The Stonehouse Group

Business Development and Consulting

Ged Stonehouse

Has been providing business support services and creative planning for the Development – Golf – Tourism industries. With over 25 years of experience the Stonehouse Group and leader Ged have worked with principals of projects that have needs and or challenges to find solutions that work for them.

He has worked with 20+ Development Projects – 60+ Golf Operations / Developments. He brings his expertise and experience to each and every project he works with, making sure the needs of the client are met. Ged has a network for industry specialists and contacts to support the projects that he works with.

Development

  • Providing Creative Support Services to Development Projects
  • Creative Planning Ideas and Design
  • Supporting moving projects from initial concepts through the planning – approval – development process
  • Working towards profitability as well as sustainability
  • Implementation / Facilitation

Golf

  • Golf Business Support Services
  • Operational / playability / sustainability reviews
  • Creative Planning – New Revenue Sources – Efficiencies
  • Exit Strategies
  • Development Opportunities and Options to generate additional revenues – activity – services
  • Strategic Partnerships

Operations

  • Owned and Operated Travel Agencies for 17 years (up to 5 at one time)
  • Brought together the Golf Industry in the four Atlantic Provinces to form a marketing/operations group for Tourism
  • Worked with over 60+ golf clubs in Canada with – marketing, business
  • strategies and operational analysis – development
  • Operated Golf Course ranked #1 in Atlantic Canada for customer service at the time
  • Prepared Operational Reviews, Master Plans, Business Case Analysis, created Sustainability Strategies for existing private and public clubs – 60+ in Canada
  • Travelled to several countries meeting with golf tour operators and
    industry people promoting Golf Tourism in Canada
  • Has been a leader in the industry over the years with hard work, creative ideas and the ability to build partnerships
  • In these more challenging times for the Golf Industry is helping Golf Clubs work through strategic planning process back to sustainability

Solution Finding for Golf Developments

  • Meeting with Golf course operations and helping them better understand what they can do to be sustainable into the future
  • Greenwood Golf Club – at 14 Wing Greenwood was to close – we found a strategic golf partner to come in and operate it for them – is doing well
  • Annapolis Royal – assisted new owners to turn this project around and re-open it with great excitement and with development components
  • Aspotogan Ridge Golf Village – took a challenged project created a Development Plan – took it through the approval process – worked with the Village planners to come up with an Active Lifestyle Community
  • Granite Springs – Bayside NS – helped put a development package together to assist owners to justify their selling price and show potential for purchaser to get a return on their investment.

Strategic Partnerships

  • Working with a variety of project options bringing strategic partners together to make projects work
  • Create workable business case solutions to attract strategic partners to development projects
  • Build selling packages that attract the specific type of partner required for a project – Investment – Golf Developer – Residential Developer – Funding Partners

Canadian Golf Specialist

  • Has worked with the Golf and Tourism Industries in Canada for the past 30+ years – the past 25 here in Atlantic Canada
  • Has created the largest golf information data base available in Atlantic Canada
  • Created and negotiated strategic Golf Tourism partnerships for Atlantic Canada
  • Instrumental in bringing the Canadian Tour Events to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
  • Has worked with over 60+ different golf development projects in Canada
  • Has a wealth of personal contacts within the Golf, Tourism and Development industries in the region
  • Good working relationship with different levels of Government – Design Groups – Engineering Groups – Developers.

Past and Present Activities

  • Project Development Facilitator – Protecting Interests of the Principals in all our projects
  • Golf Atlantic Canada – (Golf Tourism Marketing Group) – Founding Chairman
  • Golf Nova Scotia (Golf Tourism Marketing Group) – Founding Chairman
  • The Canadian Tour’s TACT Committee – Board Member
  • NGCOA – National Board Member (National Golf Course Owners Association)
  • CSCM – Atlantic Region President (Canadian Society of Club Managers)
  • CSCM – National Board
  • TIANS – Board Member – Automation Committee (Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia)
  • ACTA – National Board (Alliance of Canadian Travel Associations)
  • ITP – National President (Independent Travel Professionals)
  • WIN – Vice President (World Independent Network of Travel Retailers)
  • Atlantic Canada Golf Industry Update -ENewsletter for industry
  • Atlantic Canada Golf Industry Database – Host – Annual Survey
  • Citizen of the year – 1992
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