Clients

Clients & Testimonials

Clients include the following professional groups.

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• Legal Professionals
• We work with solicitors and barristers saving them many hours of valuable time, by improving their knowledge and skills with Microsoft Office.
• Educators
• Helping professionals in the education sector to perform better: We offer a range of CPD workshops for both teaching and support staff. Simplifying administrative tasks and embracing the use of technology in teaching and learning.
• Enterprise Agencies & Business Owners
• Helping Entrepreneurs, sole traders and business owners make the most of the Internet and computer software. Enhancing business skills is a mandatory requirement for growth and prosperity Enterprise Agencies and Business support services.
• Business Improvement
• A Streamlining everyday tasks. Recording, presenting and sending numerical data for invoicing, stock control, preparing summary statistics and reports. Linking documents in Word and Excel Using Outlook to communicate and schedule.
• Training Organisations
• We work with others to update the IT skill levels of their staff, provide advice and support on producing quality training materials and run workshops for their clients as and when required.
• Accountants
• When it comes to numbers a little bit of spreadsheet savvy goes a long way to making sure the figures all add up.
• Environment Agencies
• Simplifying everyday admin tasks, manipulating data and preparing and presenting statistical reports and charts.
• Health Practitioners
• A lot of our clients have bespoke database systems but like to export and import data, or edit and secure the information before presenting it or making it available to third parties.
• Food Industry
• Simplifying everyday admin tasks and improving in-house communications using Office 365 and Office 2013

Gill delivered a hands–on 'Using Spreadsheets for Business' workshop to clients of East Durham Business Service. The attendees created spreadsheets relevant to self-employment. With lots of tips and hints for quick, effective and accurate data entry, spreadsheets were created for collecting, analysing and managing data to find and communicate with customers. Templates and formulae were used for tasks including, keeping track of travel and mileage expenses, creating invoices, and Income and Expenditure records in preparation for completing a tax return.

The spreadsheets and templates created were saved for re-use and attendees empowered with the necessary skills to adapt them as their business grows. Gill has the knowledge and temperament to help businesses with the IT skills required to start up, develop and grow. Her passion and ability to engage with others, had the delegates buzzing with excitement, thinking, asking questions, applying skills and constantly on task.

The most useful skills were all the little tricks in Excel to make life easier in every day tasks.Kim Woolhead, Admin Officer I can implement the skills this week to autofill and autosum the budget report, getting less frustrated and more efficient.Dan Chapman, Estates Officer The training benefits will be saving time and increased efficiency when dealing with weekly budgets.Vicki SixSmith, Managing Director I will use the short cuts, data manipulation and data validation skills regularly.Mauve Lee, Ecologist

Gill has created a bespoke series of courses on Computer and Internet Skills for Entrepreneurs. Here, at Five Lamps Enterprise she was keen to collaborate with other staff at all times and demonstrated a willingness and ability to work alongside other team members to compliment and support existing programmes. Gill developed and delivered workshops on Social Media and .How to Create a Free Website. Gill is a well informed IT expert who patiently and clearly presents in an easy to understand teaching format.

She supports and encourages people to work at their own pace – without wanting to do it for them. The clients applied the skills acquired throughout the hands-on sessions. With increased confidence, motivation and improved research skills they were empower, encouraged and challenged to extend their knowledge and abilities way beyond the course content. Clients said it was a fantastic course and commented the training could not have been any better. I have no hesitation in recommending her first class, friendly and enthusiastic services to others.