Testimonials 

Translate Scotland Public Relations & Marketing are founders of the International Resource Centre for Entrepreneurs.

#   Anita Clark Managing Director - Jenier Ltd   http://www.jenierteas.com   

"John is a joy to work with. He has so much energy and enthusiasm for business and PR that you cannot help but feel positive when you're working with him. This attitude has a significant effect on bottom line results.

John has fantastic work ethics and is always prepared to go that extra mile and so provides real value for money".                                                           

#  Paul Green, Owner, Publicity Heaven        http://www.publicityheaven.com     

“It's always good to connect with other people that truly get it and John is one of those people. He clearly has good "PR chops" - highly recommended!” 

#   Vicky Pitchers, Owner, VJP Media            http://www.vjpmedia.com 

“John is one of life's gems, he has a huge work ethic and supports, guides, advises and mentors both his clients and colleagues. John works tirelessly for his clients, offers great value for money and if you are looking to speak to someone about CSR or the Lothian’s SME sector I strongly suggest you give him a call.” 

#   Archie Paterson Centre Manager -              Midlothian Innovation Centre

"John has been actively involved in delivering sales and marketing advice and guidance to a number of early stage businesses at Midlothian Innovation Centre. John provides a very positive enthusiastic approach and is committed to delivering practical and meaningful results for his clients. A good listener he is adept at shaping sales and marketing strategies to the needs of the business". 

#   Paul Hayes   Director                               Kingsway Management Services

“We had help from John in the capacity as an external consultant for the marketing of a course on PowerPoint that we successfully ran.” July 28, 2011  (highly recommended)

#   aNDe Life Coaching                                  http://www.andecoaching.co.ke

"As an overseas member (since May 2008) of the Translate Scotland International Resource Centre for Entrepreneurs, I have found the alliance between our two organisations invaluable.

John is a very creative business person and nothing will stop him from gaining results. He is good with people and always considers the input from them, before giving his own perspective.

He spends a lot of time with clients in order to fully understand their business vision and helps them understand what his business does and the positive results they will gain by working in partnership with his company"

#     Sue Cairns  Purple Horizon Therapies   http://www.purplehorizontherapies.co.uk

"I am a new business and John was recommended to me; he was very helpful and professional in suggesting contacts and how I may market myself. He was always on hand if I needed additional information, and is definitely an expert in his own field ie. he knows his stuff. I would recommend John to any business enterprise looking for advice.”

#     Save The Children Fund           Nicholas Hinchell - Director

"The enterprise and expertise provided by Translate Scotland throughout the last 15 years has greatly assisted in development of our regional/local fundraising projects and helped us draw media attention to charitable causes".

#    BP External Affairs (Shetland)  Peter Guy - External Affairs

"We valued highly the contribution made by Translate Scotland to Community Relations, Sponsorship and local fundraising projects".

#     Y-tap (Kenya)                                       http://www.y-tap.org  

"The youth organisation, located in Kenya, is designed to assist young people identify their entrepreneurial talents and develop key areas in which they can learn and deliver their business skills within the local community.

Through our affiliation with Translate Scotland, we been able devise key learning programs to assist us do our work better.  Development has been in areas of: public relations, marketing, project and organisational management, fundraising and leadership skills".

Bikundo Onyari - Project Co-ordinator                                  

#     NYOTA Project

#     The Potten Computer School (Edinburgh)

#     Wright Automotive (Edinburgh)

#     Shetland Recreational Trust Shetland Tourism

#     Shetland Cycle & Tent Hire

#     NatWest Inter-Island Games