Interview: bean-to-bar Bullion Chocolate founder Max

Interview with Max Scotford of award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate business, Bullion Chocolate and Rob King, business start-up advisor at Sheffield Hallam University.

Interviews: protecting your business against financial risks and direct marketing

Two knowledgeble guests on today’s Business Live radio programme on Sheffield Live: Amy Goodson and Darren Stepsky. Amy, the founder of Leo Wealth Management, left behind her corporate life of 12 years to follow her lifelong ambition of running her own business. She discussed the experience of taking the plunge to setup her business, and […]

Television interview: Matt Heason, ShAFF

2015 marks the tenth birthday of ShAFF, the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, and organiser Matt Heason says this year will have the biggest ever programme of adventure films. There’s more to ShAFF than films: the event, taking place from 20-22 March, also features the ShAFF Fringe with free events like the Cycle Touring Forum and […]

Today’s radio show: New Year resolutions for your business

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 […]

Community share issue success for Sheffield Live TV

It’s been a rollercoaster and a learning experience to work on the UK’s first community share issue into broadcast media. But I’m very happy to report that Sheffield Live TV, the local television channel for Sheffield, has achieved its launch fundraising target – with over 100 supporters (including me!) applying to become “community shareholders”. I’ve […]

Media trust: a choice to make

Any George Clooney fans reading this? Whether or not you admire Mr. Clooney, you may be aware of his recent, well publicised spat with the Daily Mail and Mail Online in which he said the publication “makes up its facts.” They apologised – but Clooney has refused to accept the apology. We’ve heard much lately […]

SheffEX radio interviews and film

The inaugural SheffEX business exhibition took place on Monday 3rd June at Ponds Forge, designed “as a place to do business by Sheffield City Region businesses people for Sheffield City Region businesses people.” And it was a great success – with exhibition stands sold out, over 1000 delegates, and, in the words of co-organiser Tony […]