Paul Heaven has more than 20 years general management experience and is by profession a qualified chartered accountant. Paul served his articles at Clement Keys & Co and his corporate finance apprenticeship at Ernst & Young before moving into the technology sector in various financial and management roles. Over the years Paul has become an expert in corporate finance, venture capital, private equity and asset lending and has extensive experience of acquisitions, disposals, flotation and fund raising.

Paul formed Blue Sky Corporate Finance in 1998. With offices throughout the West Midlands, Blue Sky specialises in helping small to medium sized businesses, across a diverse range of sectors, with their business and finance requirements.

Paul is a regular speaker at Corporate Finance events, a member of the West Midlands Regional Finance Forum, Chairman of the GBSLEP Access to Finance sub-group, a member of the £21m GBSLEP Growing Places Fund and a member of the Cross-LEP board of the £19m AMSCI fund. Paul is also a non-executive director for Birmingham’s Children Hospital.