Brian Finch

Following an early career in venture capital, Brian Finch was Director of Business Development for quoted leisure and retail companies where he was involved in strategy development, business planning, acquisitions and disposals in the UK and abroad. One such acquisition was Hard Rock Cafe for Pleasurama plc. He co-founded a retail bookselling business and developed its internet arm, working for some years as its finance director. He is currently the finance director of Edward Stanford Group Ltd the iconic map and travel guide business in London's Covent Garden as well as a trustee/director of a charity shop business.

Brian has an engineering degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from the London Business School. He is a fellow of the Association of Certified Accountants.

His writing interests focus on effective business planning but also on financial control and using control systems to improve business performance. His approach is practical and evidence based. His style is clear and straightforward. He has a particular interest in small and medium sized enterprises (SME's). He has written on Effective Negotiating and produced the first book on London's Alternative Investment Market soon after it opened. He has also written on Corporate Governance and on Avoiding & Surviving Insolvency