Archives for July 2015

Leadership with purpose: Baroness Sue Campbell, Josh Littlejohn, Penny Hughes and more

Today’s Business Live radio show examines what it takes to be a great leader in a social enterprise or business.
And it debates excellence, with practical tips for businesses and social enterprises based on solid experiences.
You can hear interviews with some of the UK’s most innovative social enterprise and business leaders.

Business Live 24th July: today’s radio show

Today I’m attending the NatWest SE100 Insight event, in Edinburgh. It’s a genuinely inspirational event for people leading social enterprises – businesses driven by social purpose. And I’m interviewing many of them to learn about how they have succeeded in the “alchemy” of leading organisations that must succeed as businesses AND achieve positive social outcomes […]

Crowdfunded bike trail: Annie Last and Steve Peat interviews. Plus: budget impact on small business

When Ride Sheffield began a crowdfunding campaign for a new mountain biking trail, local riders and businesses got involved. Now the trail has opened, and I interviewed professional mountain bikers Annie Last and Steve Peat for my radio show. Plus news about the impact of the budget on small businesses.

Soup-er: Sheffield SOUP, TDR, Russell Short, Steel City, LtR & more

And we’re back! After a break for a (working) trip to China and Tibet, my radio show, Business Live, returned to the airwaves this week (Friday 10th July) with a stellar line-up of guests in the programme – you can listen to the podcast below. Interviewees: James Biggin, the managing director of Steel City Marketing, […]

Manor & Castle 18, Quadrant 10: Debbie Matthews interview

One of the region’s leading business centres, The Quadrant off the Parkway in Sheffield, has celebrated its 10th anniversary this June. Also this year, Manor and Castle Development Trust (MCDT) – the community charity founded to regenerate the Manor and Castle wards which set up the successful business centre celebrate their own 18th birthday. The […]