Carol Bratton is a self-employed business advisor. One of her contracts is with The Lincolnshire Development Unit in Lincoln assisting people with their funding applications to the Loan Fund Panel.

Carol worked for The Prince's Trust in Lincoln for eight years, assisting disadvantaged young people going into self-employment, before founding CB Associates using her connections and resources to create a knowledge pool.

Carol is a member of Business Champions for EMDA in Lincolnshire has assisted with various projects promoting Lincolnshire and sat on regeneration discussion groups which worked on strategy for improvement of the area as well as local deprivation issues. Carol is also the Chair of The Market Rasen Development Trust, and is actively involved with the development of the new website for this Trust.

EMDA
Market Rasen Development Trust

As a Committee Member of The Institute of Business Consulting, East Midlands, Carol is able to contribute to the continued growth of the organisation.

Carol is also has excellent knowledge in setting up Mentoring Schemes and is an active Mentor for:

The Prince's Trust:
Nottingham Business Venture
Business Link, London

Carol is also SFEDI assessed by Business Link for Business Advice and SFEDI accredited to assist clients to meet the IiP standards and she is also a SFEDI Assessor for EMQC.

Carol comes from a business background which includes assisting people in to becoming self-employed, but was previously self-employed herself and was partner in a haulage /pallet company several years ago.

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