Business Ready: Digital

In each of the episodes we will feature a SME business owner with an expert or two, who hopefully, will be able to answer their questions.   And today, we’re talking about Business Resilience and Recruitment, with: Josie Pollard – Office Administrator, To The Rise Bakery, Frances Wetherilt – Transform Advisor, Sussex Council of Training Providers - a completely free and impartial service available to small and medium businesses in East Sussex and Deborah O’Sullivan – Director, Ten2Two Recruitment Agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re talking about Digital, with; Greg – who runs technically innovative business Refinery Works, Julian Mobbs - Senior Business Advisor and Entrepreneur, Cheryl Luzet - CEO of Digital Marketing Agency Wagada, and Alex Eade – Marketing Manager, Footprint Digital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re talking about Net Zero with: Dr Sid Pourfalah – Founder and CEO, Concrete4Change; Fiona Edwards – Head of Sustainability, JPA Workspaces and Fleur Record-Smith – Founder of Hayne House wedding venue, who just won the Sustainable Business award at the Kent Wedding awards.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK has left the EU and the transition period has ended, meaning new rules are in place for all businesses based in the UK. With COVID still the most pressing issue for many businesses, devoting time and resource to fully understand the changes across all areas can be challenging. This mini-series for the London Business Hub is about helping businesses get to grip with the practicalities of Britain’s new trading environment.   In each of the episodes we will feature a SME business owner with an expert or two, who hopefully, will be able to answer their questions. And today, we’re talking about Supply Chain, with:Olly Bridge-Head of Operational Consulting at Grant ThorntonIsobel Sheldon OBE –Chief Strategy Officer Britishvolt & Member of the Board of Trustees Faraday InstitutionSam Walker – COO and CFO of LanserringFurther support is available via your local Growth Hub. You can book an appointment with one of their EU specialist advisers who can help you work through the issues that might affect your business. They can also provide free specialist support from employment lawyers and accountants specialising is the new VAT regime and experts on IP. Go to www.businesshub.london.  Don’t forget to subscribe to the Brexit Ready podcast on your usual podcast provider so you don’t miss an episode - and we’d love it if you could leave a review. It really makes the podcast easier for others to find. Brexit Ready is a Fresh Air Production.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK has left the EU and the transition period has ended, meaning new rules are in place for all businesses based in the UK. With COVID still the most pressing issue for many businesses, devoting time and resource to fully understand the changes across all areas can be challenging. This third series for the London Business Hub is about helping businesses get to grip with the practicalities of Britain’s new trading environment.   In each of the episodes we will feature a SME business owner with an expert or two, who hopefully, will be able to answer their questions. And today, we’re talking about Workforce, with:Mike Russell – a business consultant who runs MKR Solutions LtdKate Goodman - HR specialist at her company Kalida People and also HR lead at Brexit for BusinessDuncan Sambrook – Founder of SEB Brewing and PackagingFurther support is available via your local Growth Hub. You can book an appointment with one of their EU specialist advisers who can help you work through the issues that might affect your business. They can also provide free specialist support from employment lawyers and accountants specialising is the new VAT regime and experts on IP. Go to www.businesshub.london.  Don’t forget to subscribe to the Brexit Ready podcast on your usual podcast provider so you don’t miss an episode - and we’d love it if you could leave a review. It really makes the podcast easier for others to find. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK has left the EU and the transition period has ended, meaning new rules are in place for all businesses based in the UK. With COVID still the most pressing issue for many businesses, devoting time and resource to fully understand the changes across all areas can be challenging. This mini-series for the London Business Hub is about helping businesses get to grip with the practicalities of Britain’s new trading environment.   In each of the episodes we will feature a SME business owner with an expert or two, who hopefully, will be able to answer their questions. And today, we’re talking about VAT, with:Jason Croke - VAT Director with Rayner EssexRuth Corkin – Director of Indirect Tax at Hillier HopkinsLaura Rudoe - Founder of Evolve Organic BeautyFurther support is available via the London Business Hub. You can book an appointment with one of LBH EU specialist advisers. They can provide free specialist support from employment lawyers and accountants specialising in the new VAT regime and experts on IP. Go to www.businesshub.london.  Don’t forget to subscribe to the Brexit Ready podcast on your usual podcast provider so you don’t miss an episode - and we’d love it if you could leave a review. It really makes the podcast easier for others to find. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Wallis once again journeys to the border, this time to explore customs arrangements. Importing and Exporting changes are having a significant impact on business, but what can you do to help adjust? Ed Carpenter, CEO of Very Good and Proper, a furniture design studio and manufacturer discusses how they've found business since January 1st and on hand to help answer his questions is Alexandra Turner, Head of Customs and Export Control at Customs Connect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Brexit Ready, Nick Wallis tackles a matter that is still up in the air and will affect a wide range of businesses – Data Flow. Carl Fryer from the crowd-testing business Testbirds.com is asking questions to our expert Madeleine Rhodes of Redfern Legal all about the transfer of data in and out of Europe as well as to third party countries.If some of the issues raised by our podcast have got you thinking about what you might need to do next, the London Business Hub is here to help. You can book an appointment with one of their EU specialist advisers who can help you work through the issues that might affect your business. They can also provide free specialist support from employment lawyers, accountants specialising in the new VAT regime and experts on IP and data. Go to www.businesshub.london to book an appointment now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we explore the challenges that the UK music industry face as they navigate the lack of any specific privileges in the UK's trade deal with the EU. Nick Wallis meets Paul Crockford, the founder of Crockford Management, who has been working in the music industry since the 1970s. They speak to Brexit specialist lawyers Mandy Higgins and Jaqui Bickerton from Weightmans Solicitors to answer some questions on how organising tours is likely to change across the EU.If some of the issues raised by our podcast have got you thinking about what you might need to do next, the London Business Hub is here to help. You can book an appointment with one of their EU specialist advisers who can help you work through the issues that might affect your business. They can also provide free specialist support from employment lawyers, accountants specialising in the new VAT regime and experts on IP and data. Go to www.businesshub.london to book an appointment now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nick Wallis revisits the topics from our first series of Brexit Ready to explore what has changed since the UK and the EU reached a trade deal. Speaking to all our experts from the previous episodes, we discuss matters such as tariffs, immigration laws, labelling and apprenticeships. We talk with Sacha Schoenfield, a lawyer at Fox Williams Solicitors with expertise on immigration, then we speak to Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, Stephen Sidkin, a lawyer specialising in product labelling and exports also from Fox Williams and Anna Ambrose, Director of the London Progression ProjectIf some of the issues raised by our podcast have got you thinking about what you might need to do next, the London Business Hub is here to help. You can book an appointment with one of their EU specialist advisers who can help you work through the issues that might affect your business. They can also provide free specialist support from employment lawyers, accountants specialising in the new VAT regime and experts on IP and data. Go to www.businesshub.london to book an appointment now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.