THE TEAM AND HOW WE CAN HELP
Denise
Operations Director
Denise Fielding is Operations Director at East Durham Business Service.
She heads up the organisation’s team of business advisers and support staff, who help support aspiring entrepreneurs into self-employment and small businesses keen to grow.
Denise is also responsible for the development and management of the EDBS business support projects and the management of EDBS’s fully serviced office space at Novus Business Centre in Peterlee.
Hina
Business Adviser
Hina, who divides her time between EDBS’s Peterlee and Seaham offices, has worked as a business adviser in the North East for over 17 years and is now enjoying her second spell with East Durham Business Service.
Aside from her role with EDBS, Hina also runs her own successful business, Mayvin Associates, which offers a range of services including marketing, financial planning and management, business development, coaching, and business recovery planning.
Hina’s role involves one-to-one mentoring and support, working with new and existing businesses in County Durham.
Christine
Office Manager
Her role also includes booking client appointments, liaising with advisors, collating paperwork, updating monitoring reports and the preparation and submission of monthly claims.
Christine’s other day-to day responsibilities include preparing reports for monthly board meetings; supporting the business administration assistant and monitoring progress; and the management and maintenance of the internal filing system.
Sandra
Business Centre Co-ordinator
Sandra Wardle is East Durham Business Service’s business centre co-ordinator.
Sandra is the first point of contact for businesses interested in moving into the Novus Business Centre in Peterlee.
She deals with all enquiries that come in from potential tenants and conducts tours of the office space for people who want to see what’s on offer.
Support is also given to companies moving into the services offices in both locations, with Sandra on hand to help them settle in.