Interviews with a HR law expert, Jay Bhayani, and Mark, James and Terry from a social enterprise, Printed By us.
Bring me the finest effing food and ale!
April 11, 2017 by Leave a Comment
What happened at a reunion between Silversmith’s founder Justin Rowntree and TV chef Gordon Ramsay? Why is Abbeydale Brewery organising a party? And what advice do two seasoned food and drink professionals have for others? Listen to my latest radio show podcast.
How stories paid for terrifying trousers and patchouli candles
March 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Stories can be memorable. And they are persuasive. What makes them so invaluable for effective communication and how can they help your messages to achieve exponential impact?
Vicky Fraser wants to turn you into a business superhero
March 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Running your own business? Always make sure your clients are happy? Great. But if those clients aren’t making you happy, don’t respect you or pay you on time (or want to pay you in fish and chips!) then you don’t really have a business, you have a pretty miserable job. And many freelancers and small […]
The village that bought a pub
March 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
When the future of The Anglers Rest in Bamford was uncertain, villages raised over £260,000 to buy the pub in a community share issue. Listen to this podcast to hear about how they did it, the challenges on the way, and how they’ve turned the pub into a thriving community asset.
Investors with a difference: Campus Capital interview
February 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
There’s a problem in venture capital. In the UK, VC-ready startups gravitate to where the money is: London (and to some extent Cambridge and Oxford). That’s led to a “tech funding gap in the North of England” – risking a brain drain of businesses seeking investment away from northern cities. Plus, VC decision makers invest […]
Making the leap from employee to entrepreneur: 5 crucial tips
February 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The latest Business Live radio show podcast features an interview with an entrepreneur who took the leap from a 12-year civil service career to running her own business.
£25k investment for Research Retold
February 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Through Keep Your Fork Ltd, I’ve been supporting Research Retold, a business which turns complicated research documents into easily-digestible summaries – helping researchers to more effectively communicate their findings. So I’m delighted that Mihaela Gruia, Research Retold’s founder, was the winner in a competition to receive a £25k equity investment from UK Steel Enterprise through […]
Homelessness; fast-growth tech; social investment and more – new podcast
February 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
New podcast featuring Scott Woodley of Tutora – a fast growing tech firm connecting parents with tutors, and Mark Harvey of iD8 Photography, who’s co-organised a project to challenge visual representation of homelessness.
Sexism in tech & startups; workplace dress codes; scaling a food social enterprise
January 31, 2017 by 2 Comments
From sexist dress codes to discrimination in tech, modern slavery to an innovative “pay as you feel” social enterprise food business, and the three “secrets of newbie success in tech” – it’s all in this week’s radio show podcast. Jo Hercberg, Elizabeth Shassere and Jay Bhayani joined me in the radio studio on Friday for […]
