Rowan's inaugural Podcast features its host, Rowan MD Paul Waite, talking with Rowan's Business Banking Consultant Iain Duncan.

Having spent 36 years working for what is now HSBC, specialising in Business Banking for SMEs, Iain is one of the UK's leading authorities on the subject.

In this episode, Iain lays out the "5 C's" that businesses should focus on when approaching a bank, namely;

Character
Capital
Capacity or CashFlow
Conditions
Collateral

This episode really is a must-listen for all SME owners!

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The podcast's second episode features Rowan Associate Director Mark Fahy, who spent over 14 years with the London Stock Exchange, supporting companies on their IPO journeys.

The IPO market hasrarely been as active as in the first half of this year , perhaps since 2007.

We have seen 49 companies float on AIM or the Main Market in H1 2021, more than the whole of 2020. The pipeline for H2 looks equally as strong as more businesses seek to use the public markets to support their ambitions.

For an SME Owner thinking of going down the IPO route, or wondering how to facilitate that journey, this is an absolutely-must listen episode, delivered by a true expert in the field.

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Rowan's MD Paul Waite sits down with Louise Stephenson to discuss Sales & Marketing post-pandemic, and the best way for SMEs to maximise their Sales & Marketing ROI.

Rowan's Head of Leadership Advisory, Johnathan Massey, is guest host for the opening episode of Season 2 of "The SME Owner's Podcast."

Johnathan speaks with Non-Exec Chair Martin Boddy, and in this three-part conversation, Martin talks about using data to drive and create value in a growing business, how this relates to and affects the people within the business and the best way to manage and benefit from a hybrid working model.

Louise talks to founder & CEO, The Menopause Maze, Fiona McKay.

Known in the media as The Menopause Career Coach, Fiona is one of the top 250 global influencers in FemTech, Women’s Keynote Speaker of the year and winner of the Innospace award for outstanding entrepreneurship.

She sits on the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women and Finance, and in this episode Louise was delighted to be joined by Fiona to talk all things menopause and female workplace wellbeing.

Rowan Director Louise Stephenson is joined by Prevent Breast Cancer CEO, Nikki Barraclough, to learn more about the incredible work undertaken by the charity.

The charity are currently focused on raising funds to build a National Breast Imaging Academy, which will be based in the north west of England.. The centre will undertake vital research to prevent and predict breast cancer, but it will also serve as a training ground for the next generation of radiographers.

Lou chats to her motivation and inspiration behind supporting Prevent Breast Cancer and the Yorkshire Three Peaks fundraiser challenge, Georgia Jones. Georgia a 28 years old, diagnosed with terminal cancer at 23, shares about her journey so far and her outlook on the future.