The Women In Business Radio Show

Starting and growing your own business can be scary. When it's a local business, and you start off with cold calling and a massive printing expense, it can be even scarier!

We welcome Lisa Harrison, founder of Little Book Of Locals, a community magazine built around local business advertising.

We hear about starting out cold calling, how Lisa grew her business and distribution and, of course, some tips for advertising your business.

As our co-host Laura Lawrence also publishes a local magazine, there were some interesting talking points.

Also in the studio where our host, Sian Murphy and Jackie Groundsell.

How to Scale Your Business

We welcome author, writer and retired entrepreneur Jan Cavelle into the studio. On the eve of the launch of her book, Scale For Success, Jan shares the key elements she believes are needed to grow your business.

And she should know!

Plus we find out what are the barriers and if you’re frustrated by lack of forward movement, the key could well be in this episode.

Not only did Jan start and grow her own businesses, but in her book, she collaborates with other high growth businesses to share what you need to do to make it happen for you.

We do hope you’ll be kind though as we lose the connection for about 10 seconds midway through the broadcast - which is what happens when we can’t get into our proper studio - annoying but just a fact of how we all have to adapt.

In the studio are host Sian Murphy, Co-hosts Laura Lawrence and Jackie Groundsell and you can catch up with the show, apply to be a guest at the website

https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/

Overcoming The Challenge of Domestic Abuse In Business.

Domestic abuse doesn’t have to destroy your business. It could make you stronger, and it could even be a springboard to a new venture.

We’re joined in the studio by Lea Fletcher, a survivor of domestic abuse, living in a women’s refuge and rebuilding her life and business.

Lea shares her domestic abuse and coercive control story, which started to kick off big time when she opened her business.

Often, starting a business can expose an underlying abuse problem as the abuser fears losing control as their partner meets new people, gains financial independence, confidence, and activities that take them away from the relationship.

During the show we hear about her experiences and recognise when it’s actually abuse, which isn’t always as easy as it sounds; what the warning signs are, and some ideas for how to respond.

Joining host Sian Murphy in the studio today is Laura Lawrence, Laura Lawrence Marketing, Jackie Groundsell, founder of 1230 The Women’s Company and Nina Kristoffersen, Producer, Director and Star of the West End Show The Billie Holliday Story.

If you would like to take part or support the show, please visit https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/

How are you sleeping?

So many businesswomen are experiencing problems with sleeping. For some, it’s a new problem, possibly a response to the underlying stress associated with the ongoing Covid situation.

Or perhaps it’s an issue you’ve struggled with for years.

Either way, you probably want to get a better nights sleep. In the program today, we welcome Fliss Foster, who founded Sleepability.

As a sleep expert, Fliss has helped people with all sorts of reasons for not sleeping and for whom the problem presents in different ways—not getting to sleep, or dropping off ok, only to wake in the middle of the night.

Fliss shares her top 7 tactics for improving your sleep, and the women in the business team also share their challenges and solutions.

Plus, some great book recommendations.

With Host Sian Murphy and co-hosts Laura Lawrence and Jackie Groundsell.

You can connect with Fliss and Sleepability at https://sleepability.co.uk/

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How you can find and apply for funding to help start and grow your business

We’re joined in the studio today by Gary Parker of CNT Associates, who specialise in helping women get funding for their business.

During the interview we ask the following questions:

What are the different types of funding?
The key factors you must consider before you apply for funding?
What do funders want from you and how can you demonstrate you’ve got what it takes?
Is there a real or perceived barrier for business women to get funding?

Plus a few specific examples of funding providers who work with women as well as some practical tips for getting started approaching potential funders.

We also discuss different types of business plan and introduce the concept of business mapping and where it fits in with your business plan.

As usual, your show host was Sian Murphy with Laura Lawrence and Jackie Groundsell.

Thanks to everyone and catch up with more shows at the website

https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/

KEY Takeaway

Before you seek funding, decide your WHY behind starting and running your business. If you’ve turned your passion and life’s mission into your business this probably won’t fit with the outcome an investor is after. The investor is probably looking for global growth to sell for a massive profit further down the line. This means you’ve lost control of your brand and your business. So decide now what you want to achieve and how your business fits into your life.

Guest - Gary Parker, Managing Director of Funding and Business Specialists CNT Associates

Wow! In this show we blasted through some of the things you need to consider when you’re starting a business for the first time.

As everyone taking part had started their own business, and was also working with other business women, this was really about sharing some of the mistakes we made and things we wish we had known when we first got going.

That said, wherever you are in your business journey, there is always more learning, stuff goes wrong, we need to pivot to survive and we often need to reinvent and start again. So there is something in here for everyone.

As the weeks move on, we will take the key points out of this show and expand on them - so this is the groundwork, the key points to think about.

We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it.

In the ‘studio’ today were host Sian Murphy, Laura Lawrence, Jackie Groundsell and guest Adelle Martin, founder of The Women In Business Mid Life Club.

Thanks to everyone and catch up with more shows at the website

https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/

How do you plan for 2021 when 2020 has been so unpredictable?

How do you get a vision for your business and life when you have no idea what’s going to happen next?

How do you even begin to start setting goals when the rug could be pulled out from under your feet at any time?

These are just some of the tricky questions we answer in the show today when the full Women In Business Radio team get together for the last time before Christmas in what has been a tremendously difficult but enlightening 2020.

Show host Sian Murphy is joined by Laura Lawrence, Jackie Groundsell, Toccara Steele, Nina Kristofferson.

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Behind the scenes is Simone Mardell managing media production.

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In the show today, we explore how teachers and parents who now find themselves home schooling can look after their own wellbeing.

We look at some of the issues and some simple ideas to make improvements even when it seems like there is just too much going on, or too much pressure from outside to be able to make a significant improvement.

Our guests also share online resources to help teachers.

Plus, two critical tips for parents who find themselves home schooling during COVID restrictions.

Our host is Sian Murphy, Co-Host Laura Lawrence and a regular contributor to the show, Jackie Groundsell.

In the show today, we welcomed coach and mentor, Bayo Igoh who brings his background in the public and private sectors to help people reach their professional goals.

We discuss what coaching and mentoring mean and how you can pick the right person to support you.

Along the way we explore the concept of success, working with women and how our belief systems affect our results.

There was one fab quote and concept to come out of this show, which can change the way you feel about your business and success in life.

Our host is Sian Murphy, Co-Host Laura Lawrence and a regular contributor to the show, Jackie Groundsell.

To find out more about being on the show, please visit https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/

Our mission is to provide a platform where all women in business can shout about their business as well as broadcast the information women need to grow their business with confidence and joy.

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Switching To A New Way Of Delivering Your Service - Introducing New Media to Your Business

We welcome women in business from a range of sectors onto the show to discuss how their business has shifted to deal with the changes brought about by the COVID situation.

=> Caroline Wardell, the founder of The Bamboo Wardrobe, designing and manufacturing ladies clothes for the wholesale market.
=> Nicole Johnston, Author, Ghostwriter and Book Coach
=> Gillian Huntley, Founder of Appearance Aesthetics, who specialises in skin treatments and permanent makeup
=> Roz Morris, TV News London, Media and Presentation Trainer, and herself a former BBC and ITV presenter.

Our co-hosts are of course also women in business and contribute to the discussion as Jackie Groundsell of 1230 The Women's Company who run a network of Lunchtime business meetings for women, and Laura Lawrence, marketer and publisher of two print form community Magazines.

Host, Sian Murphy is also able to contribute her experience from her core business as the organiser of B2B and B2C monthly and annual events.

We explore how the COVID situation has affected their businesses; what action they took to pivot and their top tips for making a shift.

We also hear how it's ok to stand still for a while.

For more information about the show, please visit our website at https://thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com/