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Examples of support we offer include:
The EEN services are free of charge to eligible businesses. We can offer bespoke consulting support on a negotiated basis.
Business advice is available to tenants and others through our consultancy team.
The team is made up of experienced business professionals David Gill, Claire Johnsen, Penny Lord and Kirsten Masson and complemented by Anna Nadolna, our marketing expert, who promotes tenants through our marketing channels.
David Gill
Claire Johnsen
Penny Lord
Kirsten Masson
Anna Nadolna
Managing Director
David Gill has been Managing Director of the St John’s Innovation Centre since 2008. David is currently a non-executive director of several start-up companies, a board member of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (regional economic development), and chair of the steering committee of ideaSpace, the University of Cambridge pre-incubator. David is the co-author of numerous publications on innovation, incubation and finance.
David Gill
Claire Johnsen
Penny Lord
Kirsten Masson
Anna Nadolna
Innovation Advisor
Claire is our newest member of the Consultancy team, joining us to add to the balance of skills in the team. She is dedicated to supporting SME companies in the East Anglian region so they can solve issues, create value, maximise growth and improve business performance. Her special focus is integrating innovation and matching funding opportunities. With the above experience and having run her own businesses and being a non-executive director Claire has just the skills to be the Centre’s named Innovation Advisor for tenants.
David Gill
Claire Johnsen
Penny Lord
Kirsten Masson
Anna Nadolna
Development Manager
Penny joined the Centre in 2013 and enjoys her varied job as coach, innovation advisor and development manager. Currently working with companies in East Anglia she helps support them using her years of experience in strategic planning and Access to Finance . She is passionate about supporting SME's to grow, innovate and internationalise. Penny is a Yorkshire lass and offers a down to earth, practical approach – in her words – she calls a spade a shovel!
David Gill
Claire Johnsen
Penny Lord
Kirsten Masson
Anna Nadolna
Consultancy Manager
Kirsten has worked for or been closely involved with the Centre for over 6 years – her 25 year track record in business support and programme management for SME’s has been extensively used across tenants and companies in the East of England. Kirsten’s varied experience of working across a range of businesses including her own means she knows the importance especially focusing on raising finance, leadership & management, strategy and planning, executive coaching and leadership and management.
David Gill
Claire Johnsen
Penny Lord
Kirsten Masson
Anna Nadolna
Marketing & Social Media
Anna was a very welcome addition to the Centre team in 2015; her knowledge of social media and running events is second to none, add enthusiasm and a creative marketing ability to this mix together with great admin skills - it sums up Anna’s contribution to the Centre. Anna has a passion for paddle boarding and has set up the first Cambridge stand up paddle boarding community – SUPer Whale.
