About Us
Would you like helpful, relevant guidance on managing your people?
Would you like your teams to work and communicate better?
Would you like your Health & Safety to meet the legal requirements?
Yes? Then you are in the right place!
SME Advisor saves you the headache of dealing with the minefield of HR, Management Training and Health & Safety matters.


“At affordable value and with nothing too small, we enable business owners and business leaders achieve their commercial goals with our expert HR, Leadership Development and Health & Safety guidance”
Our success is rooted in our Core Values:
HONESTY – We are flexible & encourage giving & receiving feedback
CUSTOMER FOCUS – We listen to our customers & are proactive
COMMERCIAL – Current, compliant &entrepreneurial
COMMUNICATION – Transparent & inclusive communication
INTEGRITY – Authentic & accountable
FUN – Make work enjoyable & celebrating success
Meet the UK Team
Althea
HR & Management Consultant
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· FCIPD Level 7
· Diploma in Personnel Management
· BSc (Hons) Microbiology
· Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Steps I and II
Andy
Health & Safety Consultant
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· NEBOSH General Certificate
· Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate (SMSTS)
· BOHS Management of Asbestos in Buildings (P405)
· Fire Risk Assessment in Construction Certificate.
Angela
HR & Management Consultant
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· Institute of Leadership & Management – Level 5
· Diploma in Leadership & Management
· Level 5 Diploma in Human Resources Management
· Royal College of Teachers – Cert. of Educational Studies
Anthony
Health & Safety Consultant
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· ISO 14001 implementation
· ISO 45001 implementation
· IRCA Internal Auditing OSHAS 18001 & 14001
· Incident Investigation
· Construction Regulations
· NEBOSH International Diploma in Safety Management (in progress)
Artur
Health & Safety Consultant
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· NEBOSH HSE Introduction to Incident Investigation
· NEBOSH Managing and controlling hazards in construction activities
· IFSM , Fire Manager Certificate
· Fire Risk Assessor/Fire Safety Provision
Caroline
Health & Safety Administrator
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Donna
Health & Safety Consultant
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· Intermediate Certificate in Supervising Health and Safety
· Fire Risk Assessment training, West Midlands Fire Service
· NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
· FPA, Advanced Fire Risk Assessment
· FPA, C09 Advanced Fire Risk Assessment in Residential Properties
· Level 3 Certificate in Fire Safety
· First4Safety CDM Awareness
· EBIS, Workplace Vehicle and Transport Safety
· NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professional
James
Health & Safety Consultant
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· NEBOSH Fire Safety & Risk Management Certificate
· NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
· NCRQ Level 6 Certificate in Personal Injury Liability & Absence Reduction
· NCRQ Level 6 Certificate in Applied Health & Safety
· DSEAR – Certificate
· CSCS Professionally Qualified
· Prince2 Foundation
· Graduate-GIFireE
John
Health & Safety and Environmental Consultant
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· Chartered Environmentalist with the Society for the Environment
· Level 6 Diploma in Strategic Risk and Crisis Management
· NVQ 4 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice – City & Guilds
· Certificate in Risk Management (Institute of Risk Management)
· Auditing and Reviewing Health and Safety Management
· IFE Level 2 Certificate in Fire Science, Operations and Safety
· Qualified Fire fighter (Kent Fire and Rescue Service)
· Quality Auditor Course (SGS Yardsley)
· IEMA
· Chartered
Kate
Finance & Administration Director
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Kate joined the SME Advisor in 2019 and is now managing all financial, accounting, compliance and administration matters.
Naomi
HR Consultant
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· MSc Human Resources Management
· Prince2
Paul
Managing Director
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Paul Beard is the founder of SME Advisor, and has extensive knowledge of both HR and Health & Safety matters having been advising businesses for over 17 years. He is driven by his passion is to allow business owners to focus on their core activities by relieving them of the stress and time associated with managing their people and the work environment.
Richard
Health & Safety Consultant
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· NEBOSH National General Certificate in Environmental Management
· NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety & Risk Management
· NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
· NVQ Level 5 in Occupational Health & Safety Practice
· Graduate-GIFireE
· FPA C06 Fire Risk Assessment
· FPA C18 Passive Fire Protection
· FPAC19 Fire Safety Design of Buildings
Sarah
Health & Safety Consultant
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· CITB – Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
· VTCT – IQA Internal Quality Assurance (Level 4)
· QCF – DTLLS Teaching & Learning (Level 5)
· OCN – Counselling Skills
· Member of Society for Education and Training
Tim
Operations Director
HR & Management Consultant
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· ILM Level 5 Coaching & Mentoring
· Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBPTI) Certified Practitioner
Tom
Health & Safety Consultant
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· NEBOSH National Diploma Occupational Health & Safety
· NEBOSH General Certificate Occupational Health & Safety
· Fire Safety Management & Fire Risk Assessment
· CITB Site Safety Plus – Site Management Safety Training Scheme
· CITB Site Safety Plus – Temporary Works Coordinator
· CISRS – Basic Scaffold Inspection
· IOSH Working Safely
· Certificate of Competence in Asbestos
· Building Surveys & Bulk Sampling Proficiency Certificate
· Asbestos Fibre Counting
· Air Sampling of Asbestos,
· Management of Asbestos in Buildings
Meet the International Team
Belinda
HR Consultants – Australia
Carmel
HR Consultants – Australia
Cate
HR Consultants – Australia
Jemma
HR Consultants – Australia
Laurence
HR Consultants – France
Cat
HR Consultants – Isle of Man
Noreen
HR Consultants – Ireland
Marjo
HR Consultants – Netherlands
David
HR Consultants – Sweden
Camilla
HR Consultants – Denmark
Pascal
HR Consultants – Belgium
SME Advisor offers a bespoke service
Whether you need a single one-off meeting, on-going consultancy or an entire portfolio of documentation and advice, SME Advisor offers a bespoke service on all HR, Leadership Development and Health & Safety matters whatever your need and budget. We are here to help you!
Consisting of the perfect-sized team of qualified and friendly consultants, we all have extensive experience in dealing with HR, Leadership Development and Health & Safety matters for small to medium sized businesses. Our testimonials and loyal customers prove that we always have your best interests at heart. Not only do we offer you accurate, timely advice but we also deal with your queries efficiently and at a sensible cost.
We are passionate about our work and take great pride in helping owners and managers who would like advice or want to outsource HR, Leadership Development and Health & Safety matters. Call us today to find out how we can help you!

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