Meet your fellow local business owners
A friendly, inclusive community of skilled professionals building connections and sharing real-world knowledge and experience.
BTR is a community of trusted local business professionals who meet regularly to build relationships and share knowledge.
Each member brings their own insights and expertise – contributing to a diverse and highly supportive group of experienced and emerging business owners committed to helping each other succeed.
This creates a focused group of like-minded professionals who aren’t competing but confidently collaborating – sharing referrals, wisdom and opportunities in ways that benefit everyone involved.
More than a just a room full of people, this is a living network of real relationships built through trust, consistency and genuine connection.
If you’re thinking about joining BTR, the best way to see if it’s right for you is to experience a meeting for yourself – and meet the people who make it happen.
Meet our Members
Angie Dooling
Angie Dooling offers a local, family-based business delivering expert residential conveyancing services with a personal, friendly approach.
Built on trust, clarity, and care, Angie supports clients through every stage of buying or selling a home. She understands that moving house is a major life moment, not just a transaction. By communicating clearly, working efficiently, and treating each case individually, she helps remove stress, avoid delays, and make the moving experience smooth, positive, and genuinely enjoyable for local families and homeowners alike.
Angie’s reputation is built on reliability, approachability, and consistently excellent outcomes across the community. She truly cares every step.
Oliver Blackwell
Oliver is a narrative consultant and copywriter, helping a wide range of clients to get what they want from their words. People strategy and social sustainability leaders, local business owners, lived-experience authors, and mid-career rethinkers: Oliver helps them understand and explain themselves better.
With 25+ years’ experience – working with people of all levels and backgrounds across the UK, Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia-Pacific – Oliver translates ideas and insights into impact with human wisdom, sensitivity and structure.
Salisbury-born and educated at Bishop Wordsworth’s School, Oliver is usually immersed in home improvement or his kids’ latest obsessions when not working.
Kevin Smith
Kevin has the print industry in his blood – helping at his father’s letterpress printing works from a young age. After gaining experience in the paper merchant trade and £multimillion printing companies, he diversified into print and design management – launching Harmony Creative Print Ltd in 2015.
In a world of overwhelming choice, Harmony Creative aim to simplify finding the right supplier for your printing needs. With fresh and inspiring ideas, the hard-working team have a buzz for anything that can be printed. Ready to manage every project from start to finish, they will guide you through every stage of the process.
Paul Read
A financial adviser with nearly 20 years of experience, proudly serving clients through Quilter Financial Advisers. My passion lies in helping individuals and families achieve their financial goals with personalised, full-service financial planning.
From retirement strategies to investment guidance, I provide clear, practical advice tailored to each client’s unique needs. Trust, integrity, and long-term relationships are the cornerstones of my approach.
I'm here to help you navigate life’s financial decisions with confidence and peace of mind.
Lynne Rose
As Recruitment Services Director at Personnel Placements, I partner with HR teams and business leaders to ensure effective workforce planning, recruitment and employee retention; delivering efficient, results-driven talent acquisition that directly impacts business success.
I have over 20 years of experience working with businesses in Salisbury and the surrounding areas, providing advice, guidance and support. I also offer effective recruitment training for managers as well as EVP and Employer Branding insights.
I also serve as Board Director for Salisbury BID, supporting strategic business growth across our city and ensuring Salisbury is attractive place to live, work and do business!
Karen Deighton
I’m a Health Insurance Specialist with WPA, supporting individuals, families, and businesses with award-winning, ethical Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plans.
I’m passionate about helping people access high-quality private healthcare and supporting employers with flexible, meaningful health benefits that genuinely add value.
From SMEs to larger organisations, I focus on practical solutions that prioritise wellbeing, protection, and peace of mind. Whether you’re exploring cover for yourself, your family, or your workforce, I’m here to offer clear, honest guidance.
I am an Account Manager on behalf of Alex Budd, an appointed representative of WPA Healthcare Practice PLC.
Louise Compton
I am the Corporate Partnerships Manager for Salisbury Hospice Charity – committed to ensuring that every partnership supports the vital care provided by the hospice while helping local businesses to grow and thrive.
Having experienced the realities of the business world as a Business Bank Manager, I bring a wealth of knowledge and understanding to my role. I understand the pressures and challenges organisations face. This insight helps me build meaningful partnerships tailored to each business.
By working with Salisbury Hospice Charity, companies can strengthen community engagement, enhance their corporate social responsibility profile, and develop mutually beneficial relationships that deliver real impact.
John Sherlock
I run Sherlock Intelligence, an AI consultancy that helps businesses automate the tasks that slow them down. Whether that's streamlining how leads are handled, connecting systems that don't talk to each other, or building custom tools that take repetitive work off your team's plate, the goal is always practical: giving you time back and improving how your business runs without needing to expand the team.
I work with businesses at any stage of their AI journey, whether they're curious about what's possible or ready to solve a specific problem, helping them operate more efficiently and grow their revenue.
Brett Mavunga
Evergreen Cafe is a community cafe, serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon teas. Our aim is to create a place where people can come, eat and talk.
It’s ideal for family gatherings, a central meeting place, meet for tea and cake, and for those people who want to work as well. We have rooms if you want to work quietly, as well as meeting rooms.
El Deane
Mortgage Advisor, El Deane, is passionate about ensuring every client receives accessible guidance tailored to individual circumstances, in a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment.
“Everyone’s financial journey is different – however you make a living. I believe in creating friendly, approachable spaces where anyone can feel comfortable sharing circumstances, discussing options, and getting the right advice for their needs.
From my base near Salisbury, I’m proud to support clients nationwide – with clear, personalised mortgage advice, always delivered with a smile. Outside work, you’ll find me exploring the countryside, enjoying good coffee, or playing trombone with a local brass band."
Dan Davis
After an extensive career with the MOD, I decided to pursue a change in direction and retrained as an electrician over a three-year period. I subsequently joined a joinery company to further develop my carpentry skills.
Following four years of manufacturing and installing bespoke windows and doors, I established my own business, DJD.
By the time DJD was founded, I had gained valuable experience working alongside a wide range of trades and had developed a strong, hands-on understanding of the industry. Today, we are a small, family-run local business serving Salisbury and the surrounding villages, providing services to churches, schools, private homes, and commercial properties.
Nigel Bailey
At Baileys Domestic Appliances, we’ve supported homes across Salisbury and the surrounding area since 1982. From our showroom on Fisherton Street, we supply and install a wide range of trusted domestic appliances, backed by our own experienced, qualified and vetted engineers who deliver reliable repairs and servicing.
Alongside leading brands and expert advice, we now offer a curated range of premium kitchenware to complement any home. We also provide our Secret Saver Membership, giving customers exclusive access to special prices and offers.
Whether it’s new appliances, dependable repairs or quality kitchenware, Baileys delivers friendly, knowledgeable service every time.
Leo Hanna
Leo is a prominent figure in the insurance industry, known for his role as a landlord and business insurance specialist.
With a robust background in customer satisfaction, Leo takes pride in his friendly and personalised approach to each client. He understands that every client has unique needs and works diligently to tailor insurance solutions that best suit their specific requirements.
Howden Insurance Brokers is a key international insurance brokerage firm known for delivering a wide array of insurance products and services. The company prides itself on its client-centric approach, innovative solutions, and deep industry expertise.
Andrew Duma
At Dohatech Health Services, we focus on caring for people, building community, and creating positive impact one person at a time.
We care for adults of all age, whether they need support with a short-term illness or are living with long-term ill health or disability.
Whatever the need, Dohatech Health Services strives to provide exceptional home care while playing our part to eradicate loneliness – empowering and enabling people to live their best lives.
Shirley Hollis
Born into a military family, I developed deep appreciation for discipline and teamwork from an early age. I’m also a firm believer in the transformative power of collaboration.
I’m passionate about helping business owners create the lives they envision. As an experienced, qualified accountant and Director at Xeinadin, an international accounting practice, I deliver tailored solutions that drive success.
Outside the office, I embrace moments of madness—whether scuba diving in coral reefs, cruising on motorbikes, or expressing my creativity through painting. These adventures fuel my passion for life and inspire me to bring that same enthusiasm into my work.
Tim Mynott
Grew up in Eastbourne, qualified as chartered accountant in the City with Mazars (1980), worked for KPMG in Johannesburg / London (1981/85), then Citibank, International Automotive Design, and Group Finance Director for both Hendy Group, and then Micro Nav.
Moved to Salisbury 1996: now sole practitioner for own company, Mynotts Ltd, assisting SME clients with their corporate finance transactions and corporate/personal taxes, plus part time managing director of Peace of Mind .925 Ltd.
Married Anna in 1980: delightfully, three children and four grandchildren. Keen participating sportsman: cricket/golf/tennis - played cricket for England Over 60s, securing the Grey Ashes in Australia in 2016.
Tracey Osmond
Tracey has over 15 years’ experience working in HR across a number of professions including leisure, education, manufacturing and pharmaceutical organisations and is currently the HR Services director for Access2 Human Resources. In her spare time, Tracey enjoys long muddy walks with the dogs.
Access2 Human Resources have been providing HR services and support to businesses locally in Salisbury and across the UK for over 15 years. As HR experts, we make our clients lives easier by ensuring their legal obligations as an employer are met providing employment documents in line with current legislation and advice on all employment matters.
