Small Business, Big Network

Andrew Martin started off running a successful chain of florists. He is now a multi-business entrepreneur who also runs Success Networking - The Helping Hand to Grow your Business.

Success Networking offers both face2face (Grantham, Lincs) and virtual networking meetings in a relaxed and friendly format.  For details of our upcoming events and to book go to  www.successnetworking.co.uk

Mark Webb is the MD of the E-Factor Group Ltd, based in Grimsby. The E-Factor Group is not only the largest commercial landlord in North East Lincolnshire, but a social enterprise company dedicated to providing meaningful professional, free support to help businesses survive and grow.

Mark is also the dining force behind the Business Hive, which is a physical building, but also a community of over 300 local businesses. The Hive offers business advice and guidance, workshops, inspirational speakers and networking opportunities.

https://e-factor.co.uk

Austen Hempstead is a sales trainer who has the strapline ' Selling is a Skill'.

He shares his thoughts on networking with us which include the fact that it should never be about you and that networking and prospecting are two very different things.

Louise Brogan works with entrepreneurs, SME’s and professionals who want to raise their profile through LinkedIn in a genuine and valuable way.  

 Louise is an international speaker, writes for Social Media Examiner and hosts the LinkedIn with Louise Podcast. She lives at home with her husband, three children and an energetic spaniel called Bruce. 

In 2019, Louise was invited to attend No 10 Downing Street to represent small business and annually attends the House of Lords as one of 12 UK Local Heroes for Business.  In 2021, Louise was named a Small Business Britain Champion. 

This week's guest on the 'Small Business Big Network' podcast is Connor Docherty at Bell4Business.

Bell4Business specialise in outsourced office support so have many connections working with small businesses over the years. When the first lockdown happened they took the opportunity to use those connections and set up a network of their own.

Almost a year later, their ever growing networking group is continuing to attract small business owners right throughout the UK.

Connor is the youngest guest yet to appear on the podcast, in this podcast he talks about how we got the opportunity to work at Bell4Business, how the business has grown and about his thought on networking.

William Warren is the founder of The Sketch Effect - a company that supplies artists to capture business events. He has also set up an initiative called The Conquering Creative which is all about helping creative entrepreneurs to navigate the business world effectively.

He has some thoughts about why creative people shy away from business networking events, which he shares here.

Find him online at www.thesketcheffect.com or www.the conquering creative.com

David O'Brien is a Business Doctor based in Lincolnshire. He helps business owners who sometimes feel they “can’t see the wood for the trees”. Running a business can make people so busy on a day-to-day basis, that it can be difficult to keep sight of the bigger picture. David helps people to regain clarity on where they are headed and how they will get there.

Since the lockdown of March 2020 David has been running an online networking group called Net4Bizz.

Matthew Priest is an accountant who likes to help save client’s money through effective tax planning and increase their profits by helping them to understand their figures.  

He began training at the Scunthorpe office in 2004 and achieved his AAT qualification and went on to qualify as a Chartered Certified Accountant in February 2009. He prides himself on service and is involved with a varied portfolio of clients with particular focus in small, family owned and start-up businesses.

Matthew uses networking meetings as opportunities to meet other people and get to know them, rather than places to directly grow his client list.

David Perez is a podcast producer who helps health and wellness coaches build their audiences, grow their online presence and find their voice through podcasts. He’s also the podcast host for Audience Coach, a show focused on helping coaches start and run their own podcast shows. He has accompanied podcasters through the production and release of over a thousand podcast episodes. 

David has been featured in publications such as the Life Coach Magazine, and he’s also been a guest in podcasts like Create Your Course, Online Business Launchpad and Tactical Magic. Besides being a podcast producer, he also helps coaches devise, develop and execute podcast content strategies for their clients and creates courses around starting and running podcasts.

David currently lives in Colombia, in a city where summer lasts all year round. He’s the dad of two kids and considers himself a lifelong learner. https://AudienceCoach.com/

Lu Camish is a video marketing specialist at Jellyfielder Studios.

Jellyfielders develop bespoke content marketing strategies for clients across the UK with their unique Ice Cream Model. Lu loves sharing her skills, leading the weekly Marketing Monday 4networking event and regularly running DIY video workshops teaching businesses to film and edit their own content.