“Sue has worked with the CPGA over a number of years. Sue knows our sport inside out and is very aware of the opportunities and challenges facing our Trustees, competitors, coaches and supporters and boat builders.

Her insights are always valuable and her energetic approach has proved transformative for our marketing, PR and commercial strategies. Sue is skilled at secured funding and sponsorship investment and has helped to both forge and maintain partnerships, an area of increasing importance as the sport continues to expand into new geographies."

“I write as a Trustee and the Treasurer of St Tudy Village Hall. We embarked on a major re-furbishment of the Hall and, not having sufficient funds of our own, we asked Sue Handford to help us raise grant funding. She had been recommended to us by another organisation in the village for whom she had raised funds .

We are delighted to say that, thanks in no small part to Sue’s successful fund-raising, from many different funding sources, none of which we were previously aware. We obviously provided Sue with the required basic information about the Hall but she drafted the proposals and researched relevant local history and statistics for inclusion in the proposals and developed the compelling propsitions.

We are hugely grateful to her for her commitment, application and, most of all, success in rasing over £55,000!”

“I have worked with Sue, building value for Your Partnership Members on a number of sponsorship and business development initiatives. I have worked with Sue for over 20 years and met in our respective roles in Community Relations for the US Navy at RAF St Mawgan where we organised over 4,000 people hours to help the SW Community where her skillset enabled successful delivery of valuable support for the military, civilian and local authority communities. I highly recommend working with Sue due to her practical and professional approach to projects in an approach that engages all members of the team and ensures that milestones are met to keep both quality and timelines are met.

I have worked with Sue on projects within Your Partnerships and she has helped many of the 4,500 members and helping like-minded people getting to know each other so they can build relationships, learn about each other and their businesses and help each other through collaborations and referrals."

“I have worked with Sue on a number of projects over many years as research and insight partner. Sue is a rare combination in that she combines a real feel for strategy and the bigger picture with the ability to make things happen at the ‘reality level’.

She has not shrunk from telling clients how it is rather than how they would like it to be when the occasion has demanded. Last but not least she is a pleasure to work with. “

“Sue has spent many years in the business arena offering support within the management, marketing and business development disciplines. With this broad experience she is also able to coach and advise individually or within teams so that goals (both personal and professional) can be achieved.

I have known Sue for over 20 years and can vouch for her professionalism, integrity and positive attitude.

Having engaged Sue in my previous organisation, she was able to bring a clarity of insight which allowed the company to reflect on past experiences, gain a new direction and work with her marketing strategy. If you are seeking a professional with an honest and "no nonsense" approach to your business, you cannot go far wrong in engaging Sue as your consultant.”

"A brilliant connector of people, Sue is great fun to work with and brings energy and drive to every project she takes on – she takes time to understand her clients and combines brilliantly a wealth of marketing expertise with an agile tenacity to create opportunities and deliver value from them – our business networks have grown and blossomed since we connected with Sue"

“Thank you for all your support and help while I have been chair, it has been fantastic and I really appreciate everything you have done.”

"I have known Sue since she began her involvement with St Tudy Playing Field Trust steering committee which began in November 2016. Sue was asked to join our committee which had been formed to improve the play facilities on the village playing field and to build a new community building. Sue’s knowledge of all aspects of marketing, PR and grant applications proved invaluable to the committee. She willingly joined the voluntary group, attending monthly meetings.

Sue worked tirelessly to aid the committee with fundraising events, grant applications, pledges of support, media reports, meetings with grant providers and all manner of marketing support. By July 2018 Sue had successfully project managed the refurbishment of the play area on the Playing Field in St Tudy. This totalled in excess of £65 000, raised through many grant applications, along with support from local companies and community members. Sue met with the play area equipment providers, ensuring that the best deal was given and many of the contributors to our funding. Sue led the official opening of the play area. She then continued to support a phase 2 and phase 3 continuation, where further additions were made to the area. The play area is now one of the best in the North Cornwall area and has been used as an example to other villages looking to improve their own area and has worked hard to help us secure funding for the Community Hub after we secured Levelling up Funding. In July 24 Sue managed all our PR"