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.

Interviews: Rachel Salway, Chris Barnes, Jodie Marshall, Rory Ridley-Duff

Last Friday (19/12/14) was the final Business Live radio show of 2014 – and a feast of inspiration thanks to my guests. Rachel Salway of Roseannah discussed fundraising for Destiny Rescue to rescue a trafficked child from horrific circumstances. Chris Barnes of Training Post introduced an accessible new e-learning resource which SMEs and social enterprises […]

Autumn statement; Sheffield Business Awards; and ‘3D’ business

How will the Autumn Statement affect businesses and social enterprises? In this week’s Business Live radio show my guests Elaine Skelton of BHP Chartered Accountants and Kiley Tan of Wosskow Brown Solicitors dissected the announcements. The show was also a Sheffield Business Awards special, featuring interviews recorded at the Awards Dinner (which took place on […]

Brendan Moffett interview

Over 3000 entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world attended the MADE Festival in Sheffield in September 2014. What made (do you see what I did there) them come along? I caught up with Brendan Moffett, Director of Marketing Sheffield, for this interview which was first broadcast on Sheffield Live TV on 25 […]

Interviews: Medeia Cohan and Rachel Kirk

Today’s Business Live radio programme on Sheffield Live! 93.2fm featured interviews with Rachel Kirk and with Medeia Cohan.

Media trust: a choice to make

Any George Clooney fans reading this? Whether or not you admire Mr. Clooney, you may be aware of his recent, well publicised spat with the Daily Mail and Mail Online in which he said the publication “makes up its facts.” They apologised – but Clooney has refused to accept the apology. We’ve heard much lately […]

SheffEX radio interviews and film

The inaugural SheffEX business exhibition took place on Monday 3rd June at Ponds Forge, designed “as a place to do business by Sheffield City Region businesses people for Sheffield City Region businesses people.” And it was a great success – with exhibition stands sold out, over 1000 delegates, and, in the words of co-organiser Tony […]

Interview: Sheffield boost for independent retail

Richard Eyre, the Head of City Centre Management and Major Events at Sheffield City Centre, was my guest on today’s Business Live radio show. Footfall in Sheffield, like most locations, had declined by about 9% in 2012 – so coming up with creative and innovative ways to support retailers and generate visits to the city […]