Eriskay Associates Ltd.
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| Eriskay Associates Ltd. | |
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| Type | Employee-owned |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Glasgow, UK |
| Key people | Charles Vincent, Director Mark Taylor, Director |
| Industry | Management Consulting |
| Employees | <10 (2008) |
| Website | www.eriskay-associates.co.uk |
Eriskay Associates Ltd. is a strategic and management consulting firm based in Glasgow. It is a spin off from Strathclyde Business School and consists of a core of associates and a loose affiliation with a number of other consultancies and independent consultants.
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[edit] History
[edit] Originating Research
Eriskay is based around research conducted at Strathclyde Business School as part of their MBA programme. The original investigation by Jamie McGuinness, Mark Taylor and Charles Vincent was the application of Colin Eden and Fran Ackermann's Making Strategy[1] process to Technology Related SMEs[2].
The research was well received by the academic community and the university encouraged the formation of a spin off company to attempt to commercialise the processes. This was done with the help of University of Strathclyde's entrepreneurial network, essential[3].
[edit] Formation and Early Operations
The company was initially formed in Nov 2007, by Charles Vincent and Mark Taylor. Jamie McGuinness had decided not to continue his involvement with the project. The company was created a private limited company. Initial work came from University of Strathclyde and other related organisations. The company quickly start to win other business and in early 2008 added Philip Wong as its first associate with Idong Usoro joining in June 2008.
[edit] Organisational Structure
Its organisational structure is that of having a core number of consultants with loose affiliations with a number of other business services organisations and independent consultants.
[edit] Service Areas
- Strategy
- SME Strategy
- Start Up Strategy
- Management Consulting
- Finance Operations
- Customer Relationship Management
- Change Management
- Human Resources Management
[edit] Visual Identity
The typeface used in the Logo is Arial Narrow with the simple design being created by University of Strathclyde students. The corporate descriptor for Eriskay Associates is "Creating Winning Strategies" which rapidly replaced the original “Creating Strategy” in early 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Ackermann and Eden, Colin and Fran (1998). Making Strategy. Sage Publications Ltd.
- ^ McGuinness, Taylor Vincent, Jamie, Mark and Charles (2007). Making Strategy For High Growth SMEs in Technology Related Sectors. Strathclyde University.
- ^ Timming, Suzanne (May), “Grateful graduates praise Strathclyde”, Enterprise Matters (no. 13)
