About A1
Our business is to support your business
A1 was established to provide a cost effective solution for you by providing business support and training.
We aim to take the hassle away from certain business activities, allowing you more time to focus on the overall
growth of your business and the resulting profitability.
The problems we solve:
• We take away the hassle and provide more time for the owner / manager to work on other areas of the
business
• We provide a relief, as you no longer have the worry about how the work is going to be completed.
• We provide peace of mind so that the owner knows the work will be completed as required first time.
What clients say is unique about our service over and above the usual experience of our type of business:
• We work in a Professional, conscientious and thoughtful manner, treating our clients business as if it
was our own business.
• We have a wide / useful / quality contact base, so clients are aware we can manage any task if asked
or signpost them effectively.
• We work directly with the clients contacts (eg accountants or printers / web designers etc) to make
seamless and hassle free for client.



Mike Foster is the Director of A1, which he established in 1999 following a training and business
skills based career in business banking, with additional experience from senior management positions in
the leisure industry and whilst undertaking senior leadership roles in the charitable sector with Rotary.
He has a wide range of experience in the small business market, whilst holding various positions with a
major high street bank. Mike was trained at the Warwick University school of business, holds his financial
qualification with the Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a diploma in Sales and Marketing.
Mike is also AICB, CB Dip Qualified Bookkeeper and holds a practising certificate with the certified institute of
bookkeepers.
He is also a qualified, HSE & QCA approved instructor to deliver first aid courses.
Following his involvement with various Chambers of commerce, in 2007 Mike was asked to join the board of The
Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network www.otcn.co.uk as a non-exec Director.
His interests are his voluntary work, where he has held the post of National Chairman for the voluntary organisation -
Rotaract, covering Great Britain and Ireland. He is a past president of his local Rotary club. Other interests include football
and rugby.

Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18