  Nov 2012 - May 2015

  Director

  First4Skills is a national training provider helping 8,000 learners each year gain qualifications. First4Skills specialises in retail, hospitality, business and administration, customer services, sales, warehousing and logistics and hair and beauty.

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  Beautiful Ideas Co. CIC

  Jul 2014 - May 2018

  Chair and Non-Executive Director

  The Beautiful Ideas Co CIC (BICO) is a collective of local entrepreneurs and leaders in North Liverpool. The BICO team and the people of North Liverpool to help develop economically self-sustaining ideas and projects, facilitate and support community and social innovation projects and bring together ideas and collaborators to do amazing new things.http://thebeautifulideas.co/

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  Local Government Association

  Nov 2014 - Mar 2016

  Facilitator and Lecturer

  Facilitator and lecturer for Next Generation Programme to develop skills of ambitious and talented councillors.

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  Social Impact Consulting

  May 2018 - now

  Founder and Director

  Social Impact Consulting works with social enterprises, charities, co-operatives and purpose-driven businesses to capture, understand and improve their social and economic impact. We use tools like #SROI (social return on investment), social accounting, #CBA (cost benefit analysis)and #ESG (environmental/social/governance) reporting. We support organisations on funding bids, business plans, evaluations, strategic management and reporting.

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  Open Awards

  Mar 2019 - May 2023

  Director/Trustee