Projects
Previous and Current work has included:



Consulting Projects
- Developing a launch strategy for an innovative fresh food courier pack for a UK packaging company
- Developing a market entry strategy for an innovative brain aneurism clamp invented by a medical student at Imperial College London
- Helping a UK community (FE) college develop strategic partnerships with its local business constituency via an in-depth research study
- Designing a US market entry strategy, focused on partnering options, for an Electronic Patient Record System with radiological images as its focus
- Collaborating with a US-based brokerage to develop European market entry strategies for US-based healthcare SME’s
- Assessing Sales and Marketing competencies via a rigorous assessment tool, with follow-up coaching (in association with Innovara Inc.)
- Conducting in-depth customer interviews to determine needs/wants and competitive insights (in association with Innovara Inc.)
- Building a global branding strategy for a super-premium antiaging skincare range, including conducting a comprehensive brand audit, brand Fact Book and branding/identity guidelines
Training Projects
Our main training programs are the short-course sales, marketing and executive training programs developed by Innovara Inc. (www.innovara.com). Innovara has been recognized as a top marketing training partner in the healthcare sector by Best Practices, LLC. Specific programs led by Portage include:
- Sales and Marketing short-course programs at a foundation, advanced and supervisory level
- Senior management Strategic Planning and Decision-making
- Presentation Skills (small group or 1:1)
Other training projects include:
- Supporting new business start-ups with a coaching focus on developing effective business plans through the Ontario Self-employment Benefit (OSEB) Program in Barrie and Vaughan, Ontario
- Customizing programs such as an organizational wellness (1-day) program developed for a regional social service agency
- And, working with the Toronto Hostels Training Centre to offer 2-hour lifeskill/employment readiness courses for the homeless and marginalized in the GTA
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