Tim Haïdar of GS1 UK plays host to informal and informative discussions with SME owners, industry partners and business experts, in a series of “how to” guides applicable for everyone from start-ups to well-established companies.
If you have a story to share with our SME community, then we'd love to hear from you too – please get in touch and be our next episode.
Season 3: Episode 3
We speak once again with Sophia Procter of Munchy Play on the process she went through to get her tableware from idea to product, then from sales success to award recognition.
Uploaded: 22 February 2021
Duration: 19m 06s
Season 3: Episode 2
We speak with Chris Sands of Totally Locally, a company who strive to digitise and connect towns. Chris explains how important this kind of community is in a pandemic and what SMEs should be doing to survive in 2021.
Uploaded: 9 February 2021
Duration: 18m 43s
Season 3: Episode 1
We speak for the second time with food mentor, Karen Green. She explains how pitching your idea and products have changed with the pandemic, and how you can adapt the way you pitch to still get success.
Uploaded: 20 January 2021
Duration: 16m 48s
Season 2: Episode 9
In this interview we speak to OnBuy's founder, Cas Paton, about the trends he has seen emerge since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, and what he thinks the future of retail is going to look like in Brexit Britain.
Uploaded: 6 January 2021
Duration: 27m 03s
Season 2: Episode 8
At one of the most uncertain times in recent history, Sophie Procter, founder of children's tableware company, Munchy Play decided now was as good a time as any to start her business. We discuss her story, as well as her key influences along the way.
Uploaded: 13 November 2020
Duration: 15m 59s
Season 2: Episode 7
This podcast deals with the perfect storm of liabilities, responsibilities and changes that will affect online sellers from 1 January 2021. If you sell on a marketplace, this really could be make-or-break info, whether it is deal or no deal at the end of this year.
Uploaded: 15 October 2020
Duration: 22m 49s
Season 2: Episode 6
Glen Hodgson, Head of healthcare at GS1 UK, answers questions on the Scan4Safety report findings, which he originally discussed in season 2, episode 3 of our podcast.
Uploaded: 30 September 2020
Duration: 26m 51s
Season 2: Episode 5
Chris Knight, founder of software company, CKX, talks about why the future is now realistically, working remotely and how this can help with your mental and physical wellbeing.
Uploaded: 14 September 2020
Duration: 18m 47s
Season 2: Episode 4
Speaker, investor and founder of fresh soup company, New Covent Garden Soup; John Stapletion takes us through some of the key things he's learnt in his 35-year career.
Uploaded: 27 August 2020
Duration: 34m 44s
Season 2: Episode 3
GS1 UK's head of healthcare, Glen Hodgson discusses the findings of the Scan4Safety report, which was released on 15 July 2020, and strengthens the necessity for GS1 standards in healthcare.
Uploaded: 18 August 2020
Duration: 27m 12s
Season 2: Episode 2
Mark Stimpfig, Co-Founder of GTM Global, discusses what companies are doing to get goods across borders during these troubled times.
Uploaded: 30 July 2020
Duration: 21m 25s
Season 2: Episode 1
Brandon Willey, CEO and Founder of Hownd, discusses how his company helps various businesses build effortless foot traffic that drives revenue and footfall to digital engagement after coronavirus.
Uploaded: 15 July 2020
Duration: 18m 04s
Season 1: Episode 10
Sietske de Groot, director of TradePeers, speaks with us for a second time to discuss the nearing and likely result of no-deal, as the UK Government and the EU negotiate their future relationship.
Uploaded: 30 June 2020
Duration: 09m 40s
Season 1: Episode 9
Mark Stimpfig, co-founder of Go To Market Global, discusses how brands can expand into the USA and internationally, especially if you consider the States are essentially made up of 50 separate countries.
Uploaded: 16 June 2020
Duration: 16m 02s
Season 1: Episode 8
Scott Simpkin, Team Leader at Seedrs, discusses the common element, required by all businesses, which is funding. He shares his experience on connecting the right businesses with the right investors.
Uploaded: 2 June 2020
Duration: 21m 43s
Season 1: Episode 7
Alastair Harper, founder of ReWorks, discusses how to be more ethical in a business context. Not necessarily from an environmental perspective, but more human with other humans.
Uploaded: 19 May 2020
Duration: 31m 12s
Season 1: Episode 6
Chris Macneil, Amazon expert at e/booster discusses how he helps his SME clients to successfully launch, nurture, automate and troubleshoot their listings and boost their sales on Amazon.
Uploaded: 05 May 2020
Duration: 28m 06s
Season 1: Episode 5
Sietske de Groot, director of TradePeers, discusses the rules and regulations that could change when the UK and the EU negotiate their future relationship, including the hidden perils that UK businesses are glazing over in the current climate.
Uploaded: 21 April 2020
Duration: 21m 44s
Season 1: Episode 4
Philppa Sturt, managing partner at law firm, Joelson discusses how she helps start-ups and growing businesses at all stages of their developments around investments, fundraising and legal arrangements.
Uploaded: 07 April 2020
Duration: 33m 45s
Season 1: Episode 3
Karen Green, UK grocery expert & business mentor discusses how she helps foodpreneurs launch their products as well as helping with coaching and creating the perfect pitch.
Uploaded: 24 March 2020
Duration: 18m 42s
Season 1: Episode 2
Jason Gibb, Founder of Bread & Jam discusses how he has built a community around mission driven businesses in the food and drinks industry.
Uploaded: 17 March 2020
Duration: 24m 51s
Season 1: Episode 1
Meenesh Mistry, founder of cookie company, Wholey Moley, discusses why he started his business and where the passion of creating his business came from.
Uploaded: 10 March 2020
Duration: 22m 07s
