Finding business angels to invest in growing companies

After graduating from Leeds University in 1972 John Rankin then spent the next 20 years working in South East Asia, where, based in Singapore, through start up, acquisition & merger he built up and was MD of the region’s largest private sector horticultural services group.

Returning to England in 1993, John worked as a consultant for a few years before becoming involved with an Interior Landscape Company as investing shareholder, Business Development Director and eventually MD. He played a major role in establishing this firm as the third largest operating nationally in the UK, quadrupling sales, and building up a national network of 20 franchised branches.

The company was successfully sold in 2004, and John is now putting his 30 years experience in growing, developing and selling profitable SMEs to work as an ABA Deal Manager. Familiar with most of the problems faced by owner managers of SMEs, John’s particular strengths lie in business planning, sales, customer service and franchising.