StartUp 2015 is a free event for early stage entrepreneurs, described by organisers as “the UK’s largest StartUp show of the new year.” I’m looking forward to attending, on Saturday 17th January; I am one of a number of advisers offering drop-in sessions and start-up workshops. The organisers have put together […]
Today’s radio show: New Year resolutions for your business
January 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
New Year, new goals? Today’s episode of Business Live, my weekly radio show and the first of 2015, focused on strategies to define and achieve your goals in business in 2015. The show, broadcast on 93.2FM and livestreamed from www.sheffieldlive.org, coincided with (and featured news about) today’s #MicroBizMattersDay. Studio guest Peter Loadman, an experienced coach […]
Interviews: Rachel Salway, Chris Barnes, Jodie Marshall, Rory Ridley-Duff
December 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last Friday (19/12/14) was the final Business Live radio show of 2014 – and a feast of inspiration thanks to my guests. Rachel Salway of Roseannah discussed fundraising for Destiny Rescue to rescue a trafficked child from horrific circumstances. Chris Barnes of Training Post introduced an accessible new e-learning resource which SMEs and social enterprises […]
Autumn statement; Sheffield Business Awards; and ‘3D’ business
December 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
How will the Autumn Statement affect businesses and social enterprises? In this week’s Business Live radio show my guests Elaine Skelton of BHP Chartered Accountants and Kiley Tan of Wosskow Brown Solicitors dissected the announcements. The show was also a Sheffield Business Awards special, featuring interviews recorded at the Awards Dinner (which took place on […]
Professional advice taster offer for Sheffield businesses
November 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sheffield business advisers – including me – are coming together next week (on Tuesday 18th November) to offer a free ‘taster day’ to local small firms. The drop-in session will demonstrate the benefits of getting professional business advice, explain how small businesses can benefit from the Government’s Growth Voucher programme, and show attendees how to […]
What makes a great interview? And how do you prepare to be interviewed?
October 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Goodbye Paxo; hello Evan: a new era began this month for television’s Newsnight as Evan Davis, formerly of radio’s Today and The Bottom Line programmes and TV’s Dragon’s Den, took the reins as the show’s lead presenter after Jeremy Paxman’s long tenure ended. Inevitably, many are making comparisons between Davis’ and Paxman’s style of interviewing. […]
Doug Richard interview
October 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Entrepreneur Doug Richard was a forthright and funny speaker at the 2014 MADE Entrepreneurship Festival in Sheffield. Candid about his lucky breaks, and his mistakes, in business, Doug shared his advice with would-be entrepreneurs, on stage at MADE and in this interview with me. You can hear more interviews from the MADE Festival too: with […]
Levi Roots interview
October 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The MADE Festival has been described as the “Glastonbury of Business,” attracting thousands of entrepreneurs and hundreds of speakers from all around the world to Sheffield. Musician and entrepreneur Levi Roots was one of the keynote speakers. I spoke with him on behalf of Sheffield Live! about mentoring, passion, and lessons for young people. Camera […]
Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, interviewed
October 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It all started with a fox. Jamal Edwards recounted at the MADE Festival how, when his mother gave him a video camera at the age of 15, he filmed foxes out of his bedroom window and shared the films through YouTube so his friends could watch them. And now at 23 years of age, Edwards […]
