Business Live: for curious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs
Leaders of impact-creating businesses and social enterprises share their practical tips and stories. Be inspired, intrigued and amazed, get advice to help your values-driven business thrive and benefit from candid conversations about how other leaders overcame challenges and built their businesses and social enterprises. New episode every Friday here and on Sheffield Live FM radio.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 210
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2024
How to be a stoic Happipreneur with Tony Robinson OBE
Tony Robinson OBE is my guest for episode 316 of Business Live. Tony has hard won advice for anyone who runs their own business or is thinking about starting one. And he’s someone who has waled the w…
Sales sauce, wellbeing, and how to plan, grow and get stuff done
How do you make sales easy? What's the difference between a prospect and a suspect – and why should you treat each differently?
Steve Knapp is the author of a best-selling sales book and one of the pe…
Plastic-free shop proving local retail can thrive and scale - Kelly Wright, The Refillery
Here's a super retail success story. 20 months ago Kelly Wright launched The Refillery – now Edinburgh's largest plastic-free and ethical shop.
She left a well-paid corporate job to launch the busines…
Cash for Young Entrepreneurs and a Business Book Bonanza
Would you like a slice of £250,000 to start a business which will solve a pressing problem?
Em Scicluna joined me on the show today to tell us about a new scholarship programme for 18-22 year olds, l…
Why Jane Eyre helps Jane Austin in business
The word went out: tell me about a book which helped you in business. And Jane Austin of Persuasion Communications got in touch with an intriguing choice: not "Persuasion" by her near namesake Jane A…
Art, Beauty, Books, Music, Meditation and Management with Jean-Michel Ledru, Merci Maman
"In a world when a lot of things are hard and tough, art is leading the way to beauty and some of the best things that we can achieve in our humanity, I love art." Jean-Michel Ledru.
Much is written a…
Building an anti-fast-fashion business with Paul Clapham, Uskees
There's a lots of smoke and mirrors in online retail, especially when it comes to suppliers of PPC, SEO and other services necessary to build a successful ecommerce store.
But Paul Clapham knows how t…
Make your business more inclusive with Arit Eminue PLUS supercharge your sales with Paul Durrant
The media has become notorious for its barriers to social mobility. It’s easy for a young person to gain work experience and secure paid internships if they have a parent with connections; it can be …
3 Crucial Steps to Outsourcing Effectively and 2 Books which Changed 2 Businesses
It waits for no-one and if lost is never found again. Free yet priceless. We're talking of course about time: many business leaders wish they had more of it.
Victoria Moffatt, the founder of LexRex, k…
How to avoid the energy sharks with Linda Spencer PLUS business and social enterprise funding
What's complicated and costly for many companies? The energy market. But in today's show, practical advice on how to navigate your energy costs from Linda Spencer of Professional Energy Purchasing Lt…
Alpkit: the huge impact of small grants, share offer success and sustainability
An interview with David Hanney, CEO of outdoor equipment manufacturer and retailer Alpkit, plus business and social enterprise funding opportunities and two book recommendations.
David covers Alpkit's…
A Library of Musical Instruments, a Super Social Enterprise – Jen O'Brien, Music Broth
Music Broth is a magnificent social enterprise in Glasgow, making musical instruments accessible to people across Scotland.
Jen O'Brien, its co-founder, tells me how Music Broth's music instrument and…
Music: enterprise, education, excellence with Yasin El Ashrafi, HQ Recording
Yasin El Ashrafi left school aged 15 and did a series of stopgap jobs before figuring out what he wanted to do.
But when his son was born with a cord around his neck and diagnosed with cerebral palsy,…
The power of apprenticeships with Tricia Smith plus representation in the media
Tricia Smith is passionate about the power of apprenticeships, having started her own career journey through a work placement.
Now the CEO of The Source Skills Academy, in this interview she discusses…
300th episode - Fay Selvan, Big Life group - supporting Big Issue North vendors and advice for social entrepreneurs
Fay Selvan is Chief Executive of the Big Life group, which employs around 500 people and turns over £20m, and joins me in this, the 300th episode of the Business Live radio show.
The Big Life Group is…
Powerful tips to make online events and workshops better - Mihaela Gruia and Jill White
If you run online workshops, meetings or events this episode is a must-listen: it's crammed with practical tips to ensure your events are interactive and effective from two brilliant guests.
Mihaela G…
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How to prepare for a radio interview and why it can propel your business [radio and podcast interview tips 1]
Why give radio or podcast interviews about your business? And how can you prepare most effectively so you will give a fantastic interview?
Many hugely accomplished business leaders and social entrepre…
Slash your overheads and generate funding - Wendy Ward
Don't try to help everyone – it's absolutely exhausting. When Wendy Ward came to this conclusion it gave her business, Let's Save Consultancy Services an instant boost.
Wendy specialises in saving mon…
Bleeding edge tech, machine learning, and taking manufacturing geniuses digital - Jamie Hinton
We often describe this as the show for 'curious entrepreneurs' a description which fits today's guest perfectly.
Jamie Hinton is CEO and co-founder of Razor, which works with businesses from start-ups…
Oscar winners to read stories by Yorkshire children - Deborah Bullivant, Grimm and Co
Remember those stories you wrote as a child? Imagine the feeling if something you wrote was read or performed by an Oscar-winning film star. Or a famous author or familiar face from television.
Grimm …