Archives for April 2015

Approved Food’s Dan: Dragons’ Den, Sheffield Live and Virgin ‘Pitch to Rich’

Today’s guest on my Business Live radio programme was Dan Cluderay, founder of Sheffield-based Approved Food which is now the UK’s largest online-only discount retailer.

Dan is urging people to vote for Approved Food after submitting a “Pitch to Rich” entry that could see the business receive a funding boost from Virgin boss Richard Branson.

Person behind the Politics: Oliver Coppard (Labour) interview

Oliver Coppard is standing as the Labour Party candidate in the general election in the Sheffield Hallam constituency. On Friday 27th February I interviewed him for my Business Live programme on Sheffield Live 93.2FM, Sheffield’s community radio station with 40,000+ listeners. Oliver Coppard was born and raised in Sheffield Hallam, attending Porter Croft, Silverdale and […]

Person behind the Politics: Peter Garbutt (Green) interview

Peter Garbutt is standing as the Green Party candidate in the general election in the Sheffield Hallam constituency. On Wednesday 11th February I interviewed him for the 13th February 2015 episode of my Business Live programme on Sheffield Live 93.2FM, Sheffield’s community radio station with 40,000+ listeners. Peter Garbutt is a teacher of English and […]

Person behind the Politics: Ian Walker (Conservative) interview

Ian Walker is standing as the Conservative Party candidate in the general election in the Sheffield Hallam constituency. On Friday 6th February I interviewed him on my Business Live programme on Sheffield Live 93.2FM, Sheffield’s community radio station with 40,000+ listeners. Born in Sheffield, Ian Walker is the managing director of Sheffield engineering company Rotary […]

How to get journalists to cover your business

Rotherham Hospice Business Networking: Business Breakfast Wake up Call Over the last five years the media has changed beyond all recognition. Find out how your business can take advantage – and feed busy journalists tasty morsels of news on a plate On the menu at Rotherham Hospice’s breakfast networking event: 20 inside-track methods to get […]

Interviews: protecting your business against financial risks and direct marketing

Two knowledgeble guests on today’s Business Live radio programme on Sheffield Live: Amy Goodson and Darren Stepsky. Amy, the founder of Leo Wealth Management, left behind her corporate life of 12 years to follow her lifelong ambition of running her own business. She discussed the experience of taking the plunge to setup her business, and […]

SEO: a dark art? Interview with online marketing expert

Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO: what is it, why’s it important for businesses and social enterprise, and how do you cut through all the jargon and implement it? My guest on today’s Business Live radio programme, on Sheffield Live 93.2FM and online, was digital marketing expert Johnny Pawlik of Mantra Media. Johnny gave an accessible, […]

Workshop in Malaysia: Journalism for Social Good

Just back from a quick trip to Malaysia, delivering a workshop and training for social enterprises, organised by The British Council. Videographer Dan Jones and I had the pleasure of working with 14 social entrepreneurs, students and journalists through the Journalism for Social Good programme. Our three day workshop covered visual and audio storytelling, interviewing […]

Successful result with tender bid for six figure contract

I was pleased to be asked to assist well-known Sheffield business, Mercury Taxis, with their tender submission for a £100k+ contract recently. The work encompassed a review of the opportunity and Mercury’s strengths; assistance with the development of a new Business Continuity Strategy; developing and writing the Tender submission. And I was delighted to receive […]