SEIS Monitoring
A long standing client of Court’s who is a reasonably wealthy and keen investor in small businesses asked Court to come up with a plan to monitor his investments on a more proactive basis to avoid flashpoints, manage risk and avoid costly cash calls.Court and his team put in place a plan which includes regular […]
Small Business Restructuring London
Court was recently instructed to completely restructure a small advanced technologies business in London to produce positive results and cash flow. To achieve this we completed the following tasks: Thoroughly reviewing the existing business Creating sensible project plans Creating sensible business plans Reviewing and restructuring processes Creating a new website Introducing new software and collaborative […]
Franchise Development Project
Court was to design a franchise network for a Canadian Engineering company. As part of this project he undertook a review of all processes and provided a fully costed solution and franchise network design for consideration and further implementation. The project was completed on time and on budget. Project start and end: 2013.
Country Estate Restructuring
On behalf of the owner of a small country estate in the North of England I identified a number of ways for the owner to maximise the potential for generating income through the existing building stock, without requiring substantial modification, refurbishment or new development. I identified key areas and produced a creative but sensitive and […]
Business Sale – Web Design Agency
Our client instructed The Investment Network to sell their business, a charming web design agency with 3 staff based in Kent that produce some most excellent work. We advised our client on the process of selling the business and valued it for him, we also provided some advice and guidance to his staff. We then […]
Microsoft System Center
For 10 years Court Guinness specialised in Microsoft System Center and its associated products. Working worldwide Court provided advice and guidance on the following: System Center Capacity Manager WSUS Operations Manager Mobile Device Manager Capacity Manager Configuration Manager App Controller Orchestrator Service Manager Forefront Data Protection Manager Virtual Machine Manager Hyper-V ISA Server MOM SMS […]
Project Retail 2018
Project Retail 2018 was a new retail concept scheduled to launch before 2018. Featuring a number of distinct retail channels and some new twists designed to engage the customer more clearly and succinctly than ever before with traditional retail channels working alongside new and emerging technologies.
Tasteful Lingerie Project (2005 – 2009)
In 2005 Court Guinness purchased an under-performing online shop specialising in the sale of ladies lingerie. A particular problem of the day involving the purchase of ladies lingerie online was brought to his attention which he set about solving mainly by changing the context of the website and its appearance and presence which lent itself […]
Shop For Electricals
Shop for Electricals was acquired by Court Guinness in 2004 and was an online store specialising in electrical, household and leisure goods and gadgets. Court increased turnover by 3000% and increased the value of both the business and the internet property. He also grew the available product lines by 67%. Court sold Shop For Electricals […]
Software Development Projects (1997-2003)
From 1997-2003 Court Guinness was involved in a number of Software development projects based throughout the UK and Ireland mainly in the government, finance and telecoms sectors. Court mainly developed in Visual Basic, OPL, Dbase, Excel, HTML, Javascript, VBA, PHP, Perl, Access, Microsoft Project, ASP, VBScript and SQL. Court also utilised Prince2 and SSADM.
Job Boards and Recruitment Portals
Court has provided management expertise and internet development skills for a small number of Job Boards and Recruitment portals.
Property Redevelopment West London
Court was successful in redeveloping a dilapidated property in West London
Hotel Restructuring Project
Court was asked to produce a strategy for country hotel that struggling with falling income and occupancy rates.
All Internet Projects
Court has been involved in over 150 internet projects ranging from the small to the very complex.
Publishing Projects
Court has been involved in the following publishing projects:
Court Guinness Current Projects (2019+)
Court Guinness’ current projects include the following:
Mobile Phones
In 2004 Court Guinness bought is first online mobile phone retail business. He grew revenues by 900% In 2006 he exited this business. Later in 2006 he brought a second mobile phone business and grew revenues steadily until he left this business in 2014. Court had some of the best years of the mobile phone […]