Scott Allison
BA in Marketing from University of Strathclyde (1999), Owner/Manager at Freedom Phones (1996-2000), Managing Director at Freedom Mobiles ltd. (2000-2006), Managing Director at ABICA Ltd. (2006-2009).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://scott-allison.net |
| Industries: | Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment, Retail, Writing |
| Next step: | Launching Teamly in June 2010 |
| Location: | London |
| Groups: | BASES, Edinburgh E-club |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Strathclyde |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | ABICA Ltd. |
| Position: | Managing Director |
| Time period: | March 2006 - October 2009 |
| Description: | - Integrated four separate businesses to create Scotland’s leading independent telecoms provider for SMEs which turned over £1M and employed 12 people.
- Led the introduction of brand new recurring revenue streams, which eventually accounted for over one third of turnover. - Led rebranding of business and management of external marketing and PR agencies throughout this process. - Developed management processes, including meeting patterns, introduction of metrics, performance reviews and staff coaching. - Expanded headcount through recruitment, including hiring and firing to build the team. - Introduced focus on quality, which led to winning the award for “Excellence in Customer Service” at the Glasgow Business Awards 2009. |
| Employer: | FREEDOM MOBILES Ltd. |
| Position: | Managing Director |
| Time period: | December 2000 - February 2006 |
| Description: | - Took existing part-time business and transformed it into a full-time business with three staff and retail premises to complement existing online operations.
- Raised finance from bank and outside investor. - Turnover grew ten-fold and peaked at £0.5M |
| Employer: | FREEDOM PHONES |
| Position: | Owner/Manager |
| Time period: | March 1996 - November 2000 |
| Description: | - Established own home-based business in spare time while at University.
- Freedom Phones retailed mobile phones and contracts online to residential customers at a time when mobile phone ownership and web usage was beginning to take off. - Ran business single-handedly including building the website, handling all sales and customer service phone calls and emails, as well as keeping accounts and filing tax returns. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Strathclyde |
| Time period: | 1994 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Marketing, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | - Non-Executive Director on the board of non-profit The Entrepreneurial Exchange Ltd
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Scott's Startups (1)
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Teamly
Teamly makes people and companies more effective and productive by helping them focus on what is truly important. A productivity and performance management tool, its key attributes are simplicity and ROI.
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FollowThing
FollowThing is a powerful, web-based professional networking and media monitoring tool to keep you and your team informed and connected.
Scott's Contacts (17)
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Jesse Sam
London based, 18 years old. Left school at 16 to set up first venture - education company supporting young people with work exp. opportunities. Sinced moved on to set up FaceValue; social commerce platform supporting e-commerce within social networks
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Thibaut Courouble
Entrepreneur and web developer.
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