Joy Chopp
The practicalities and pitfalls of starting and growing a small business are an exciting challenge, as individual in each case as the owner, market and idea.
With over 20 years experience as a trainer, consultant and entrepreneur, Joy's help is pragmatic, down to earth and attuned to each client.
Working with startups, Joy has shared her knowledge with business owners since the 80's. Involved at that time with the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, she has successfully helped hundreds of SME's to get up and running. She continues to run various business skills seminars and acts as a Business Adviser for several business support organisations both in the private & public sector. Most of the work undertaken for these organisations is in the nature of mentoring, holding 1 to 1 sessions with clients requiring advise and support ranging from help with writing a business plan, legal issues, finance, marketing and more.
Some of her client testimonials
Joy is particularly enthusiastic about encouraging women entrepreneurs in the service sector, leisure, beauty therapy, complimentary health practitioners and craft enterprises. She has also developed a niche working as an adviser to manual tradeswoman/entrepreneurs who are still under-represented.
For her corporate clients she present courses on topics such as Assertiveness, Customer Care, Time Management and Stress Management.
During her 20 years as a trainer and consultant, Joy has successfully road-tested her own advice, having owned, managed and exited both a Complimentary Health Centre and an Antiques and Craft Fairs organisation.
She holds a D32/33 in Business Administration and holds the QED & SFEDI (Small Firms Enterprise Initiative) qualifications.
She is based in Woodford Green on the outskirts of East London & Essex.
