John McCarthy B.Sc. (hons) MBCS
John is the founder and creator of LeadSure. John is highly entrepreneurial in nature and runs several IT companies. His background is in Internet Technology. He has spoken at major IT conferences around the world on SME IT security and the opportunities e-business can present to SME's. John sits on the International committee for Information warfare and IT security. John has been in business for the last 25 years. He is well versed in understanding the needs of SME's and how IT can help reduce costs and maximise income.
Professor Peter Wyer: PhD; MBA; Dip Germ; PGCE (Business); BA (Hons)
Peter Wyer recently joined the University of Derby from Middlesex University’s Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR). He is Head of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Professor of Entrepreneurship.
Mike Bernard Small and Medium Business Marketing Manager for UK Ireland and South Africa
"IBM are pleased to be associated with the Leadsure initiative. IBM's Express Advantage hardware, software and services offerings are tailored to specifically meet the needs of the SME customer. We are confident that Leadsure's customers will be able to leverage our offerings and realise real business benefit"
Many organisations, irrespective of size and complexity, find change and development difficult to achieve and manage. This is particularly true of ICT projects where there are many examples of projects that have over run both elapsed time and financial budgets. This creates a reluctance within many Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to embark upon ICT development projects, preventing many SMEs achieving the cost efficiency gains that properly implemented ICT solutions can achieve.