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Scottish Enterprise Business Gateway
Anyone thinking about starting a business can access a web based start
up action plan provided by the Business Gateway and which uses Sirius
AQL Online. The start up action plan engages over a thousand pre start
business a month in taking their ideas forward. The start up action
plan links into a wide range of follow up services that SE provide
in this area. Sirius has worked with the Business Gateway for over
5 years, providing software and project support. |
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Scottish Enterprise Account Managed Team
Growth minded business in Scotland are supported by a network of account
managers who provide strategic guidance and broker in specialist help
on a wide range of business issues. These account managers use Sirius
Adviser QL to conduct "Growing Business Audits" and create a development
plan that fits with the strategic needs of their client. AQL Reporting
Service provides SE with an overview of account manged activities
and outcomes. |
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UK Trade & Investment Passport to Export
The Passport to Export Programme is open to SMEs in England who are
new to exporting. This programme provides a package of training, advice
and subsidy. The first step on the programme is a business diagnostic
that has been tailored to the needs of new exporters. The International
Trade Advisers who deliver this and other support through the programme
use Sirius Adviser QL to conduct an initial International Business
Review and to create and maintain the action plan that allows them
to manage their client through the exporting process. AQL Reporting
Service provides UKTI regional and national managers with an overview
of activity and outcomes. Sirius has also provided design, specification
and project support services throughout the introduction and bedding
in of the National Common Diagnostic. |
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UK Trade & Investment Internal Audit
The Passport to Export programme is subject to six monthly audits
against a national delivery standard. The audits are carried out across
the 40 offices from which ITA's support their clients. AQL Online
allows the auditors to collate their results regionally and nationally
and to utilise a common set of reports for analysing and interpreting
the results. |
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Business Link London Brokerage Service
Business Link London has used AQL Online for four years to provide
their advisory team with the diagnostic tools to initiate intensive
assists. The use of the system continues as BLL transform to the new
brokerage model. |
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Intellectual Asset Centre
Provision of online and desktop diagnostics to assess how well an organisation is managing its intellectual property and, for intermediaries to work with organisations to improve IA management and exploitation.
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University of Strathclyde
The department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management created Competitive Scotland in 2002 to support business improvement and increase competitiveness of Scottish manufacturing companies.
In 2006 Competitive Scotland adopted AQL Online as a key tool for members to carry out self assessments and as a structured guide to its vast reservoir of information.
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Customer First
Customer First is the quality framework for business support agencies.
They use AQL Online to allow applicants to self evaluate their performance against the standard.
This also allows applicants to create and maintain an action plan as well as well as providing Customer First with an overview of the development needs of their customer base.
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University of Cambridge
Our specialist knowledge and skills in creating software delivery tools for structured management assessment methodologies has been recognised by the Institute for Manufacturing who we are working with on a number of projects.
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West of Scotland Loan Fund
WoSLF provide loans to SMEs for growth and development. They employ
advisers through Local Authorities to conduct case reviews on applicants.
These advisers use AQL Financial Health Check to carry out a quick
review of the current financial situation and to assess the likely
impact of their investment. |
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CTAD - Women into Enterprise
Sirius has collaborated with Cambridge Training and Development to
provide an online diagnostic screener. Based on AQL Online, the screener
helps women carry out a self-assessment against the key issues in
the "Women into Enterprise" programme and create an action plan.
Signposts point participants to key elements in WiE that address areas
of weakness and improvement techniques. WiE is a development of the
SEED programme devised by the entrepreneur Lynne Franks and maps to
Level 3 and 2 S/NVQ. |
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Quality Improvement Agency Research Framework
The QIA has been set up to promote excellence throughout the FE sector.
They explicitly recognise that "real achievements must come from within".
This means "adopting excellence as a goal rather than compliance", and "seeing self-assessment as fundamental to identifying professional development and quality improvement needs".
The long term aim is that all colleges and staff should carry our self-assessment to a level that will support self-regulation of the sector.
A Research Framework has been set up to assist in this fundamental change and Sirius has been appointed a member of the Research Register.
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