Capital Relations is run from Manchester, England by Coral Grainger.
Coral has 20 years experience of partnership development and project management in private, public and academic sectors – often translating and negotiating propositions from one sector to another.
As Greater Manchester’s ‘Innovation Activist’, Coral sparked fresh thinking and new ideas by developing online and offline networks, and providing valuable opportunities for collaboration and development of new business.
Business Models, Project Management and Delivery
With a professional background in Urban Regeneration, Coral has delivered capital and revenue programmes of all sizes, leveraging public and private finance. In addition to project and programme management, Coral’s experience and interest includes development of new business models. From 2004, Coral worked on the Inpartnership Model for financing large scale regeneration programmes (an innovative form of Public/Private Joint Venture which was adopted by Government ,and now known as LABV). Work at Capital Relations now includes development of models of creative collaboration and business growth, and financial solutions for the Freelance Economy.
A Sustainable Approach
Capital Relations specialise in the Creative, Digital and Technology sectors. A special interest in Clean tech is informed by Coral’s MSc in Environmental Planning and experience in the ’90s as one of the UK’s first Local Agenda 21 coordinators. Coral advises UMIC on the development of their Low Carbon Business Incubator in particular supporting the project team in relation to private sector engagement.
Enduring and Empowering
A very rare talent. Not just about her contact phone book, which is impressive, but her creative thinking in re-drawing the dots to energise a new prospect.”
Vic Lyte, Head of Technology Services, Mimas, University of Manchester
At Capital Relations, we believe that business that can be successful, and help others along the way. So Capital Relations is pleased to have long term relationships with 2 amazing charities – one local and one global.
Coral is proud to be an Ambassador for Forever Manchester (the Greater Manchester Community Foundation) and this year is Vice Chair of MAG-net, the Northwest Business Network which supports the land mine clearance charity MAG International. If you want to know more about either charity, please get in touch.
In 2010, Coral was nominated as a Fellow of the RSA, for work in economic development and urban regeneration. The RSA promote new ways of thinking about our society and economy, which speak to the strapline – 21st century enlightenment. If you would like to know more about joining the RSA, or would like to join or start your own project which progresses social progress, please get in touch,
In Collaboration
Collaborating with Coral is a network of associates who are each leaders in their field, from organisational psychologists to global marketeers, business advisors and investors. In this way, Capital Relations is able to provide a full service solution bespoke to your needs (and we’re nice people to work with too!)
For more ideas of how we can make things happen together, take a look at what we do, and send an email to coral here.
Enjoy, and I hope to see you soon!
