‘Tis the season to be merry: wishing you a joyous but restful festive season, and a happy and fulfilling 2017. A huge thank-you to all of the businesses, social enterprises and organisations which have chosen to work with me this year. It’s been a great privilege to work with such a superb mixture of people, […]
Interviews: Jim Cregan, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee & Josh Littlejohn, Social Bite
November 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This week’s MADE Festival of Entrepreneurship brought business and social enterprise leaders to the Crucible Theatre for a day of inspiration and practical advice. I interviewed several speakers for my radio show, Sheffield Live’s Business Live programme, broadcast on FM radio and online this morning. Scroll down for the podcast. Today’s first guest was Jim […]
Boutique hotel goes from launch to national acclaim in under 2 years
October 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Many of us have experienced the all-consuming nature of launching a business. Now imagine your launch also involved project managing all aspects of a complex building refurbishment, on top of creating a brand, recruiting an operational team, marketing to your first customers and growing a customer base and a reputation. The latest episode of my […]
Crowdfunding tips for business mentors; Sheffield’s alternative information centre
October 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Many businesses and social enterprises have described in conversations on my business radio programme how they have used crowdfunding to test their market, reach customers, or access finance to build their business. But if you’re a business advisor and your clients are asking you about access to finance and how to run a successful crowdfund, […]
Interviews: mentoring in Gaza; business in Japan and a book of the week
September 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It was a pleasure to welcome Laura Bennett, Elizabeth Shassere and Johnny Pawlik to the Sheffield Live radio studio today. You can listen to the podcast below. Elizabeth and Laura recently traveled to Gaza and mentored entrepreneurs at a bootcamp for the Gaza Sky Geeks programme. They were two of only seven mentors selected from […]
The psychology of business and the business of psychology
September 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
What does a business psychologist do, how do they help businesses – and what are the most common challenges they address? Simon Kilpatrick, chief executive of Intrinsic Links, explains in an in-depth interview in the latest Business Live radio show. You can access the podcast below. Simon also explains how he’s built Intrinsic Links since […]
Co-working, collaboration & pop-up food – Business Live
September 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
In today’s Business Live radio show Matt Hill, co-founder of co-working space Union St, explains the philosophy behind the space and gives some productivity and planning tips for startups and small businesses. The show also covers Apple’s tax arrangements; and includes business and social enterprise updates and forthcoming events.
Reducing prison ‘revolving door’ and tech fitness: new interviews
August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Over 50% of prisoners and unemployed people in the community have dyslexia or similar learning difficulties; more than 70% have low levels of literacy. And for many prisoners, like one of my guests on this week’s Business Live radio show, Dale Easter, imprisonment is like a ‘revolving door’ – Dale spent 23 years of his […]
