The Everyday Hustle

Harleen Nottay hears from her best guests that have joined her in 2025 to get you motivated to become an entrepreneur in 2026.

Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

If you're considering becoming an entrepreneur in 2026 then Harleen Nottay looks at what her top takeaways are for running your own business, from some of the best guests that she's interviewed on The Everyday Hustle in 2025.

Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

Daughter and father business partners Aarabhi and Siva join Harleen Nottay to discuss independent womenswear brand, Aarabhi London. They chat about the dynamics of working with family and the roles they each take in the business.

Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

To mark the end of the BBC's Scam Safe Week, Harleen Nottay is joined for a second time by expert on scams and fraud defence Nick Stapleton to answer your questions.

The pair work together on the BBC One and iPlayer show Scam Interceptors, so have lots of experience of what to do if you fall victim to this crime.

Produced in Birmingham and Glasgow by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

As part of the BBC's Scam Safe Week, Harleen Nottay is joined by expert on scams and fraud defence Nick Stapleton to answer your questions.

The pair work together on the BBC One and iPlayer show Scam Interceptors, so have lots of experience of what to do if you fall victim to this crime.

Produced in Birmingham and Glasgow by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

Sabah Yaqoob joins Harleen Nottay to discuss creating her business, Calling Beauty, which launched after she rang over 100 women to ask them what they wanted in a cosmetics brand.

The pair discuss the difficulty of building a business in a pandemic, the role of social media and how Sabah is as keen to give back as she is to turn a profit.

Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.

Saima Duhare joins Harleen Nottay to discuss creating the UK-based subscription service that delivers halal recipe boxes, It's Halal.

From humble beginnings going door-to-door with her mum in London, she shares how the business has grown and how a relocation out of the capital has helped.

Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.