Small and Mighty Conversations

In this 'feature length' knowledge packed episode of Small and Mighty Conversations I have a fantastic chit chat with Therese Oertenblad, founder of Small Business Collaborative and expert in all things retail wholesale!

Therese shares a bit about her business journey and how she got started in wholesale as well as her why for founding her business, we then move on to talk about wholesale, with Therese's top tips on getting started wholesaling and why you should start small and not jump head first in to tackling the larger high street retailer first as well as her top tips for those of you embarking on your first tradeshows in September with what to think about, how to deal with buyers on your stand and why that follow-up is so important.

Listen with a notebook and pen!

 

Show Notes

 

// Connect with Me

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Take a self-paced Instagram ecourse: https://smallandmighty.co/courses (https://smallandmighty.co/courses)

Apply to be a Guest: https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest (https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest)

 

// Connect with Therese

Website: smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/ (https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/)

Instagram: nstagram.com/small_business_collaborative/ (https://www.instagram.com/small_business_collaborative/)

Facebook Group: acebook.com/groups/letstalkwholesale/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkwholesale/?)

IGTV: instagram.com/small_business_collaborative/channel (https://www.instagram.com/small_business_collaborative/channel)

Let's Talk Shop Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-shop-introduction/id1467418507?i=1000440874605 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-shop-introduction/id1467418507?i=1000440874605)

 

// Links Mentioned

Email Catalogue Audit: smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/email-catalogue-audit (https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/email-catalogue-audit)

How to write a good email pitch: smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/post/how-to-write-a-good-email-pitch (https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/post/how-to-write-a-good-email-pitch)

In this weeks episode, I am chatting with Cardiff based 'side hustler' Claire Hill, TV producer by day, jewellery and hair accessories business owner by night. Claire is the founder of Claire Hill Designs, which she has been running alongside her day-job since 2012.

In this episode Claire and I chat about being risk-averse in business, growing sustainable businesses for the future, being recognised from Instagram Stories and why having your own website is so important in addition to selling through third-parties such as Etsy and Not on the High Street.

// Show Notes

Connect with Me

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

Get a free Instagram ebook: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5da5e43a4aa6a0000fd31f7f (https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5da5e43a4aa6a0000fd31f7f)

Take a self-paced Instagram ecourse: https://smallandmighty.co/courses (https://smallandmighty.co/courses)

Apply to be a Guest: https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest (https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest)

 

Connect with Claire

Website: https://www.clairehilldesigns.co.uk/ (https://www.clairehilldesigns.co.uk/)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairehilldesigns/ (https://www.instagram.com/clairehilldesigns/)

 

Links Mentioned

Rachel Burgess Bridal https://www.instagram.com/rachel_burgess_bridal_boutique/ (https://www.instagram.com/rachel_burgess_bridal_boutique/)

In this weeks episode I am chatting with PR pro, Rosie Davies-Smith, founder of PR Dispatch and LFA. Rosie founded LFA (https://www.lfa.agency/) in 2013, as she wanted to make PR even more accessible for brands with great product. PR Dispatch her second business, born a few years ago, provides brands with everything they need to maximise their chances of press coverage for just £59 p/m.

In this episode, Rosie talks us through her journey into PR, what to look for if you choose to outsource your PR, but more importantly how PR Dispatch can help you do it yourself in as little as two-hours a week! We also cover off Christmas Gift Guides and how you need to be thinking about that NOW (we call it Christmas in July in the retail industry) and how PR Dispatch can help you to be featured. An episode you need to listen to with a pen and paper as there are so many nuggets of wisdom.

 

//Show Notes

Connect with Me

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

Get a free Instagram ebook: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5da5e43a4aa6a0000fd31f7f (https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5da5e43a4aa6a0000fd31f7f)

Take a self-paced Instagram ecourse: https://smallandmighty.co/courses (https://smallandmighty.co/courses)

Apply to be a Guest: https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest (https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest)

 

Connect with Rosie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lfa_agency/ (https://www.instagram.com/lfa_agency/) and https://www.instagram.com/prdispatch/ (https://www.instagram.com/prdispatch/)

 

Links Mentioned

Save £50 when signing up for the Christmas Gift Guides with code smallandmighty50 https://prdispatch.com/christmas (https://prdispatch.com/christmas) expires 31/08/19

(https://prdispatch.com/christmas)Use sam2019 when signing up to PR Dispatch full memberships https://prdispatch.com/our-memberships (https://prdispatch.com/our-memberships)

Five Dot Botanicals https://www.instagram.com/fivedotbotanics/ (https://www.instagram.com/fivedotbotanics/)

Stuart Gardiner https://www.instagram.com/stuartgardinerdesign/ (https://www.instagram.com/stuartgardinerdesign/)

Sharmadean Reid https://www.instagram.com/sharmadeanreid/ (https://www.instagram.com/sharmadeanreid/)

Rosie's blog posts on "In-The-Co" https://smallandmighty.co/category/pr/ (https://smallandmighty.co/category/pr/)

In this episode, I chat to Kate Greenhalgh, founder and one half of the husband and wife team behind A Year of Dates, an innovative gifting company for couples, new parents, birthdays and now for self-care.

Kate and I chat about her husband joining the business full-time, how joining Not on the High Street at the very beginning of their business journey gave them an incredible boost, the power of influencer marketing and how to utilise your customers in your marketing, as well as much more.

 

Show Notes

\\ CONNECT WITH ME

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

Apply to be a Guest: https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest (https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest)

 

\\ CONNECT with Kate

Website: www.ayearofdates.co.uk (http://www.ayearofdates.co.uk/)

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ayearofdates/ (https://www.instagram.com/ayearofdates/)

Twitter - https://twitter.com/AYearofDates (https://twitter.com/AYearofDates)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ayearofdates/ (https://www.facebook.com/ayearofdates/)

 

\\ LINKS MENTIONED

Claire - Playhooray https://www.instagram.com/play.hooray (https://www.instagram.com/play.hooray/)

Heidi - The Last Straw https://www.instagram.com/laststrawuk (https://www.instagram.com/laststrawuk/)

In this episode I chat with former RAF Air Traffic controller turned multi-award-winning fashion boutique owner.

Helen started Five Six Blue Boutique when a need to take control of the important things in life resulted in pursuing a passion for beautiful clothing.

We chat all about the importance of putting the customer first, how starting a business as a side hustle can really help cash flow, why you need to be a people person to work in retail and so much more.

SHOW NOTES

\\ CONNECT WITH ME

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

Apply to be a Guest: https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest (https://bit.ly/smallandmightyguest)

\\ CONNECT WITH Helen

Five Six Blue Boutique website: https://fivesixblue.co.uk (https://fivesixblue.co.uk/)

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/fivesixblueboutique/ (https://www.instagram.com/fivesixblueboutique/)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fivesixblue (https://twitter.com/fivesixblue)

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Fivesixblue/ (https://www.pinterest.co.uk/Fivesixblue/)

Facebook:  https://facebook.com/FiveSixBlueBoutique/ (https://en-gb.facebook.com/FiveSixBlueBoutique/)

\\ LINKS MENTIONED

Website: https://www.southwoodsocialhub.co.uk (https://www.southwoodsocialhub.co.uk/)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southwoodsocialhub/ (https://www.instagram.com/southwoodsocialhub/)

In this episode, I chat with Jacqueline, an Illustrator and Pattern Designer based in London who specialises in creating explorable and playful illustrations that defy the ordinary.

Jacqueline and I chat about how being a 'sproduct' business has helped her to thrive, our love/hate relationship with Instagram and why more small businesses need to apply to brand 'open calls' and not be afraid of failure.

Finally, we explore why being a 'doer' is so important to the success of your small business and procrastination could be a sign from your gut that what you're doing isn't right.

Show Notes

\\ CONNECT WITH ME

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

\\ CONNECT WITH JACQUELINE

Website: http://www.jacquelinecolley.co.uk

Shop: http://www.jacquelinecolley.co.uk/shop

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinecolley/

 

(https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinecolley/)\\ LINKS MENTIONED

Hannah: http://www.sheisfiercemag.co.uk

In this episode, I chat with Jacqueline, an Illustrator and Pattern Designer based in London who specialises in creating explorable and playful illustrations that defy the ordinary.

Jacqueline and I chat about how being a 'sproduct' business has helped her to thrive, our love/hate relationship with Instagram and why more small businesses need to apply to brand 'open calls' and not be afraid of failure.

Finally, we explore why being a 'doer' is so important to the success of your small business and procrastination could be a sign from your gut that what you're doing isn't right.

Show Notes

\\ CONNECT WITH ME

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

\\ CONNECT WITH JACQUELINE

Website: http://www.jacquelinecolley.co.uk

Shop: http://www.jacquelinecolley.co.uk/shop

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinecolley/

 

(https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinecolley/)\\ LINKS MENTIONED

Hannah: http://www.sheisfiercemag.co.uk

In this episode, I chat with Becky Avery, former Nurse and founder of Hazel & Blue, a nature-inspired, customer-centric, thriving candle business.

Becky and I chat marketing, wholesale and growing your business alongside full-time employment and we ask the question, when is the best time to quit the day-job and throw yourself into your business?

 

Show Notes

\\ CONNECT WITH ME

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmighty.co/power-hour (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

\\ CONNECT WITH BECKY

Website: www.hazelandbluecandles.co.uk (http://www.hazelandbluecandles.co.uk/)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hazelandbluecandles/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HazelandBlueCandles/

DIY Soy Candle Making Kit - https://www.hazelandbluecandles.co.uk/product-page/diy-soy-candle-making-kits

\\ LINKS MENTIONED

Example line sheet from Therese at Small Business Collaborative https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/post/how-to-create-a-line-sheet-using-canva (https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/post/how-to-create-a-line-sheet-using-canva)

Let's Talk Shop podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-talk-shop/id1467418507 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkwholesale/)

Let's Talk Wholesale FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkwholesale/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/letstalkwholesale/)

In this episode, I chat with Kane Dowell, founder of Ask Mummy & Daddy, a British traditional confectionary gifting company.

Kane shares the highs and lows of running your own business and why cash-flow is absolutely key to success. An absolute must-listen for all small business owners as we could all do with a bit of Kane's honesty, transparency and tenacity when it comes to business ownership.

Shownotes

\\ Connect with Me

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co/)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

\\ Connect with Kane

Ask Mummy & Daddy website: https://www.askmummyanddaddy.com/ (https://www.askmummyanddaddy.com/)

Ask Mummy & Daddy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askmummyanddaddy/ (https://www.instagram.com/askmummyanddaddy/)

Kane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kanedowell/ (https://www.instagram.com/kanedowell/)

Parcel London: https://www.instagram.com/parcellondon/ (https://www.instagram.com/parcellondon/)

Kicking off season four is my first guest, Syreeta Challinger, co founder of Moments of Sense and Style.

Moments Of Sense & Style, MOSS, was conceived after life took an unexpected turn; when Syreeta and her partner Rob had their world turned upside down.

The old adage rings true. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

In this episode, Syreeta shares how she came to found her business with her partner Rob, her words of wisdom for other entrepreneurs, and we chat about slowing down, taking time for ourselves and how to welcome in the stillness and listen to the "sweet nothings of our souls".

 

Show Notes

 

\\ Connect with Me

Website: smallandmighty.co (https://smallandmighty.co)

Instagram: instagram.com/samburgessuk (https://instagram.com/samburgessuk)

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness (https://facebook.com/groups/smallandmightybusiness)

Book a Power Hour to ask all your business and marketing questions: https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php (https://smallandmightyco.as.me/schedule.php)

 

\\ Connect with Syreeta

Website: www.momentsofsenseandstyle.com

Instagram: instagam.com/momentsofsenseandstyle (https://instagam.com/momentsofsenseandstyle )

Facebook: facebook.com/momentsofsenseandstyle (https://facebook.com/momentsofsenseandstyle )

Tumblr: mosslincoln.tumblr.com (http://mosslincoln.tumblr.com/)

\\ Links Mentioned

TEDx Talk https://www.momentsofsenseandstyle.com/blogs/press/creativity-heals-tedx

Emma Tattershall https://www.ladies-who-launch.com

Podcast with Aimee Carlton, Life Rocks https://smallandmighty.co/s3-e9/ (https://smallandmighty.co/s3-e9/)