In this Lunch and Learn, we will be running a Q&A with Ruth Clougherty, founder of Gin & Yin Retreats.
Ruth has been creating meaningful retreats and events for individuals and private clients for several years but in 2018 turned her side hustle into a small business.
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During this free business.connected session, Anna Morrish discusses how you formulate a plan that will cement yourself within your industry. Not only will she be sharing ways to support the growth of your overall brand, but also your influence.
Anna is the founder and managing director of Quibble, a digital marketing agency specialising in SEO, digital PR and content marketing. Anna has been in the industry for well over 10 years and prides herself in her honest and caring approach.
She and her team have worked with a variety of businesses from start-ups to well-established global organisations and have had work published in Forbes, The Guardian, Yahoo!, Tech Radar and many more.
This is an opportunity to understand how to build a digital marketing strategy and come to grips with the power of social media.
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In this free 30-minute Lunch and Learn, Steve Knight will share practical tips and strategies you can use to improve your e-commerce game and drive more sales. He'll cover a range of topics, including building e-commerce excellence, the power of apps, and how to engage with meaning to create lasting connections with your audience.
Steve is a highly experienced director with a proven track record in the internet, SAAS and e-commerce industries. Currently, he serves as the strategic account director, EMEA for Builder.ai.
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In this free business.connected webinar, get an overview of how search engine optimisation (SEO) works and its key principles. Learn how to improve the speed, architecture and design of your website to keep your customers visiting for longer.
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In this free business.connected webinar, discover how to build and grow your start-up or micro business with this exclusive, two-part, virtual training session on online branding! Join us as we reveal the secrets of targeted strategies in website marketing, social media and email marketing.
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Is your business looking to be more strategic to start achieving your marketing goals? Are you finding it a challenge to gain clarity and focus on what you should be doing to promote your business, products and services?
In this free business.connected webinar, discover how to create a digital marketing strategy to support your business's growth.
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In this free business.connected webinar, discover how to grow your business with social media tips and tricks! Join us as our two highly regarded speakers reveal their most valuable advice on all things social media.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can help you streamline your business while allowing you to work smarter and not just harder, but only if you know how to use it effectively. In this free business.connected webinar, discover the AI tools that are available to help you take your business to the next level.
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According to a recent Acas survey, hybrid working in UK businesses has seen a 60% increase compared to levels from before the pandemic. While remote working offers numerous advantages, it also presents employers with some unique challenges.
In this Lunch and Learn, Thea Watson and Katie McLaughlin, HR experts from BrightHR, will share insights and practical tips on successfully managing employees. Learn how to conduct essential health and safety checks, ensure productivity, and foster engagement within your remote team.
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In this free business.connected webinar, learn how to use your website and a customer attraction engine to increase your online sales.
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In this free business.connected webinar, learn how to create photo and video content that supports your business marketing.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the biggest opportunity in business today. It’s exciting, but it can also be overwhelming and intimidating. So, what should businesses be doing right now? Where do you start with AI tools for marketing?
In this free 30-minute Lunch and Learn, Roisin Skinner, senior programme manager at Enterprise Nation, and business.connected adviser Celia Rizothanasi discussed how you can start using AI tools for your small business marketing.
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In this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, senior programme manager, Roisin Skinner speaks to Andreas Georgiou, VP of product Marketing at Sage, about the ways technology can help support small businesses with rising costs and unlock ecomonic growth.
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In this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, senior programme manager, Roisin Skinner speaks to co-founder of Kid-A Andy Silcock about his business journey and how the company he co-founded became a B Corp.
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In this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Celia Rizothanasi, business.connected adviser will take you through how to develop powerful messages that prompt your website visitors to take action. This session will also cover how to create an elevator pitch website.
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In this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Natalia Nicholson, business.connected adviser, takes us through different marketing strategies to increase your online sales.
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In this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, senior programme manager, Roisin Skinner speaks to Deborah Hayes, Head of Marketing (B2B), Samsung about the ways technology can help support small businesses with rising costs and unlock economic growth.
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In this free 30-minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Mark Bernard, director of The Ruppell Club, offerws key insights into the fundamentals of building a focused and energetic plan, and positioning yourself for success. He also shared his experiences so far as a Help To Grow mentor.
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In this recorded session, the Disruptive Minds taskforce by Vodafone and GBEA discussed what business will look like in 2023, priorities for next year, and the things they have learnt from 2022, featuring insights from Chloe and Abigail Baldwin of Buttercrumble, Nohman Ahmed of Crep Protect, Dave Linton of Madlug and Mike Dunn of Excel TM Group.
In this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Lunch and Learn, Majida Burch, co-founder of Brennan & Burch and programme adviser will offer key insights into how to build your network online
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- An introduction to online networkingIn this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, digital marketing specialist Jonny Ross will take you through how you can boost your website using search engine optimisation.
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- Learn how important keywords are when setting up your websiteIn this free 30-minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, programme adviser and video expert Jeremy Mason offered key insight into how you can create high-quality video content to showcase your business.
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- Understand the basics of video marketing
- Top tips to create great video content
- How to highlight the key parts of your business in video format
In this free 30 minute business.connected webinar, digital expert Niki Hutchinson will offer key insights into how you can build digital strategy for your business
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- Why is a digital strategy importantIn this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, Louise Lally takes you through how to increase customer engagement and drive conversion in your business. The session will also explore tools you can use more often in order to leverage your customer experience and increase sales in your business.
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- Ways to analyse key performance indicators (KPI’s) in your customer experience.
- How to measure KPI’s in order to grow your business.
- How to design your own customer experience model within your business.
In this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Jenny James, the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Findr, offers key insights into how to build effective partnerships and collaborate with other business owners.
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- The power of building a partnershipIn this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Barry Hall - Head of Solutions and Partnerships at Samsung, offers key insights into cyber security myths you should be aware of.
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- Why securing your business is so importantIn this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, CEO at ButteredHost and website expert, Gill Wilson offered key insight into how you can create high quality video content to showcase your business and help you thrive.
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- Top tips to increase the sales of your current activitiesIn this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Celia Rizothanasi, the Queen Bee of LinkedIn, and a Chartered Marketer, walked through four things you should know about to help you plan for growth in 2023.
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- The key digital marketing activities for growthIn this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, digital expert Roger Willison-Gray, offered key insights into how you can build an e-commerce store
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- How to choose the right e-Commerce model for your businessIn this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, digital expert Arthur Wilson, offered key insights into how you can create a digital marketing strategy from scratch.
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- Why it is important to create a digital marketing strategy
- How you can create this with zero budget
- Free tools you can use along the way
- Where to best invest your time for short and longer-term goal
In this free 30 minute business.connected webinar, digital expert Minal Patel offered key insights into how you can create effective email marketing campaigns.
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- What is email marketing
- How email marketing can be used to grow your business
- Top tips to create great email marketing copy
In this free 30 minute business.connected webinar, digital expert David Tan offered key insights into how you grow your business online by building your presence.
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- Why it’s important to create an online presence
- Top tips to create a great online presence and build your community
- How to apply your plan to your business
In this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, digital expert Emma Goode offered key insights into how you can use social media to grow your business
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- What is a website landing page and why is it important to have one?
- Top tips to create a great practical design
- How to create engaging copy for your landing page
- Buzz words you can use to increase conversion
In this recorded session, the Disruptive Minds taskforce by Vodafone and GBEA discussed the overrepresentation of SMEs in London. Their conversations included how SMEs in other regions can grow and which resources they need to do so, and featured insights from Alison Edgar MBE, Lucy Cohen of Mazuma, Christopher Kenna and Sophie Milliken of Moja Group
In this free 60 minute webinar, Enterprise Nation programme manager Lisa Wilson, Aaron Major and Gary Skeels discussed the impact and value customer experience can bring to your business.
Key takeaways include: What is customer experience? Why is customer experience important for you business? How can you apply a customer experience vision to your business?
In this free 30 minute webinar, Enterprise Nation programme manager, Lisa Wilson and Michael Larrington discussed how running projects can be daunting, risky and costly. Having a straight forward and agile approach is critical in today’s changing business environments. Rather than focusing on project methodology, Michael looked to distil some simple but effective attitudes to achieving successful delivery. Key takeaways include: Project management purity doesn’t exist, how to ‘live in the grey’ when managing projects; Decision making techniques; Risk taking in project management.
In this free webinar, 30 minute panel session, speakers from The Grants Office, Cisco and Vodafone gave insights into grants and funding, particularly focused on digital support. Hosted by Enterprise Nation, the session covered: When is the best time to access grants/funding for your business; The challenges small businesses face when trying to get grants/funding; What grants are available for digital tools; How you can access grants and funding for your business.
In this recorded session, the Disruptive Minds taskforce by Vodafone and GBEA discussed how SMEs can make mental health and wellbeing a priority. Conversations were had providing valuable insights and advice from SME owners and employees, including Chloe Baldwin of Buttercrumble, Shan Hanif of Genflow, Kat Pither of Yogi Bare, Mike Dunn of Excel TM Group and serial entrepreneur Tru Powell.
In this recorded Lunch and Learn, programme manager at Enterprise Nation, Roisin Skinner, and Andy Deacon and Emma Lemin from Vodafone Business shared top tips for keeping your business data safe online.
Cyber security is now more important than ever. With the rise of working from home or on the go, many businesses are handling sensitive data remotely, therefore keeping your business safe from digital security threats is an essential for all small business owners.
In this recorded Lunch and Learn, programme manager at Enterprise Nation, Roisin Skinner and digital marketing consultant Kathryn McMann discussed what to consider when planning digital marketing for your business. Key takeaways include: What you need to consider when planning your digital marketing; Four things to consider when carrying out your marketing; and Top tips for social media marketing.
In this recorded Lunch and Learn, digital marketing consultant Arthur Wilson discussed the key things to consider when creating a digital marketing strategy.
Key takeaways include: The first steps to take when creating a digital marketing strategy; What are the key things to consider when creating a digital marketing strategy; and What marketing planner templates are available.
Watch back this free 30 minute webinar, where Enterprise Nation e-learning manager, Roisin Skinner and Carmanah MacKenzie discussed the simple approach to wellbeing, specifically for entrepreneurs.
Watch back this free 30 minute webinar, where Enterprise Nation e-learning manager, Roisin Skinner and Joe Walsh discussed how to build an effective sales team. Key takeaways include; How to ensure your sales teams is efficient, what does a great sales pitch look like, and when to expand your sales team.
Watch back this free 30 minute business.connected Lunch and Learn, Vodafone Business ambassador Fin Wycherley offered key insights into planning your content for Reels and TikTok.
In this free 30 minute Lunch & Learn from business.connected workshop, Enterprise Nation e-learning manager Roisin Skinner and Kristian Downer discussed how to effectively plan your social media advertising.
In this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, digital expert Ruby Lee offered key insights into what you can do to make your website work for you and help you turn your visitors into customers.
In this free 30 minute business.connected workshop, digital expert Katherine George explained the behind the scenes of TikTok videos and described what the good ones all have in common and more importantly how you can also become TikTok famous.
Watch back this free 30 minute Instagram live, where Khalia Ismain, co-founder of Jamii and Vodafone Business Ambassador & Fin Wycherley, founder of Supersize Media and business.connected adviser, answered your questions on how to create a digital marketing strategy for 2022.
In this free 30 minute webinar, Enterprise Nation content manager, Ryan Elliot and digital marketing expert Fin Wycherley discussed how to gain the confidence to get in front of the camera and stop standing in the way of your business growth.
In this recorded session, the Disruptive Minds taskforce by Vodafone and GBEA discussed how SMEs can focus on staying afloat and overcoming the hurdles they are facing in the aftermath of Covid-19. Conversations were had around these aspects, providing valuable insights and advice from SME owners and employees, including Abigail Baldwin of Buttercrumble, Rimi Thapar of LoveRaw, Nohman Ahmed of Crep Protect, Joe Binder of WOAW, and Dave Linton of Madlug.
In this free 30 minute business.conected workshop, Utku Kalkan, Cyber Security Specialist from Cisco offered key insights into how you can manage your digital security while exploring the current trends in cyber security.
In this recorded Lunch and Learn from business.connected, Gill Wilson, digital expert and CEO at ButteredHost, tells you how to maintain your small business's website.
Watch back this recorded Lunch and Learn, with Enterprise Nation e-learning manager, Roisin Skinner who is joined by Adam Brown and Thomas Hall leading this session all about the current trends and benefits of hybrid working for businesses.
In this recorded Lunch and Learn, Rhea Freeman tells you how you can make the most of social media reels to showcase your business.
Watch back this 60-minute workshop where, Nick Dawson, Head of B2B solutions for Samsung Electronics offered key insights into how you can work flexibly while increasing your productivity with help of Samsung business solutions.
Watch back this recorded Lunch and Learn webinar where Enterprise Nation e-learning manager, Roisin Skinner and Barry Hall, business manager for Samsung Solutions & Partnerships, discuss the importance of digital security and best practices to protect your business.
Learn how to cultivate a workplace that is inclusive, educational, and geared towards employees’ health and wellbeing. Because whether you’re the boss of many (or just one) keeping everyone happy, fulfilled and motivated is crucial to your success.
Businesses today, of all sizes, have one thing in common: they need to be digital to survive. The right data provides a better understanding of who your customers are and what they want, how to minimise your costs, and how to make your business run smoother. During our #ThoseWhoDare event, our daring speakers talk about the new digital opportunities and how to use data effectively. Watch the session now.
Sustainability is no longer a ‘nice to have’. It’s a must-have. Many consumers say they would buy things differently to reduce their impact on the environment. Hear from daring entrepreneurs on how they're embedding sustainability into their day-to-day operations. Watch the session now.
Businesses are under continuous pressure to meet changing consumer demands, but keeping up is a hard task to master. Our daring speakers talk about the importance of getting to know your customers and addressing changing social attitudes. Watch the session now.
Resilience doesn’t always come easy but it’s vital to ensure that you’ll continue to thrive – no matter what life throws at you. Here you’ll find inspiration to help you bounce back and emerge stronger. Listen to our speakers share how they’ve created opportunities out of difficult situations.
Watch back this recorded Lunch and Learn webinar with Jeremy Mason of MP Video Production. Jeremy deep-dives into the five ways you can use video to have digital consumers discover your business, and how you can start to transform them from browsers into buyers in 2022.
Watch back this recorded presentation from Andrew Stevens, Vodafone Business UK's Director of Small & Medium Businesses, as he discusses how to build a 'future ready' business at Startup Summit 2021.
Watch back this recorded business.connected webinar to hear Vodafone Business Ambassador, founder and director of Prick, Gynelle Leon, offer key insights on the value of building a brand for your business.
Watch back this recorded business.connected webinar to hear Vodafone Business Ambassador and CEO of Topology Interiors, Athina Bluff, offer key insights on building a team and creating a disruptive business model.
Watch back this recorded business.connected webinar to hear Vodafone Business Ambassador and founder of Dates & Avocados, Lore Salas, offer key insights on how to bring your business to life online.
Watch back this recorded business.connected webinar to hear Vodafone Business Ambassador and co-founder of Jamii, Khalia Ismain, offer key insights into the value of building a community.
Watch back this recorded business.connected workshop, to hear from programme adviser and social media expert, Minal Patel, who offers key insights into how you can update your email marketing.
Watch back this recorded business.connected webinar to hear Enterprise Nation adviser, Sam Onigbanjo provide an overview of digital automation and key tips for how you can use it to generate sales.
In this business.connected webinar recording, programme adviser and founder of SOLVAA, Kelly Goss offers key insights into how to you can use digital automation within your business.
In this business.connected webinar recording, programme adviser and online marketing strategist, Sarah Jane Vincent, offers key insights into the world of SEO!
In this business.connected webinar recording, programme adviser and digital expert, Laura Amenta offers key insights into how you can develop your website to make it work for your business.
In this webinar recording, Enterprise Nation e-learning manager, Roisin Skinner, E-learning manager and James Davey, run through how to define your e-Commerce strategy for your businesses.
In this webinar recording, Roisin Skinner, E-learning manager at Enterprise Nation and Lyane Barlett, discuss the importance of data and what small business need to collect.
Roisin Skinner, E-learning manager at Enterprise Nation and Gill & Isla Wilson, discuss the importance of digital security for small and medium businesses and introduce security solutions that are available for businesses.
Watch this webinar recording with expert adviser Emma Goode to gain hacks to boost productivity and work effectively with others online. Emma offers key insights into how to you can collaborate with others effectively online.
In this webinar recording, Enterprise Nation e-learning manager, Roisin Skinner and Yael Weiss Ayalon, User relations manager for Wix Stores, discuss the importance of building an e-commerce solution for your business and how you can start small with the opportunity to scale up.
In this Lunch & Learn, Roisin Skinner, E-learning manager at Enterprise Nation and James Walker, Account Director for Trend Micro, discuss the importance of digital security for small and medium businesses and introduce security solutions that are available for businesses.
In this podcast recording, we hear of how Petra founded KERB with people at its heart, how they have gone from “chaos” to structure, enshrined their culture through rituals and rules, and how they’ve navigated a year of lockdown through employing digital solutions in place of operating face to face.
Vodafone has teamed up with Entrepreneurial Britain to bring you vital support and education on how you can manage the increased risks of cybersecurity in the new world of remote working and online operations.
Petra Barran, founder of Kerb started her street food business in 2005 and quickly understood their was a powerful community of fellow trades that need to be brought together. She co-founded eat.st, a street food collective and then went onto a solo launch of Kerb in 2012. Hear how to start and grow a food business - from idea to plan.
Paul and Rob Forkan lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. In their parent’s memory, they created Gandys, a travel-inspired fashion brand who are dedicated to doing good, by building kids’ campuses and giving back to underprivileged children around the world. Listen to Paul’s business story and how to get the messaging of your brand story across to customers.
Taking the time to engage and understand your business community is incredibly important, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. As business models are completely redefined, hear from Fiverr and Bloom & Wild on the important relationship between SMEs and the local community, and how this will continue to develop post-pandemic.
While we can all agree on the importance of being productive, for most people it remains elusive. Even if you consider yourself productive, the shift in our working lives as a result of the COVID-19 has thrown up new challenges. Gain some practical advice and hear from two businesses who have taken on this new productivity puzzle.
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