Balancing business growth with personal life. Exploring strategies to manage time effectively, price your services sustainably, and scale your business without compromising quality or personal well-being. Hear practical tips on juggling multiple roles and managing external demands, ensuring a healthier, more balanced approach to business success.

Learn how to market your small business on a budget with practical strategies. Discover effective methods beyond social media, like email marketing, content creation, and forming strategic partnerships. These low-cost techniques can help you grow your brand, engage customers, and achieve sustainable success without breaking the bank. Listen to implement these budget-friendly marketing tips.

Unlock the secrets of efficient time management! Discover practical techniques to master your schedule, boost productivity, and achieve your business goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Learn from real-life experiences and get actionable tips to prioritise tasks, set realistic goals, and stay focused.

We delve into business plans! Learn what they are, why they matter, and how a simple three-page plan can clarify your ideas or refine your current business. Get practical tips and real-life examples to inspire and guide you in creating a concise, comprehensive, and actionable business plan. Tune in for an exciting, straightforward, and inspiring episode to help you succeed.

Discover the power of a compelling vision statement in episode 044 of our podcast. Learn why a vision statement will help define your business’s long-term goals and aspirations. Understand the difference between vision and mission statements, and how a clear vision can provide clarity, direction, and inspiration, and find out how to create an effective vision statement for your own business.

We tackle imposter syndrome, a common challenge that affects many entrepreneurs. Discover how to recognise this pervasive self-doubt, understand its impact on your business, and transform it into a positive force. Learn practical strategies to reframe negative thoughts, celebrate your achievements, and build a supportive network. Turn your feelings of inadequacy into motivation and growth.

The power and significance of clear business goals. Clear goals guide you, keep you motivated, and align your team’s efforts. Learn how SMART goals—Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound—can streamline your path to success. Plus, discover additional steps like Purpose, Steps, Consistency, and Growth to enhance your goal-setting process.

Nick shares his thoughts on ways to help you overcome the discomfort of pitching, the difference between stubbornness and tenacity, the need to focus on your core business before diversifying and the value of simplicity in business communications. He talks about the power of organic growth and genuine customer referrals over gimmicky promotions, and hugely importantly, and my biggest takeaway, he shared his personal strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

An insightful chat with Nick Jenkins, founder of Moonpig.com and former dragon on BC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’. Nick shares his journey from Moscow to creating a top online greeting card retailer. Learn about the power of personalisation, effective customer service, data-driven decisions, hiring, building a positive work culture, and key marketing strategies.

I share findings from recent research, revealing the top challenges and the underlying factors that can either stall or propel a creative business forward. Understanding these challenges is crucial for anyone looking to break through barriers and fully realise their potential in the world of creative entrepreneurship.