Our Team - Sue Fry

Sue has 25 years leadership, management and organisational development experience with the social enterprise, voluntary, community and childcare sectors, and is qualified in leadership, management, coaching and business advice.

Sue uses her knowledge and direct experience of the third sector as an advisor, employee, trustee and volunteer, with coaching and mentoring skills to work with individuals, teams and potential business start ups. With individuals this has resulted in improved confidence in overcoming difficulties and perceived blocks and barriers, which is often a feature of the early stages of business starts. She will also help with the identification, planning towards and achievement of goals.

Sue has worked with teams and organisations to develop, improve systems and performance, and implement change. She is well versed in Full Cost Recovery budgeting and has worked with a range of organisations, from those with 6 funding streams and turnover of £100,000 to an organisation with 40 funding streams and around £3 million turnover, to implement systems which can help with an organisations confidence in presenting their costs to funders and purchasers of services. She also has experience in successful preparation for assessments against a quality standard, and developing strategic, business, operational and project plans

Sue is an experienced trainer and facilitator and has excellent communications skills and the ability to develop trusted relationships with both clients and suppliers, and facilitate and build partnerships and networks. Sue has worked with regional and national agencies, to deliver projects and facilitate partnerships to work productively together, using an adaptable, creative and consultative approach.

Sue serves as the Chair of Trustees, for The Borrowers, an Incorporated Charity, who has twice won the Chamber of Commerce Community Business of the Year Award.