Can you learn how to network better with comedy? Business networking is one of those activities that some people seem to love and others would do anything to avoid, and yet we’re told if we’re to build our business then we need to network. But how can you make networking less like pulling teeth and … Read more
Meet Claire Hennesy, creator of Claire Lowe Jewellery Claire graduated from London Metropolitan University in 2005, after studying silversmithing, jewellery and allied crafts, and now finds creative inspiration for Claire Lowe Jewellery in Devon, where she lives with her family. What does your business do? I am a contemporary jewellery designer maker. I create jewellery … Read more
Today we talk to Tracy Kensdale from Keeping It Vintage Keeping It Vintage is a small, family run wedding and event hire company based in Sidmouth, East Devon. What does your business do? Wedding and event props hire. We also offer setup and styling services to our clients on a bespoke basis. How long have … Read more
Today we welcome David Mattock from Full Rotation Ltd Full Rotation is a small, Devon-based collaborative design and animation studio, created from freelance 3d animator / artist and 2D motion designer David Mattock. What does your business do? Animation How long have you been in business? 10 years What’s the story behind your business / … Read more
Today we welcome David Buss from Bridger & Buss Bridger & Buss combines high-quality furniture design and cabinet making skills with the ability to produce high-quality joinery installations. The workshop can be found nestled in the heart of rural Devon, where each piece of furniture is carefully handmade by a dedicated team of skilled craftsmen … Read more
Today we chat to Ed Bird from Bird Sunglasses Family-run Bird make award-winning, sustainable eyewear with a social purpose. With lightweight frames made from sustainable materials, unique designs, and polarised lenses, every pair sold brings the gift of solar light to families in Malawi, Zambia and Uganda through Bird’s ethical Share Your Sun partnership with SolarAid. How … Read more
Have you ever wondered what the best ways to boost sales online are? If you own an online store or ecommerce business you’ll be familiar with the constant quest to increase and boost sales without compromising your return on investment. Paid advertising and social advertising may seem like an easy solution, you create an advert, … Read more
Today we welcome Claire Close, a successful Not on the High Street seller Claire Close runs So Close, a gift company based in Exmouth, East Devon with her husband Tarot. So Close is a gifting company that specialises in quirky, colourful, personalised gifts which Claire, Tarot and their team design, make and dispatch from their … Read more
Say hello to Rosie Johnson, an illustrator that hopes to entertain and inspire Rosie Johnson is an illustrator based in Exmouth, East Devon. She creates beautiful, individual illustrations and portraits on commission as well as her unique line of cards, jewellery and gifts which are infused with her sense of humour and political views. What … Read more
Have you heard about using a business theme in your business for productivity? At the end of last year, I read an article by Rin Hamburgh, who’d I met earlier in the year, about how she chooses words to be her business theme for the year. The links in the article led me to the … Read more
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