Enterprise Nation

The Small Business Sessions

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The Small Business Sessions is a weekly podcast from the Powering Local Businesses programme, created by Enterprise Nation and EDF Small Business in collaboration with Square.  This series explores the practical steps small businesses can take to grow and thrive – from improving energy efficiency and embracing sustainability to creating a lasting impact in their local communities.    The Powering Local Businesses hub supports small businesses, wherever they're based and however they sell, to grow sustainably. Access grants, pop-up shop opportunities, energy-saving guidance, expert workshops an...

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Enterprise Nation

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Business

Podcast website

www.enterprisenation.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

S4 E4: The no bull business blogger 16.10.2019

The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast powered by Xero, is back for another episode. Series four, hosted by Enterprise Nation head of content Dan Martin, features a brilliant line-up of entrepreneurs and experts sharing insights and inspiration on how to start and grow a brilliant business. This week we're joined by podcaster and influencer, Sarah Akwisombe. Sarah start...

S4 E3: The entrepreneur baking up guilt free cakes 09.10.2019

The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast powered by Xero, is back for another episode. Series four, hosted by Enterprise Nation head of content Dan Martin, features a brilliant line-up of entrepreneurs and experts sharing insights and inspiration on how to start and grow a brilliant business. Only two years after launching her healthy healthy bakery company Fit Bakes, Enterpri...

S4 E2: Making Tax Digital and choosing the perfect accountant 02.10.2019

The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast powered by Xero, is back for another episode. Series four, hosted by Enterprise Nation head of content Dan Martin, features a brilliant line-up of entrepreneurs and experts sharing insights and inspiration on how to start and grow a brilliant business. In episode two, Sylwia Kotarba from Accounts and Legal discusses Making Tax Digital (...

S4 E1: A mindset for growth from day one 25.09.2019

The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast powered by Xero, is back!  For series four, a brilliant line-up of entrepreneurs and experts share insights and inspiration on how to start and grow a brilliant business. Hosted by Enterprise Nation head of content Dan Martin, we'll be covering issues including business growth, retail, late payment, mental health and alternative fi...

S3 E12: The entrepreneur who raised £57m to help people have a good kip 23.10.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. In the last episode of the current series of the Small Business Sessions podcast with Xero we meet Jas Bagnieowski, co-founder of mattress company E...

S3 E11: The tax revolution you need to know about 17.10.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. This week, Damon Anderson from Xero and Jonathan Bareham from accountancy firm Raedan discuss the government initiative which aims to see the end of...

S3 E10: The state of Britain's small business economy in real time 09.10.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. This week, Xero co-founder Gary Turner discusses the company's groundbreaking new Small Business Insights service which highlights from a sampl...

S3 E9: Making sales, battling business rates and why two founders are better than one 03.10.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. This week we meet Lacey Hunter Felton and Nico Bonfiglioli, co-founders of The Hunter Collective, a unique co-working salon studio and event space i...

S3 E8: The man helping your business get paid on time 26.09.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. This week we look at the massive issue for small businesses of late payment. We're joined by Paul Uppal, the small business commissioner appoin...

S3 E7: Data do's and don'ts: GDPR is here so what happens now? 19.09.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. It was hard to avoid the term 'GDPR' earlier this year. New European regulations governing the way businesses manage data were headline ne...

S3 E6: Can artificial intelligence really transform your small business? 12.09.2018

The Small Business Sessions podcast from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for another inspiring episode. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. This week we look at artificial intelligence. Everyone is talking about AI but what is it, why do you need to know about it and how can it help your...

S3 E5: Building a £500m workplace giant 05.09.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Charlie Green and Olly Olsen worked for serviced office properties but recognised that the industry needed a modern shake-up. That change is now The Office Group, which has over 15,000 m...

S3 E4: How to take your business global with online marketplaces 29.08.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. In this episode, Paul Grey, co-founder of A2X, joins us from New Zealand to share very useful insights from his decade of experience doing it himself and helping thousands of other busin...

S3 E3: Forecasting your future and growing a business that lasts 21.08.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. In this episode, Hannah Dawson, founder of forecasting and reporting platform Futrli, discusses how having a strong understanding of your numbers gives business owners confidence in wher...

S3 E2: Building the UK's number one health and fitness podcast 15.08.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up is Ben Coomber, a man who used to be obese and suffered with IBS, ADHD, Eczema and Asthma. He went on to lose five stone of fat and put on three stone of muscle and created Ben C...

S3 E1: Why entrepreneurs should be more pirate 08.08.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation and powered by Xero is back for series three! Each week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones MBE speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. To kick off, we have a revealing interview with social entrepreneur Sam Conniff Allende who discusses his entrepreneurial journey from a business during the nightclub...

Series two, episode 12: 'The pizza tracker for massage therapists' 16.05.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Giles Williams, co-founder of Urban Massage, discusses the inspirational story of his on-demand massage booking platform. To find out more, go to www.enterprisenation.com/podcas...

Series two, episode 11: Show me the money! How to get an investor 09.05.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Jenny Tooth, CEO of the UK Business Angels Association, the trade body for angel and early stage investing, discusses the ins and outs of finding and working with an angel inves...

Series two, episode 10: Rebel with a cause 02.05.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Adam Thompson, commercial director at plant-based organic food and drink brand Rebel Kitchen, discusses running a for profit brand with strong sustainable values. He also talks...

Series two, episode nine: 'We want to build the biggest brand in the world' 25.04.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, James Gold tells the inspiring story of fashion accessory brand Skinnydip London. He discusses its growth from an idea to selling through ASOS, Urban Outfitters, Selfridges and...

Series two, episode eight: Steal the show with SEO 18.04.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Enterprise Nation member Jamie Hewitt from Rocketship WP shares tips for getting your website high up the search engine rankings. To find out more, go to www.enterprisenation.co...

Series two, episode seven: How to access alternative finance 11.04.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Anil Stocker, co-founder of MarketInvoice, discusses alternative finance and growing his own business from three co-founders in 2011 to a team of over 100. To find out more, go...

Series two, episode six: Getting small businesses financially fit 04.04.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Ed Sanford from accountancy firm Chaddesley Sanford discusses accounting best practices for small businesses. To find out more, go to www.enterprisenation.com/podcastHuge thanks...

Series two, episode five: What makes great businesses great 28.03.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Peter Czapp, co-founder of The Wow Company, discusses data, measuring performance and the characteristics of great businesses. To find out more, go to www.enterprisenation.com/p...

Series two, episode four: How a Hackney brand took on the world and is winning 21.03.2018

The Small Business Sessions from Enterprise Nation is back and powered by Xero. Every week Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones speaks to entrepreneurs and experts about starting and growing a successful business. Next up, Jacqui Ma, Enterprise Nation member and founder of Goodordering, discusses building a global start-up. To find out more, go to www.enterprisenation.com/podcastHuge thanks to aud...

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