November 2020, getting ready for year end…

So, November arrives and before you know it, it’s almost gone… The advent calendars are posed and ready, and I honestly believe that Santa’s sleigh will be in sight soon.

On the business front, it’s been another month of innovation, creation and demonstration.

Innovation: The Okto project I mentioned in my last update has taken a serious turn. Moving the original concept into new arenas has made November simply vanish in terms of video calls, conferences, outreach to business connections and plain old hard work in front of the PC. Excitingly, the company has employed its first member of staff, organised the corporate structure and will, by the time you read this, probably have engaged with KPMG to develop the future plans, projections and route ahead. The innovation twist is to do with IT. I can’t say too much but if AI, Deep Leaning and Neural Networks are your thing then you should contact me!

Creation:, Cloud RPO has started off wonderfully. Now seeking to employ its first member staff, it is creating jobs, creating conversations, creating thoughts and most of all creating ambition…

Demonstration: I was told a long time ago not to demo anything until you have understood its worth to the person you want to demonstrate to. This is never more true than in the IT world, Car sales world etc… However, in real life you have to demonstrate your value to people, and having done this earlier in the year I was delighted to get a call to say ‘Hey Nick – come and talk to us, we’re ready now, sorry we were so long getting in touch’.
So I went along and found a simple straight-line business that needs some vital cash, management skills and creative thinking to kick start it. I can absolutely help here I thought… So, I’m just signing some paperwork now (NDA and such like) then I’ll get to work… Absolutely up my street and these are really lovely people to work with.

I’ll confirm more details on this and the other ongoing work in hand that I have next month…

Stay safe!

October 2020 update

I hear from my friends, acquaintances and colleagues in the UK that autumn has definitely arrived now, and the evenings draw in and the temperature drops. Here in Malta its not quite the same, however, after a few thunderstorms and an earthquake in the last few weeks, and the fact that tourist numbers have definitely declined, it does seem as though summer is over, despite the fact that the average daily temperature is still between 27 and 30 degrees, and even overnight it doesn’t drop below 22 degrees.

From a business perspective, the summer ‘vacation’ mode has definitely left though, it has been a very busy time on many fronts.

Cloud RPO has launched, and the general feedback from prospective clients is very positive. The project continues to excite me and developments around new territories over the last couple of weeks add to my enthusiasm. Next week I have several important online meetings for this project and I hope to start seeing the fruits of my labour in due course.

Another project I’m working hard on took a major step in the last few days, with the angel investment round being closed successfully we can now embark on the exciting stage of building the business model and the ongoing business development plan. Working in conjunction with KPMG on this is something that I’m looking forward to enormously. I’ll be writing more about this project, which is called Okto, in the coming days, and there will be more details about it on my ‘Current Projects‘ page.

The next few days is also an exciting time for my wife’s business, alenacollinson.com which embarks on some rebranding tweaks, new focus on the website and some entirely new content being formulated.

Finally, for this update, as if the above were not enough, I spent 10 days in the company of my good friend and UK artist Graeme Evelyn. Another yet to be announced venture is in the final planning stages, and Graeme was instrumental in shaping some ideas and gathering an action plan. This business, named ‘Alnistar’ will also appear on the ‘Current Projects‘ page in due course, but brings a new take on art for the commercial world.

October is a month set to be busy, and I’m sure that it will pass all too quickly and be a very positive month!

Pastures new…

This is the first full entry I’ve posted on here, and I have deliberately waited to do this until I had significant update to post about.

Since arriving in Malta, I have started a variety of new projects the outline of which are detailed elsewhere on this site, these projects are spread across a diverse range of business sectors.

However, this week has seen a sharp upturn in activity in several ways, notably one of the projects I have been working on is finally seeing the light of day, after some months in planning and development…

Cloud RPO Malta Ltd is a revolutionary ecosystem that organises, rationalises and standardises employers dealings with recruiters. The proprietary technology is human-free, completely transparent and enables an employer to simply search for or request the talent required.
This has the effect of reducing the time to hire, whilst giving the employer complete control over the cost and process. My role in this new venture is to work within the team on an operational, management and oversight role, specifically focused on Cloud RPO Malta Ltd, and to look after the Maltese marketplace.
Cloud RPO Malta is looking to connect with businesses in Malta to introduce them to the system, explain the benefits and expand the companies’ international footprint.
More information is available on the website here: https://malta.cloudrpo.com

Progress has also been made in other businesses, with the long awaited rebranding for my wife’s business, Alena Collinson – Psychologist being one such, the development of connections for Eco-Donut, the electric boat company, plus a variety of other projects not yet detailed on the site due to confidentiality etc.

Malta seems to be a great place to do business, the welcoming nature of the business community, the speed of connections to the appropriate people and the diversity across what is in reality a very small country makes a fertile pasture to plough and furrow.

Happy to be here, and happy to notch up the first project as live!

Site refreshed

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