Listen in to Kirsty McGregor on this week's podcast as she is joined by special guest James Moore, Director, Converta.

They discuss the importance of proactively marketing to new clients and building a pipeline, even when capacity is tight. 

This week we have an 'interest rate special'.

The predictions were quite accurate but there were also some surprises. Listen to what Paul Surtees and Kirsty made of the statements from the monetary committees along with forecasts for the year ahead.

All in 20minutes. Listen in and tune in next week!

Listen in to Kirsty McGregor on this week's podcast as she is joined by special guest Zoe Lacey-Cooper, MD/Head of Partnerships, CPD Store UK. 

They discuss how to deepen your knowledge and connect with experts with CPD Store UK.

Tune in next week for our three business stories of the week!

Tune in for three business stories that you don’t want to miss this week:

👉All about boosting productivity 

https://www.cityam.com/to-withstand-future-recessions-the-uk-needs-radical-supply-side-reform/

👉Royal Mail exports to resume after cybersecurity incident

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-royal-mail-begins-moving-some-export-parcels-after-cyber-incident-2023-01-18/

👉NewZealand PM resigns - When it’s time to take time-out & re-energise

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand

All in 20minutes. Listen in and tune in next week!

Tune in as Kirsty and Alex dive into three small business stories you don't want to miss:

👉 The commercials behind the space race

https://qz.com/virgin-orbit-launched-the-first-rocket-from-the-uk-1849965659

👉Dec Retail volumes down, sales up due inflation

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/10/christmas-and-world-cup-help-uk-retail-sales-rise-in-december

👉 Barclays chasing bounce back loans

https://www.ft.com/content/dd3d9a40-96d1-4b34-a6c7-b5e76b843103

BONUS: Sign up for the Capitaliser here to get next weeks FREE guide: https://assets.em3.capitalise.com/Newsletter-opt-in 

All in 20minutes. Listen in

Tune in as Kirsty and Alex kick off the first show of 2023! Here’s all the top stories they dive into:

👉 10 New Year Resolutions for small business owners

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2022/12/31/ten-new-years-resolutions-for-small-business-owners-in-2023/

👉 Businesses to watch in 2023

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/31/from-super-scooters-to-smarter-meters-six-firms-to-watch-in-2023

👉 New year, new opportunities with @InnovateUK

https://twitter.com/innovateuk/status/1610293722540916736?s=46&t=09TRyRKWSM0wxYAMW9GGeQ

All in 20minutes. Listen in

2022 ROUND-UP PODCAST SPECIAL!!💥 It’s almost the end of an incredibly unpredictable and crazy year. In this episode, Kirsty is joined by Nick Richardson, Head of Funding at Capitalise, to look at some awesome funding deals completed this year and the impact this has had.

👉Regular funding scenarios we see

👉The right solution found for businesses

👉Different types of facilities we can arrange

If you want to hear more about these deals, we’d love to share these success case studies with you so you can learn more - drop us an email [email protected].

A round-up of all the great podcasts of 2022. 

n this bite-sized weekly episode of the Future Positive Breakfast Show, we’ll take you through the business stories of the week that you may have missed that are impacting small businesses and their trusted advisors.

Hot topics discussed this week:

Listen in to Kirsty McGregor and Alex Clark on this week's podcast as they are joined by special guest Darren Westlake, CEO and Co-Founder of Crowdcube.

They discuss the beginnings of Crowdcube and how the business has opened up the world of equity funding. To help entrepreneurs take control of their fundraising process and democratise investments.

And tune in next week!