Small Business Stories
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Elizabeth Wright from Admin & More discusses with fellow businesses owners their business journey and different topics to help you grow your own business.
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Small Business Stories with Ken Kilday
March 15, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 20.3 MBKen Kilday is the CEO and Founder of The Ken Kilday Coaching Experience. He is the executive business coach with entrepreneurial and executive leadership experience based in philosophy. His goal is to help CEOs and business owners get what they want out of their business by unlocking their leadership genius. What is covered: Why Ken chose to start a business rather than continue his corporate job. How does Ken know whether the client is right for him. What were the challenges in Ken’s bu...
Small Business Stories with Sarah Knight
November 08, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBSarah Knight is the founder of Mind the Gap Academy and at the heart of her business lies her ethos to help individuals thrive (not just survive), develop their strengths and skillset, and, crucially, their wellbeing. By engendering a culture of wellbeing, individuals, teams and the people running businesses can be more productive, efficient, creative and less likely to suffer from burnout. She is also a trainer in human skills, a leadership and management coach passionate about wellbeing. ...
Small Business Stories with Elzie Flenard
November 01, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBElzie Flenard is the founder of Enterprise NOW! and Podcast Town. Elzie is also the host of the Enterprise NOW! Podcast, a business and entrepreneurship talk show that seeks to educate, motivate, and inspire current business owners as well as aspiring entrepreneurs on a variety of business related topics. Elzie has more than a decade of experience as an engineering professional and entrepreneur. He thrives on thinking outside the box, bringing the best out of entrepreneurs, and driving resul...
Small Business Stories with Ryan Carruthers
October 25, 2021 08:23 - 32 minutes - 30 MBRyan Carruthers is the founder of The Membership Mastery. He helps business owners build membership sites to grow their business, get more members and get more clarity on where that business should be going. What We Cover: - How Ryan started and grew his business with memberships over the last 10 years - What it is that people are doing wrong with building membership sites and teaching about them - How to claim your freedom as a business owner and let go of the guilt for using your fre...
Small Business Stories with Natalia Nicholson
October 18, 2021 10:51 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBNatalia Nicholson has been a serial entrepreneur for over 20 years. Most recently her entrepreneurial endeavours led her to China to design her own range of candles. Further to all her research about effective ways to sell online, including attending summits worldwide, Natalia now wants to use her experience and abilities to help other women get into digital marketing through Women in Digital Business. Women in Digital Business (WIDB) is a Digital Marketing Hub for a community of under-repr...
Small Business Stories With Ash Taylor
August 23, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBAsh Taylor is the Founder of the Business Clubhouse, coaching business owners to win at the game of business. He helps business owners to have the business they want on their terms. He works with business owners who want to feel accomplished and confident in building the lifestyle that they want and ultimately win at the game of business. What we cover: - How to play and win the game of business - Running a business as a way of maturing and growing up - Marketing is much easier when you ...
Small Business Stories with Dawna Campbell
August 16, 2021 07:24 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDawna Cambell is known as the Mind Whisperer, combining her knowledge, wisdom and experience to assist people in realigning their life of happiness, prosperity, and love. Her book, Financially Fit, is a #1 International Best Seller on Amazon bringing together the world of money and the energy body. She is a professional motivational speaker and maintains an international private practice. Dawna has shared the stage with Lisa Nichols, Dr. Joe Vitale, Sharon Lechter, and David Meltzer. Her per...
Small Business Stories With Eric Seropyan
August 09, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBEric Seropyan specializes in driving traffic to websites using Google Adwords Certified, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing and more. He is the Co Director at Orange County Search Engine Academy. What we cover: - What is SEO and why is it important - How SEO works and the basic steps you should cover - The challenges of running your business and working with clients - How to manage expectations when you start your own business - Why digital marketing is...
Small Business Stories With Sarah Townsend
August 02, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBAs a senior freelance copywriter, Sarah helps B Corps and socially conscious businesses become more successful by identifying and articulating the things that make them special, and using powerful, persuasive words to promote their products and services. As well as helping businesses with their marketing, she also helps freelancers and small business owners to get more enjoyment from self-employment. Since publishing her Amazon #1 bestseller, Survival Skills for Freelancers, she’s been on ...
Automation Panel with Yvonne Hemmings and Natasha Wallace
June 21, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode, we are hosting a panel on the topic of automation with Natasha Wallace and Yvonne Hemmings. Natasha Wallace is the founder of Automation Queen. They specialise in supporting service-based Virtual Assistants in the setup of their online Customer Relationship Management system - or more specifically Dubsado. Yvonne Hemmings is an automation and productivity consultant at Automation Made Simple. Using automation platforms like Zapier, Integromat or Parabola, they use rule ba...
Small Business Stories with Ray McKenzie
June 14, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBRaymond (Ray) McKenzie is the Founder and CEO of Starting Point Technologies, Inc, a company developing solutions for service-based companies focused on service management, client engagement, efficient workflow, and team collaboration. Ray is also the Founder and Managing Director of Red Beach Advisors, a technology management consulting group providing services in the private and public sector. He has more than 20 years of experience as a senior business executive, leader, and consultant le...
Small Business Stories with Jan Cavelle
June 07, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBJan Cavelle is a writer, author and speaker focused on helping people scale businesses by getting them on the right track. She has several decades of experience of both micro and SME’s, and has been involved in many different campaigns to encourage entrepreneurs throughout her working life. She writes about entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, and has published her first book “Scale for Success.” What We Cover: - How Jan ventured into small businesses, and how she fulfilled her dream of bei...
Small Business Stories with Jamie Goldthorpe from 'Words' By Jim
June 01, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBJamie Goldthorpe is a freelance copywriter and founder of ‘Words’ by Jim, tailoring effective and engaging copy to best suit any brief. He specialises in web content, but also writes articles, blog posts, advertisements, marketing materials, press releases, scripts, slogans, and more. What Is Covered: - How the lockdown has changed the work culture for good - What kind of clients Jamie serves and how much awareness of copywriting there is among business people - Where people who are s...
Small Business Stories with Yasmin Ali
May 03, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBYasmin Ali is a polymer clay artist and founder at Beadeze, who helps women business owners feel less stressed by exploring their creativity with polymer clay. What We Cover: - How Yasmin transitioned from working as a part-time employee to a full-time business owner - How running your own business helps you to build confidence - How to create a marketing mix using social media, emails and direct mail - Different new products and online and offline avenues Yasmin is exploring in her bu...
Small Business Stories with Crista Grasso
April 26, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBCrista Grasso is a lean business consultant, who helps growing businesses achieve more by doing less through a combination of strategic planning, and lean business practices. She is the creator of the Lean Out Method. What We Cover: - Why running a business in a lean way is critical for next stage growth - How much time it takes for a business to start adopting lean practices - The biggest challenges that business owners are facing with - The secrets behind building a high performing t...
Small Business Account Panel with Gary Thorpe, Rob Harris and Malcolm Sackman
April 19, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn today's episode, we are focusing on finance in your business. We've gathered a panel of three experts on the subject - Gary Thorpe, Rob Harris and Malcolm Sackman, Gary Thorpe is a Commercial Cardiologist, Cash Flow and Credit Management Strategist at Debt Doctors. He helps businesses eliminate late payments and get their invoices paid on time. Rob Harris is a financial educator, teacher, mentor and CEO at Your Financial Friend. With over 30 years of experience as financial adviser, hi...
Small Business Stories with Elizabeth Wright
April 12, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, we are turning the tables, and I'm delighted to have my previous guest and current client, financial educator Rob Harris, interviewing me about my own small business story with Admin & More and Small Business Growth Club. I want to share with you how I started my business, what the biggest challenges have been during these five years, and what I've learned along the way. What We Cover: - How I decided to start a virtual assistant business after careers in banking and char...
Small Business Stories with Moira Frost
March 29, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBMoira Frost is an independent stylist for cabi Clothing, an American clothing brand for women, which came to the UK market four years ago. She explains how cabi works on the intersection between network marketing and franchise, and what her experiences have been running her own business. What We Cover: - How Moira decided to begin working with cabi Clothing - How her previous experience in retail banking and project management helped her to start her own business - How the pandemic has ...
Small Business Stories with Claire Sweet
March 22, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBClaire Sweet is an award-winning Financial Advisor and Money Coach, Owner of Peace Together Money Coaching. She helps clients, predominantly women, to organise their finances, and create a plan for their future which lets their money work well for now, but also well for the future. Her work has been featured in The Telegraph, Moneywise and Sheerluxe and she is a regular guest on BBC Radio Kent, as an expert in her field. What We Cover: - Claire’s background and how she decided to start he...
Small Business Stories with Vicki Parsons
March 15, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBVicki Parsons is a network marketer and consultant at health and wellbeing company Isagenix. She helps busy professional women change their physical and financial wellness using a simple proven nutrition system and 1on1 coaching. What We Cover: - How Vicki came across Isagenix and became a network marketer - Network marketing as a way to supplement pension fund and build a business - Selling on Amazon vs. Isagenix business model - Overcoming the challenges of network marketing Connect...
Small Business Stories with Idit Ginsberg
March 08, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIdit Ginsberg is the founder of Iyador Marketing offering social media services to startups and small and medium sized businesses. Having ran an event planning company for ten years before the pandemic hit, Idit shares her story of how she had to pivot very quickly and start a new business last year. What We Cover: - How Idit started Iyador Marketing - The challenges of scaling a new business - How to market a marketing business - Combining social media marketing and event business ...
Small Business Stories with Yvonne Hemmings
March 01, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBYvonne Hemmings is an automation consultant and strategist for online service providers who want to save hours and money every week by letting specialist software work its magic in the background. She is the founder of Automation Made Simple and works with time-poor business owners who are spending too much time each week on repetitive processes like client onboarding, booking calls and invoicing. What We Cover: - How Yvonne turned from a VA into automation consultant - How automation ca...
Small Business Stories with Claire Harris
February 22, 2021 06:34 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBClaire Harris is the founder of Pets 2 Places, UK’s first pet taxi franchise offering transport to any destination a customer chooses. An animal lover herself, she has been in the business for over 5 years and have built up a lot of knowledge about how to transport the correct way. She specializes in helping elderly and less abled people, with certificates in manual handling of older persons and guiding for blind people. What is Covered: - How Pets 2 Places came about as a business idea ...
Small Business Stories with Bonita Ackerman du Preez
February 15, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBBonita Ackerman du Preez is a qualified Registered Trauma recovery therapist, specialising in PTSD, trauma, grief recovery, anxiety and stress management. She has spent 23 years teaching and 4 years as a therapist, and she runs her own business called Future Edge Therapy. What We Cover: - How Bonita became a therapist and who her clients are - The importance of constant practice and education as a therapist regardless of earning money from it - The power of referrals - Cash flow, ti...
Small Business Stories with Catherine Morgan
February 08, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBCatherine Morgan is a money coach and award-winning financial planner for women, a speaker, podcaster and bestselling author. She is on a mission to reduce financial anxiety and increase financial empowerment and resilience for 1 million women around the world. Catherine wants to de-mystify financial jargon and emphasise the importance of focusing on women's financial behaviours, not financial products. What We Cover: - Catherine’s “entrepreneurial itch” and how she founded three busines...
Small Business Stories with John Tippett
February 01, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBJohn Tippett is a self employed business concession owner at Card Industry Professionals. He is focused upon saving businesses costs on "Chip 'n Pin" by offering cost effective and transparent solutions for SME's to take all types of card payment across a physical terminal, EPOS, telephone or web based sales with well known payment gateways. John is also involved in a few other businesses and has been working for himself for 18 years. What We Cover: - What kind of services Card Industry ...
Small Business Stories with Matt Besford
January 25, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBMatt Besford is a Recruitment Consultant at AC Recruitment Search, specialising in care recruitment. Although he’s been with the company for only a few months, he is now in charge of pushing this young business forward, generating leads and building the leading position within the care industry. AC Recruitment’s dynamic and experienced team of recruiters sources the best talent in the care industry for permanent, temporary, full time, part time and interim positions. What Is Covered: Why ...
Small Business Stories with Jill McCulloch
January 18, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBJill McCulloch is the Owner and Leadership and Business Coach at Coach You. She empowers business and organisational leaders to fulfil their potential, make confident decisions and inspire integrity, responsibility and respect in their team. Combining over thirty years of business experience, marketing qualifications and twelve years of certified Co-Active Coaching, Jill supports high potential individuals to define and project their personal brand. What Is Covered: Jill’s background and ...
Small Business Stories with Simone Cowley
January 11, 2021 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBSimone Cowley is the founder of Guardian Angels Childcare, a Nanny and babysitting agency providing excellent childcare to families in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas with an MK postcode. Simone has 24 years of childcare experience herself and she has worked and enjoyed various roles including a nanny, teaching assistant and foster carer. What We Cover: How Simone decided to stop working as a nanny herself and start a business How to cope with the responsibility of selecting nannies ...
Small Business Stories with Rob Harris
January 04, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBRob Harris the CEO of Your Financial Friend. His passion is to empower people with the tools, information and skills to grow their money, investments, pensions and to take ownership of their financial future. Seven years ago he sold his wealth management practice and became an educator, teacher and mentor. He offers one-to-one sessions and teaches his Money Awareness course. What Is Covered: - What is the difference between a financial advisor and financial educator - Why it’s important t...
Small Business Stories with Michelle Dale
December 14, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBMichelle Dale is the founder of Virtual Miss Friday, an Online Business Consultancy and Academy with Built-In Virtual Assistant Services, and the creator of 1nSourcing - a service that specialises in serving 6 and 7 figure business owners. She left the UK in 2005, at the age of 23 to pursue a dream of experiencing real freedom. She has grown a successful location independent online business, traveling and living abroad full time, meeting her husband and raising 3 children. She now supports...
Small Business Stories with Didier Penine
December 07, 2020 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBDidier Penine is the founder and owner of Say it With Champers, a UK based company which sells high quality champagne with personalised labels. After 10 years of lingering on the idea, he finally took the leap two years ago and started his own small business. What Is Covered: - How Didier came to the idea to do something different with champagne - The difficulties of the first six months in business without cash flow - Figuring out SEO and marketing on the go - How to overcome the s...
Small Business Stories with Anna Forgaard
November 30, 2020 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBAnna Forgaard is a marketing consultant and strategist, bringing businesses a wealth of marketing knowledge acquired in the wine, media and retail industries. She has successfully worked with brands as diverse as Grazia, Garden News, Great Food Club, The Wine Society, National Geographic and Katie Cardew Illustrations. She provides marketing advice, strategies and campaigns for SMEs, enabling small business owners to concentrate on their product while she concentrates on the marketing. Wh...
Small Business Stories with Sam Hallett
November 23, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBSam Hallett is the Founding Director and Business Protection Specialist at Enable Life, an insurance broker firm offering services to individuals, self-employed and businesses. After battling with chronic illness, Sam has found a passion in health and wellbeing, with financial wellbeing at the forefront. Being an ex-accountant, this is where Sam found a natural transition into life & health protection. What We Cover: - How health issues inspired Sam to start her own business - Why life ...
Small Business Stories with Richard Bland
November 16, 2020 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBRichard Bland is a digital consultant, website manager, and the founder of BhambraBland. He helps business owners who are looking to scale or develop a better online presence, as well as startups who are looking for a creative mind to think through their approach to getting online. What We Cover: - The need to support family as the main driver behind starting a business - What is a digital consultant and who are Richard's longest-term clients - Why someone would say NO to growing and...
Small Business Stories with Suzie Flynn
November 09, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBSuzie Flynn is an award winning mindset and business coach who helps Executive Assistants break from the corporate world and start their own Virtual Assistant business. After 22 years as a EA, her catalyst for making change was the loss of her parents in 2013. She is currently offering a six week coaching programme 'The VA Freedom Startup', giving to VA's all the foundational pieces they need to get set up and start attracting clients. What We Cover: - How family loss and grieving can be ...
Small Business Stories with Carol Rogers from Chromium Bookkeeping
November 02, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBCarol Rogers is the founder of Chromium Bookkeeping, and she helps small businesses save money and stress by managing their books. Her passion is credit control, and she has worked within finance for over 26 years, including 12 years in credit control roles, carrying out payroll, reconciliations, and payment queries. She is also President of Peterborough Lions Club of Lions Clubs International. What We Cover: How Carol invested in her own training to be able to serve her employer better ...
Getting your First Client.
December 14, 2019 10:55 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBThis episode is to give you ideas of how to get you first client. If you would like to see the video and download the guide Join the Small Business Growth Club today smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Why I set up Admin and More?
December 01, 2019 15:13 - 9 minutes - 9.07 MBHere is my story as to why I set up Admin and More and what led to the formation of Small Business Growth Club. To get more access to our membership site go to www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Should you barter as business?
December 01, 2019 14:53 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBWhen I started in business I bartered some of my services in terms of saving costs when I first out. Is this something you are considering? The listed to our podcast. If you want to access all the materials please join the Small Business Growth Club www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
The Importance of Terms and Conditions
December 01, 2019 14:42 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBIn another episode Gary Thorpe from Debt Doctors talks about the importance of having terms and conditions for your business. To access all the monthly themes and downloads to go with the podcast - Join the Small Business Growth Club today www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Need help with Time Management
December 01, 2019 14:38 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBHeres some hints and tip to help you with time management to give you a sense of balance at your work and at your home. To get monthly hints and tips join the Small Business Growth Club www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Are you feeling overwhelmed?
October 04, 2019 07:23 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBThis episode gives you hints and tips to help you deal with overwhelm? For more resources to grow your business then join the Small Business Growth Club today small businessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Have you looked at your database lately?
October 04, 2019 07:18 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBAre sales a bit slow? Have you revisited your database to see if there is anyone you can follow up - Here are some hints and tips to help you get back into the routine of looking at your database. For more resources to help you grow your business then join the Small Business Growth Club by going to smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
How to track your sales and grow your spreadsheet
October 04, 2019 07:12 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBDid you know if you use a simple spreadsheet to track your sales then this will help you grow your business. This gave me a focus in July 2017 and we saw growth in the next 3 months - here's how. To download the resources to help you grow your business then join the Small Business Growth Club today - go to smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
How to choose the right Accountant
September 21, 2019 08:40 - 7 minutes - 7.24 MBIn this episode our expert Paul Marks talks about choosing the right accountant. To access videos, hints and tips join the Small Business Growth Club today! Go too smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Still Overwhelmed?
September 16, 2019 17:03 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBListen to our further hints and tips to help stop you feeling overwhelmed. To join Small Business Growth Club go to www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Should you outsource your Book-keeping?
September 02, 2019 15:22 - 5 minutes - 5.54 MBThis weeks episode is about whether you should outsource your book-keeping especially if it something you don't enjoy. To help grow your business join the Small Business Growth Club at www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com
Are you overwhelmed?
August 23, 2019 16:59 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MBIf you are feeling overwhelmed then here are a few practical hints and tip to stop you feeling overwhelmed and start getting organised. If you need more help please call 01933 428151 or email [email protected]
Have you thought about Email Marketing
August 23, 2019 16:54 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MBIn this episode we talk to you about email marketing and why you should be doing it? If you need any help or guidance give us a call on 01933 428151 or email [email protected]