The Small Business Britain Podcast (Small Business Britain)

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 10th episode, we are joined by the inspiring Shaa Wasmund, MBE.  Shaa is not only a best selling author, but is the founder of The Freedom Collective and online community, The 6 Figure Club, which works with business owners to give them financial choice and leverage. She has been named one of the 20 most inspirational entrepreneurs in the UK by the Sunday Times and one of the most inspirational women in the UK.

Shaa shares with us her story and her determination to break the social status quo and passion for business which saw her be the only female boxing promoter at the time, and securing James Dyson as het first client in her PR company.

It's an inspirational and humbling chat, hearing about Shaa’s upbringing and her determination to succeed despite the roadblocks she faced and her dedication to championing and supporting fellow entrepreneurs.

A huge thank you to Shaa for taking the time out to chat to us.

Please find out more about Shaa here. 

*WARNING - there is minimal swearing in this chat* 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Joining Karen and Mich this week is Alexander von Schirmeister, MD for UK and Emerging Markets for Xero. We talk about his international man of mystery life (our words not his!), languages, wine, and just how special the Small and Mighty Programme at Small Business Britain is. Cracking

A bit of a cold-infested catch up, covering Trump (sorry), Bridget Jones, the Small Business Saturday Tour, and how we will all rise like a Phoenix. We do not talk about the Budget.

In the latest episode, Mich and Karen discuss the manifesto promises for small business from the major parties this week, the gap of sustainability and whether DiCaprio could kick start things. With less than 3 weeks to go, is there enough for small businesses to get excited?

For episode 12 of the podcast, we wanted to do something special so we spoke to the founder of Small Business Britain, f:Entrepreneur and i:Entrepreneur and director of Small Business Saturday, Michelle Ovens! 

It was a inspiring and wonderful chat about how Mich got to where she is today, the pivotal moments and conversations in her life and career so far (including one with Bill Clinton - casual!) and how she's far from done yet championing and supporting small businesses.

We hope you enjoy listening to this fabulous lady! 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast! This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 2nd episode we are joined by the inspiring founders of Cucumber Clothing, Eileen Willett and Nancy Zeffman.

Eileen and Nancy share their business story and how ethics and sustainability have always been at the top of their list for their brand and offer their insight into how all business owners can ensure they are as sustainable and ethical as possible. And - refreshingly - share how they are constantly learning and evolving in this world, and how they started Cucumber to be the desired alternative to 'fast fashion' - creating pieces that can be worn for years all from natural fibres and made in the UK. 

We chatted about the power of relationships and how, during the challenging months, their supplier and customer relationships have been so special as well as discussing the ins and outs of what sustainability actually means.

It was a fascinating chat - hope you enjoy!

Please check out Cucumber Clothing here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 5th episode we are joined by award-winning financial advisor Lisa Conway-Hughes, aka Miss Lolly, to talk about how small business owners can best look after their finances.

It was a great chat about all things money: cashflow, pensions, savings, wages and the skills you need to be good with money and the resources out there to help.

Hope you enjoy! 

Please check out Miss Lolly and the Ladies Finance Club here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week we are joined by the fabulous Cheryl Laidlaw - London Web Girl - to talk about AI, what it can do, what it can't do, and are we all going to be obsolete? One little diversion into using Chat GPT for a dating profile... But otherwise, right on the money.

In episode 4,  Karen speaks to the inspiring Geoff Wilkinson, aka The Building Inspector, founder and managing director of Wilkinson Construction - a multi-award winning approved inspectors providing  building control services across London and south east England.

Geoff shares with us his experiences during lockdown being in the construction trade and how he had to quickly adapt his business for both his staff and clients. 

3 things we learnt: during this time, rotating and staggering staff in and out of the office has been hugely advantageous, how using your spare time to give back in your community can be immensely rewarding and how all industries should focus on mental health for their employees. 

Find his business at https://www.thebuildinginspector.org/

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

In episode 2, Karen speaks to the amazing Rowena Howie, founder of Revival Retro.  Rowena shares her business story and her considerable ups and downs of the past few months as the owner of a bricks and mortar store. 

3 things we learnt: the importance of supplier and customer relationships in testing times, the impact mental health can have on running a business (and vice versa!), and how the Pay It Forward initiative can save a business.  

Find her business at https://www.revival-retro.com and please do give her a follow on Instagram. 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

In episode 5,  Karen speaks to the wonderful Fran Gubbay, co-founder of Stamptastic - an award-winning company providing a solution to school uniform labelling. 

Fran shares with us her business story, the challenges they have faced during the past few months and how a chance product feature on TV boosted business when they really needed it. 

3 things we learnt: honesty and authenticity are everything in speaking to your customers, even if it shows your vulnerability; the huge power of product placement and why social media presence can hugely impact your success. 

Find her business at https://stamptastic.co.uk/

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 8th episode, we are joined by the remarkable Kerensa Jennings, BT's Group Director for Digital Impact. Kerensa has had an amazing career so far, having worked at ITN, Sky, the BBC where she was Programme Editor of Breakfast with Frost, the BBC’s Election Results Editor and the BBC’s Head of Strategic Delivery. Kerensa also spearheaded the successful enterprise charity iDEA CIC and has been named one of the most influential women in tech for 4 years running. And not only that, she's a best-selling author and lived on top of a hill in Japan for a year to boot!

It's a fantastic chat learning all about Kerensa's career and the key meetings and people who have shaped it along the way. Kerensa also shares her love of digital and how through the work with the BT Skills for Tomorrow programme, never before have digital skills have been more accessible or understandable. 

A huge thank you to Kerensa for taking the time out to chat to us. 

Please find out all about BT's Skills for Tomorrow programme here and do check out Kerensa's best-selling novel, Seas of Snow here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 7th episode we are joined by award-winning public speaker and communication consultant, Shola Kaye. Shola shares with us her story including how she experienced first-hand how it feels not to speak up and represent yourself in the right way due to a crisis of confidence from her corporate world and how this, alongside her work as a performer, has led her on a path to help, support and enable others to be their best selves. As she says, "when individuals have the confidence and tools to share their brilliance, amazing things happen."

So, if you would like to hear top tips on how to speak more confidently and how to relay your business message, please do give this great chat a listen! 

Hope you enjoy!

Please check out Shola's website here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week, Karen and Mich are joined by retail expert and founder of The Resilient Retail Club, Catherine Erdly. Catherine gets down to it and looks at what exactly the recent Budget means for our bricks and mortar businesses. Great stuff!

This week, the dynamic duo discuss the King's Speech and what it means for small business. They also touch on blaming the Queen of Pop, Taylor Swift, for the rising inflation.... Is that really fair? This and more coming to you with extra summer sunshine

In episode 6,  Karen speaks to the amazing Delight Mapasure founder of K's Wors - a multi-award winning eclectic range of Southern African inspired Boerewors. Dee is passionate about shaking up the UK’s incumbent premium sausage offering and has recently secured a national listing with Ocado. She is a serial entrepreneur who has established a successful urban cleaning company whilst working in the civil service and securing an Open University Diploma in Law.

Dee shares with us her business story, her challenges along the way and how belief in her product and herself has been key to her success. 

3 things we learnt: you are the only one that can tell your story; resilience and perseverance can lead to success and how food is another way of travelling. 

Find her business at http://www.kswors.co.uk

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week we explore a day in the life of an entrepreneur - and let's be honest, it is not all early morning meditation and protein shakes. Though of course, you do you. The message is not to be put off by unrealistic expectations of what it means to be an entrepreneur - if you want to get up at 4am like Mark Wahlberg then go for it. But if you want to sleep until 10 and eat Deliveroo, feel free love.

This episode is a classic of the cliche, how do you know if someone is vegan? Because they tell you. Apologies in advance for that.

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast! This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 3rd episode we are joined by the wonderful G, co-founder of The Queer Box, an organisation training businesses of any size on gender, sexuality and relationship diversity. 

G shares with us their story, how The Queer Box works with anyone from solo business owners to large organisations, and how by being aware and addressing diversity within your business can hugely impact reach, reputation and bottom line.

It was a fascinating and educational chat so please do have a listen and let us know what you think. A huge thank you G for your time and insight. 

Please check out The Queer Box here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

The team are joined this week by Garreth Hayes, Senior Marketing Director at Indeed, to talk about the future of work, are machines taking over jobs (spoiler no...) and how AI speaks to him in Welsh. Small businesses - fear not! The machines are not taking over yet...

This week Mich and Karen talk about a big weekend for small business, with Labour's Small Business Saturday, FSB's manifesto, filling in forms when drunk and what does the other 75% of the population need. As always, keeping it down to earth and honest. Get in touch with any questions on small business, policy, election promises or really anything you like

With a 27.4k following on Instagram and an award-winning Website In A Day business, it was great to catch up with Cheryl Laidlaw, aka London Web Girl, to talk about her story, how she got to where she is and what she's learnt along the way.

It was an open, honest and refreshing chat - so please do give it a listen.

3 things we learnt: consistency is everything; even when you don't feel like showing up, do so in some way, and how constantly learning is the secret to continued success. 

Do give Cheryl a follow on Instagram @londonwebgirl, check out her Website In A Day business here and London Web Girl here!  

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 6th episode we are joined by sales expert, James Newell from Clear Sales Message who dispels the myths around selling and the preconceptions that go with it. As business owners, we are in business to sell, but there are many roadblocks that get in our way.

In this chat, James goes through why selling should not be a dirty word, and why the 'pushy' and 'salesy' methodology is a thing of the past sharing how you can naturally and ethically sell your products and services.

Hope you enjoy!

Please check out Clear Sales Message here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week on the podcast as the election reaches fever pitch (spoiler - it really doesn't...) we discuss the "ambitious" proposals in the Reform manifesto for small businesses, what we would really like to see in the election (but likely wont) and how we are all a bit turned off it.

Kicking off season 3, Karen and Mich dig into what small businesses are looking for in this election, and what we need from the next Government. They talk manifestos, levelling up, sustainability, AI, finance and more. Listen in and get involved in the conversation

Have you changed career to follow your dream of owning your own business? 

This week's chat is with the inspiring Lorraine Thomas who shares her fascinating and empowering story of how she left a well-paid career in law to be her Dad's carer on minimal wage, but as fate - and an email error - would have it,  has now found her true passion owning a successful property investment business. 

3 things we learnt: don't go into things alone, make sure you have your community to support you; sometimes you just have to do it - there is risk in everything however, remember to question everything. 

Lorraine is a f:Entrepreneur #ialso100, an i:Entrepreneur ambassador and you can find out more about her business, View From My Window here. 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Mich and Karen reflect on a mega year, favourite events, people and small businesses. And a few recommends for last minute small Christmas shopping. Merry Christmas folks from our team to yours xx

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 4th episode we are joined by the founder of The Entrepreneurs Network, Philip Salter. 

Philip shares with us his own entrepreneur story and what he has learnt on the way, why he started The Entrepreneurs Network, resources out there for small business currently and why he believes, even in these challenging times, the UK is the best place to start a business. 

It was a great chat - hope you enjoy!

Please check out The Entrepreneurs Network here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

In our first episode, Karen speaks to the inspiring Sanjay Aggarwal, founder of Spice Kitchen. Sanjay shares how his family business was sparked after a chat around the dinner table at Christmas, how his business has adapted in recent months, and his brilliant plans for the future. 

3 things we learnt: don't let fear hold you back, get your marketing in check in challenging times, and the importance of the personal touch. 

Find his business at www.spicekitchenuk.com and don't forget his discount code SK10 for a limited time only. 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business. 

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com 

We would be remiss if we did not address the Tariffs mayhem, so this week we talk through the essentials and hopefully make it all make sense for you, plus some Government schemes announced last weekend to help businesses. Drink Out To Help Out anyone? Just kidding... Stay tuned for Usher and British Steel and the joy that is Grimsby.

For this very special episode ahead of Small Business Saturday, Mich and Karen were kindly invited into HM Treasury to meet Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray MP. We talk Small Business Saturday (of course), Employer NI, the importance of local community and the joy of supporting small businesses - not just on Small Business Saturday, but all year round.

It is International Women's Day this week - when is it not at SBB? - and so we are discussing why women are starting businesses less (what??), our IWD research with Starling Bank, and what we really think about the DEI conversation... I don't think our position here will be much of a surprise!

Championing all people to start and grow a business is our business. Not just on IWD but all year round. Why not get involved https://smallbusinessbritain.uk/

This week we look at the impact of a female US presidential candidate, the challenges of networking if you are short, and the opportunities, or not, of the new Growth Guarantee Scheme for small-ish businesses. Women are definitely doing it for themselves this week

With less than a week to go, can the election pick up the excitement levels for small business? We discuss Taylor Swift, the US Presidential Debate (ouch) and whether there can be some last minute UK election shizzle.

This week we talk to the awesome Ryan Panchoo, founder of Borough 22 specialist doughnut business about how he got started, how he has grown, the work required for a genuinely awesome gluten free doughnut, and how hard it is to get blue food dye....

This week on the Pod we share our lessons for living. It is all subjective of course, but this 10 (or 11? we lost count a bit in the middle there) will keep you and your small business on the right path. Remember - get sleep and take your vits. And No is a whole sentence.

We may get t-shirts made...

Welcome back to 2025 and the fab team at Small Business Britain welcome you back with energy and their best insights into How To Be An Entrepreneur. Spoiler, do NOT get up at 4am to meditate.... (well, you can if you like, but not a key recommendation). Enjoy and Happy New Year!

In episode 7,  Karen speaks to the fab Gillian Jones-Williams, founder of Emerge UK - a training and development consultancy that has just celebrated 25 years in business. Gillian shares with us her business story, her challenges along the way and how she has nurtured her clients. 

3 things we learnt: what narcissistic listening is, the power of an open-ended question and how having a few mental health first-aiders in your business can really help you and your teams. 

Find her business at https://www.emergeuk.com

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week to combat the rain and to get us in the MOOD for Small Business Saturday, we discuss all the things - and people - that are bringing us joy at the moment. Hope it brings you a smile and some joy too! Happy small businessing

Joining us this week is newly Professor-ed Professor Tom Williamson from ARU Peterborough, part of the team who set up the newest University in the UK. An entrepreneur by trade, Prof Tom has been part of our Small & Mighty Programme since the outset and also sits on the Steering Board of the Government backed Lilac Review into disability and entrepreneurship. A legend in expanding access to entrepreneurship to all. Enjoy

Do we all need a bit more positivity? This week we talk about giving small businesses a bit of love, there is singing, and the spring in the business, and consumer, step that a summer of sport can bring. But will it?

This week we get into employee rights and how they will impact small business, the Budget, are the robots taking over, all with a smattering of Jilly Cooper and some mad sporting endeavours. Never a dull moment

In episode 3, Karen speaks to the inspiring Christopher Kenna, founder and CEO of Brand Advance - a cultural marketing agency that helps brands reach diversity and connects them with diverse audiences globally. 

Christopher shares his fascinating story, the prejudices he still experiences and faces daily being a Black, gay man, and how small businesses currently have a great opportunity to ensure they are speaking to all audiences.

3 things we learnt: as a business owner, everyone is a potential customer. Small businesses are nimble and can fail fast, recover quickly and start again compared with the big brands. If you’re unsure how to speak to a diverse audience, just try. If you are doing it with the best intentions and heart, then people forgive any errors.

Find his business at https://www.wearebrandadvance.com/ 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week the SBB team headed to Labour Conference to find out what the new Government is going to do for small business. We touch on the torrential rain, our karaoke choice, and why oh why are we still talking about equality in 2024? Lots of questions still outstanding but we recorded this on a boat, so we are feeling buoyant....

This week Mich and Karen look for the good in a bad news week. We touch on the news of the day, the US election, strong strong women (as always) and what we are looking forward to after the endless school holidays end. Small businesses - take heart

Celebrating 12 years in business this month, our latest guest is the fab Luke Quilter, founder of digital marketing agency Sleeping Giant Media.

Luke shares with us the story of how he started Sleeping Giant Media after seeing a gap in the market and spending many an evening at his dining room table after working all day; the challenges during COVID of managing a 50-plus work force and how nearly all furloughed staff are back to work, plus the many highs and lows he's experienced of running his own business for more than a decade.

Luke also shares with us some specific digital marketing insight, specifically for small business owners. 

3 things we learnt: being empathetic, especially at the moment, can really improve your business mindset; the power of local SEO and how really honing in on your local audience can bring great success. 

Please check out Sleeping Giant Media here. 

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week we talk about the weather (again) and how it is impacting small businesses; mansplaining entrepreneurship; and we ask the question, why don't women start businesses? Hmm? If you have an answer, do get in touch hello@smallbusinessbritain.uk

And the benefits of being able to watch Jake Gyllenhaal on a Wednesday afternoon.

This week we get into the latest proposed, and not proposed, changes to workers rights by the new Government. Keen not to scare the pants of small businesses, Michelle and Karen keep it real looking at what is really on the table, and how small biz offer flexibility that works for people in their community. And of course we discuss the Summer of Oasis and the impact on local economies

21 years after the film, people are STILL taking photos outside 'that' famous door in Notting Hill. And why? Because they were captivated by that story in that piece of film. 

In episode 8,  Karen speaks to Victor Castejon founder of The Quick Brown Fox - a team of dedicated producers, videographers and marketing specialists who care about video and what it can do for your business through social media. Victor shares with us his business story, why video is so important and why it should be on every business owner's radar. 

3 things we learnt: the best ways to look good on video, why telling a story is so important and how there's never the best time to start with video, so just start and it will get easier!

Find their business at www.thequickbrownfox.co.uk

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast. This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

For this 9th episode, we are joined by the fab Andrew and Pete who are dedicated to working with small business owners to work smarter and scale up in the best way for them. Having met at university, the two best friends knew they had a desire to help entrepreneurs get the success in their work and life they deserve and developed their Atomic membership club where they successfully help business owners to get time back, get more sales, get more retainer clients, attract better customers and create and grow scalable offerings.

It's a great chat where Andrew and Pete share their top three tips for scaling up, why they are Andrew and Pete and not Pete and Andrew (clue, it's got something to do with the singer of Mysterious Girl!) and their business learnings over the years.

A huge thank you to them both for taking the time out to chat to us - we hope you enjoy! 

Please find out all about Andrew and Pete here!

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week we reflect on the last week, early days of the new Government, all the women, and what we would do if we were the new Prime Minister. And Karen just about stops herself from singing D:Ream

The sun is trying to come out, so we are looking to the Spring to bring us renewed optimism for small businesses... This week we look at the opportunity of export, exciting developments at Naidex and a smattering of Tom Hiddleston. Keep on small business-ing folks

Welcome to series 2 of the Small Business Britain podcast! This series we will be covering topics to help, inspire and support small businesses with a host of inspirational people.

To kick things off, we are joined by the wonderful Zoe Hardman to talk about our first topic of the series - Balance.

Zoe is not only a fabulous TV and radio presenter, hosting two weekend shows on Heart FM, but has co-founded her own business, Made By Mammas which is dedicated to discussing anything and everything about being a parent. And on top of this, she is a mum to 3 young children.

It was a hugely inspiring chat, where we talked about all things balance - what it looks like, how to try to achieve it, and how, as business owners, we can sometimes be at the bottom of our own list.

We talked about those sliding doors moments in life, and how certain people and chance meetings can change our lives forever, Zoe's top tips for small business owners, as well as Zoe’s experiences of going through early menopause and her dedication to ensure it is talked about more openly.

We recorded our chat with Zoe first thing, bright and early, on a sunny Monday morning in September - please enjoy!

Please check out Made By Mammas here.

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

How much value do you place on your website and how much time do you dedicate to it? 

In episode 9,  Karen speaks to Mark Tomkins, co-founder of Aubergine - a team of website designers, graphic designers and search optimisers based in Leighton Buzzard, and the recently crowned Supply Chain Champion at The Small Awards! 

3 things we learnt: treat your website as a member of staff, you really do get what you pay for, and the power of awards and accolades for growing your business. 

Find their business at www.aubergine262.com

Small Business Britain: here to champion, inspire and accelerate small business.

Hosted by Karen Campbell karencampbellmarketing.com

Music and edit / production by Ben Lloyd-Evans bleproduction.com

This week, Mich and Karen chat to Erika Robinson, UK General Manager of Constant Contact and small business owner too, about supercharging small businesses. The future really is quite bright! And we even dip into a bit of Mr Motivator..... Yes it is a motivational week on the pod!