About MacNeill Consultancy

MacNeill consultancy is an independent company founded in 1991 by Bill MacNeill. We specialise in marketing & business planning, research and change management consulting with an interim manager service available. In addition we also provide personal mentoring, training and coaching services on a 1:1 basis for individuals and organisations.

News

Bill MacNeill elected to Institute of Business Advisors Northern Ireland Regional Committee

Principal consultant Bill MacNeill has been elected to the Northern Ireland Regional Committee of the Institute of Business Advisors.
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Virtual Team “expand your team without needing more office space”

With the redevelopment of the Westlink in Belfast, we’ve created a solution for those companies and workers who want to minimise the effect of this three-year project on their productivity and sanity. For details on how to apply for the Virtual Team programme please contact us.
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Stress Risk assessment service

This allows companies to assess stress risk as part of their annual health & safety assessment and to highlight areas for action. For details on how to apply for the Stress Risk assessment service please contact us.
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pay as you go virtual marketing service launched

For details on how to apply for the pay as you go virtual marketing service please contact us.
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What we can do for you

Whether you are starting up, developing or assessing your organisation we can help you respond effectively to the challenges.

Planning:

• Business idea viability consultancy
• Business plan creation and critique services (Invest NI approved consultant)
• Financial projections (using SAGE Winforecast Professional)
• Business improvement plans
• Marketing & Sales Action plans for home and external markets
• Sales performance plans for individuals and sales teams

Mentoring:

• Improving the effectiveness of people, products and processes
• Identifying opportunities in communities and locations as well as organisations
• Improving performance, identifying and reducing stress.
• Innovative audit and diagnostic processes with effective unfreezing and refreezing strategies
• Improved personal, product and organisational performance leading to enhanced profitability and service

Training:

• Marketing for the novice and the accomplished Marketer
• Direct marketing, practical templates and guides
• Stress Awareness training & Stress Reduction courses
• NEW Working in a Virtual Team (eWorking, Working from home, Working away from the office)
• NEW Getting the best from a Virtual Team (remote management)

Research:

• Market Audits
• Desk research
• Customer satisfaction surveys
• Access to trained field researchers and supervisors
• Data analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Scientist)
• Focus Groups & Executive interviewing

Research (Organisational):

• Stress Risk assessments (to comply with Health & Safety legislation). Secure Web-based service now available (see NEWS section, Download more information zipped Word document 300Kb)
• Stress Monitoring (for enhanced personal and team performance)
• Organisational research
• Training needs analysis
• Internal customer survey
• Assessment of suitability for eWorking and Virtual teams (see NEWS section, Download more information zipped Word document 192Kb)

MacNeill Consultancy accreditations

• Member of the Institute of Business Advisors (2004)
• S.F.E.D.I accredited enterprise trainer, counsellor and mentor (2003)
• D32, D34 & D36 NVQ Level 4 Assessor / Internal Verifier - Chartered Management Inst. (1996)
• Member of the Chartered Management Institute (1994)
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (1987)
• Diploma in Marketing (1987)