Archives for April 2016

GUTS, beer and speed

An apprentice who at 19 years old has already saved Rolls-Royce £10m; the author of a new report describing Sheffield as the beer capital of the world and a member of the team behind a rocket-powered car all feature in today’s Business Live radio show, broadcast yesterday morning on Sheffield Live radio and available as a podcast here.

Playwright Louise Page; Charity Right; Sheffield Speedway interviews

Interviews with Louise Page, the acclaimed playwright who has also written extensively for TV and radio, and is a specialist in clear and effective business writing; Sajad Mahmood, chief executive of Yorkshire based Charity Right, an international food programme; and Damien Bates the co-owner of Sheffield Speedway.

Ruth Lucas of Rovernighter interviewed

An in-depth live interview with Ruth Lucas of Rovernighter. Ruth discussed product development, design iteration, access to the market, funding, intellectual property, marketing, and sources of advice and support for entrepreneurs. In January Rovernighter was selected as the Virgin StartUp of the Week, and at the end of March the business was named by Theo Paphitis as a Small Business Sunday #SBS Award recipient.