This week in SmallBizPod #100, Jane Tchan, editor of SmallBizPod, speaks to the president of the British Chambers of Commerce, Martin Pellew, about what 2013 will mean for startups, small businesses and would-be entrepreneurs, and finding out about some of his organisationâ€s plans to support businesses to grow and create jobs. Right click here to …

This week in SmallBizPod #99, Jane Tchan, editor of SmallBizPod, interviews Tanya Wheway, chairman of Wheway Lifestyle International on how she and her husband became pioneers of the modern health farm movement and went on to build an international consultancy and management services company. She also gives advice on how to take the stress out of r…

This week SmallBizPod #98, the small business podcast brought to you in association with the British Library’s Business & Intellectual Property Centre, continues the Going For Growth series with interviews with Bill Morrow, founder of online angel network Angels Den and Daniel Waterhouse of European Venture Capital firm Wellington Partners. Right c…

This week SmallBizPod #97, the small business podcast brought to you in association with the British Library’s Business & Intellectual Property Centre, begins a new series called Going For Growth and begins with an interview with John Griffin, the founder and chairman of Addison Lee, Europe’s largest mini-cab company. Right click here to download t…

This week SmallBizPod #96, the small business podcast includes an interview with Bill Liao, entrepreneur and co-founder of the business social networking site Xing, on leadership, funding, social enterprise and his business philosophy set out in a new book – Stone Soup. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and en…

This week SmallBizPod #95, the young entrepreneurs podcast includes an interview Jamie Murray Wells of Glasses Direct and Priya Lakhani of Masala Masala. Both are previous winners of Enterprising Young Brits and have a wealth of insight for new business owners young and old. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses a…

This week SmallBizPod Sales #4, an inspiring interview between Uncle Spats and serial CEO and consultant, Neil Thackray, on how some interesting maths and tweaks to your pricing strategy can help your business become more profitable in a downturn. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Click on t…

This week SmallBizPod #94, the small business podcast includes an interview with Wendy Tan White, co-founder in 1999 of Moonfruit. A fascinating story of a decade of business and web startup survival and growth from one of the UK’s best known female web/tech entrepreneurs. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and…

This week SmallBizPod #93, the small business podcast, features an interview with the energetic and extraordinary Brad Burton, founder of 4Networking on networking, sales, the loneliness of the small business owner and getting off your arse. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Click on the pla…

This week SmallBizPod Sales #3, the small business sales podcast, continues the series on lead generation with an effervescent interview with the irrepressible Brad Burton, founder and MD of 4Networking. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Click on the play button below to listen now If you’d …

This week SmallBizPod #92, the podcast for startups and entrepreneurs, focuses on the world of UK web startups, funding in the current climate, and the dilemma of shooting for the moon or building revenue early. Includes interviews with Mike Butcher, editor of TechCrunch Europe, Wil Harris of Channel Flip and Silicon Valley veteran Scott Rafer. Rig…

This week SmallBizPod Sales #2, the small business sales podcast, takes a look at lead generation with one of the UK’s most well known sales legends, the award-winning Liz Jackson, founder of Great Guns Marketing, the b2b telemarketing company. . Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Click on th…

This is the very first episode of a new SmallBizPod podcast dedicated to sales brought to you by the inimitable Uncle Spats. SmallBizPod Sales #1, the small business sales podcast, kicks off with a terrific interview with Beth Rogers, chair of the UK Sales Board, lecturer in sales management at the University of Portsmouth and author of Rethinking …

This week SmallBizPod #91, the small business podcast, includes an interview with renowned economist Roger Bootle on his book The Trouble with Markets, the causes and way out of recession and what it means for small businesses. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Click on the play button below…

This week SmallBizPod #90, the small business podcast, includes an interview with O2 X best male entrepreneur of the year, Sunil Kadri of Optoswim on bringing an extraordinary innovation from university research lab to market – the story of the fish gym. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Cli…

This week SmallBizPod #89, the podcast for startups and small businesses, features an interview Jill Sutherland, co-founder of award-winning sandwich shop, Taste, on being successful as an independent retailer in recession. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Click on the play button below to …

This week SmallBizPod #88, the small business advice podcast, includes an interview with Alex Will and Henry Erskine Crum, the two young web entrepreneurs behind Spoonfed, an events, listings and review site that looks set to challenge Time Out and create a new model for online publishing and event marketing. Right click here to download the podcas…

This week SmallBizPod #87, the startups podcast, looks at the tips and tricks of launching an eBay business and how existing businesses can make the most of the auction site as an online sales channel. Includes interviews with two leading experts, Dan Wilson and Sue Bailey of tamebay.com. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, smal…

This week SmallBizPod #86, the small business podcast, focuses on creative thinking in business and includes an interview with Dr Edward de Bono, author, thinker and speaker on creativity. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small business and entrepreneurs. Click on the play button below to listen now If you’d like to subscribe…

This week SmallBizPod #85, the podcast for entrepreneurs, includes an interview with Tristram Mayhew the entrepreneur behind the outdoor, tree-tops adventure business GoApe. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small business and entrepreneurs. Click on the play button below to listen now If you’d like to subscribe free using an …

This week SmallBizPod #84, the small business podcast, includes an interview with author and Mock entrepreneur Lara Solomon on her inspiring startup story. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, small business and entrepreneurs. Click on the play button below to listen now If you’d like to subscribe free using an RSS feed or better…

This week SmallBizPod #83, the small business podcast, includes an interview with young entrepreneur, Duane Jackson, the controversial founder of Kashflow the accountancy software as a service business. There’s also an open air review of the book Leap! by Ian Sanders and a musical surprise. Right click here to download the podcast for start-ups, sm…

This week SmallBizPod #82, the small business podcast, covers the 2009 Budget, analysing its impact on startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. It includes interviews with startups, SMEs, experts and shadow ministers for business and enterprise for the Conservatives and the Lib Dems. There’s also an excellent review of a book on coaching from …

This week SmallBizPod #81, the small business podcast, includes a great interview with Laura Tenison, the female entrepreneur behind maternity and toddler retail fashion business JoJo Maman Bébé. There’s also a round-up of listener comments, an interview with a Scottish entrepreneur who is big in Japan and some great music thanks to Monotonik. Righ…

This week SmallBizPod #80, the podcast for startups and entrepreneurs, focuses on franchising with an interview with the godfather of British hairdressing and business brand legend, Toni Mascolo, founder of Toni & Guy, and an interview with Atul Pathak, one of McDonald’s most successful franchisees. With thanks to the British Library’s Business and…

This week SmallBizPod #79, the small business podcast, interviews former Dragon and serial entrepreneur Doug Richard about his own approach to starting and building businesses, success, failure, what business angels are investing in during a downturn and the issue of business support. All this just a few hours before one of his own businesses plung…

This week SmallBizPod #78, the podcast for startups and entrepreneurs, kicks off the new year with a positive interview with Irish entrepreneurship expert and motivational speaker, Kevin Kelly. The focus of the podcast is on creating a positive outlook, customers and sales in the tough environment of 2009. There’s also another listener book review …

This week SmallBizPod #77, the small business advice podcast, heads to the Economist Innovation Summit supported by UK Trade and Investment and focuses on innovation in business including interviews with Ori Gal, ceo of Israeli startup NuLens, Joe Batista, director and chief creatologist at Hewlett-Packard and Kanwal Singh, managing director of Hel…

This week SmallBizPod #76, the entrepreneurs’ podcast, interviews Alan Halsall, chairman of one of Britain’s classic brands, the pram manufacturer Silver Cross. The podcast explores the power of branding, importing, exporting and the secrets of turning around a failed business. Right click here to download the podcast for startups, small business a…

This week SmallBizPod #75, the podcast for anyone starting a business, includes an interview with David Lester the founder of UK publishing company Crimson, about starting a business, practical advice on how to do it, and why a recession could be a good time to set up. There’s also another superb book review from a SmallBizPod listener and some ser…

This week SmallBizPod #74, the podcast for entrepreneurs, includes interviews with a selection of the UK’s most exciting start-ups in the web and digital space just before they headed off to New York on the the first Digital Mission of 2008. The podcast also has details of two conferences offering special deals for listeners, another listener book …

This week SmallBizPod #73, the entrepreneurs’ podcast, includes a series of inspiring interviews on social entrepreneurship at an extraordinary three day event called Shine which took place in May 2008. There’s also the first audio review of a business book by listener Peter Henderson and comments from other listeners too. Right click here to downl…

This week SmallBizPod #72, the small business advice podcast, interviews one of the world’s best known authors on entrepreneurship, Michael E Gerber on awakening the entrepreneurial imagination and transforming small businesses into extraordinary enterprises. There’s also details of a special deal for listeners who’d like to go to the next Going So…

This week SmallBizPod #71, interviews Alastair Mitchell, ceo and co-founder of successful UK Web 2.0 startup Huddle, on building a business on the web, angel funding and dealing with competition. There’s also the usual round up of comments, an update on the book review challenge and another gorgeous electronica track. Right click here to download t…

This week SmallBizPod #70, includes interviews with Gitanjali Banerjee Bhattacharya and Kaustav Bhattacharya about their plans for Jagriti Yatra, an inspiring entrepreneurial train journey across India, and what it hopes to achieve. There’s also the usual round up of comments, books for review and a beautiful track from the Bombay Dub Orchestra. Ri…

This week SmallBizPod #69, the small business podcast, includes an interview with Clive Birnie, managing director of Severn Delta, on his experiences of a successful management buy-out, funding, leadership, blogging and much more. There’s also the announcement of the winners of the Rachel Elnaugh book competition and the chance to win tickets to Fu…

This week SmallBizPod #68, the podcast for startups and business owners, interviews Rachel Elnaugh, former ‘Dragon’ and one of Britain’s best known entrepreneurs. There’s also a round up of comments from listeners and a chance to win Rachel’s new book Business Nightmares. Right click here to download the podcast for startups, small business and ent…

This week SmallBizPod #67, the small business podcast, takes a look at the life of a freelancer ahead of a conference on the subject called Going Solo. The podcast includes interviews with speakers at the conference including some of the social web’s best known freelancers and consultants on how to survive as a soloist. Right click here to download…

This week SmallBizPod #66, the podcast for startups and entrepreneurs, includes an in depth interview with Dan Harple, founder and ceo of mobile lifestyle application, GyPSii. A fascinating insight into tech entrepreneurship and the mobile web. Right click here to download the podcast for startups, small business and entrepreneurs. Click on the pla…

This week SmallBizPod #65, the small business podcast, includes an interview with David Wei, chief executive officer of Alibaba.com, the international e-commerce marketplace specialising in global and domestic trade with China. The podcast also highlights the launch of BizPod TV and rounds up comments and opinions from listeners. Right click here t…

This episode of SmallBizPod #64, the podcast for start-ups and entrepreneurs, puts the voices behind the faces on the British Library’s Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) Facebook group. Interviews with Neil Infield of the BIPC on its social media strategy and a variety of fascinating start-ups who meet in the real world for the first t…

This week SmallBizPod #63, the small business podcast, covers the 2008 Budget, analysing its impact on startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. The podcast includes interviews, analysis and commentary to help you figure out what matters and what doesn’t in Alistair Darling’s first Budget and how it is going to affect your business in the next …

This week SmallBizPod #62, the small business podcast, takes a look at social enterprise and social firms in particular. Inspiring interviews with social entrepreneurs include: Nigel Kershaw, chairman of The Big Issue, Sally Reynold, ceo of Social Firms UK and Jenny Sims, ceo of Pembrokeshire FRAME. Right click here to download the podcast for star…

This week SmallBizPod #61, the startups podcast, includes a truly inspirational presentation by Levi Roots of Reggae Reggae Sauce and Dragon’s Den fame. Many thanks to Jason Dainter of the Leeds networking group Leeds Inventure for contributing the recording made when Levi visited Leeds recently. There’s also the usual round up of listener feedback…

This week SmallBizPod #60, the podcast for startups and entrepreneurs, focuses on business planning in an interview with Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and UK MD Alan Gleeson. For those new to business planning or for anyone who has ever found it challenging, this podcast will be an inspiration. Right click here to download. Click on the …

This week SmallBizPod #59, the small business advice podcast, talks to Charlie Bigham of Bigham’s which makes ready-to-cook meals. Charlie talks passionately about the importance of food, how he built his business from his kitchen table and how to deal with demanding customers like the large supermarket chains. Right click here to download. Click o…

This week SmallBizPod #58, the small business podcast, focuses on female entrepreneurship with inspiring interviews recorded as part of Enterprise Week. The podcast takes a look at how women approach business, whether or not they face more or different challenges to their male counterparts and what motivates them to start and run their own business…

This week SmallBizPod #57, the small business advice podcast, includes an interview with, Will King, CEO of King of Shaves about how he took his shaving products business from £300 sales and a £30,000 loss in year one, to a brand with international ambitions which is already snapping at the heals of market leader Gillette in the UK. Right click h…

This week SmallBizPod #56, the entrepreneurs podcast, takes a look at Asian business focusing on the growing economic powerhouse that is India and its new found zest for entrepreneurship. It also examines what motivates British Asian entrepreneurs, celebrates their success and considers the opportunities for partnerships and business creation betwe…

This week SmallBizPod #55, the small business podcast, includes an interview with Jon Smith, CEO of First Artist Corporation on rapid response, growth by acquisition, listing on AIM and the business of premiership football. There’s also a round up of listener comments and a tremendous song to finish the podcast. Right click here to download Click o…