Episodios

  • 110 – Marketing for small businesses and towns

    110 – Marketing for small businesses and towns
    Aug 27 2024
    Sophie Martin has worked in PR since 1993 across a wide range of sectors as well as running her own PR company. Under the working name of The Word Bird, Sophie tends to focus her attention on local, small businesses needing help with pr, copywriting, marketing, social media and websites. Sophie shares some interesting tips with us on how to keep your business on Google for free as well as the necessities of social media and websites for businesses. We also look into how a BID (Business Improvement District) can help your town or village thrive. You can find Sophie at www.thewordbird.me
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
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    54 m
  • 109 - You don’t just need a family lawyer in the case of a separation

    109 - You don’t just need a family lawyer in the case of a separation
    Aug 21 2024
    Vanda James is a partner and head of Birkett’s Sevenoaks Family Team. She has nearly 30 years’ experience and is the former President of Kent Law Society and is listed in the Citywealth Leaders List. She is an expert in all aspects of family law and specialises in complex financial cases or those with an unusual element. With so many topics to discuss in this category we ask Vanda to explain to us what when we would need to use an family lawyer and this was not just in the case of a divorce or separation. Vanda is also an Oenophile and has completed the Wine and Spirit Education Trust exams to Level 3. You can find Vanda at www.birketts.co.uk
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    55 m
  • 108 - How the Surrey Chamber of Commerce helps your business and the benefits of being a member

    108 - How the Surrey Chamber of Commerce helps your business and the benefits of being a member
    Jul 30 2024
    Louise Punter became Chief Executive of Surrey Chambers of Commerce following 17 years working in manufacturing and business services. To ensure strong representation of Surrey businesses, Louise sits on many different boards including the One Surrey Growth Board, the Business Leaders forum, the Skills Leadership Forum, the Civilian-Military Partnership Board and works with the Economic Development departments of the \county and Borough Councils. Louise chats to us and goes through the 4 main objectives of the Surrey Chamber of Commerce being Connect, Support, Promote and Represent. You can find out more about the Surrey Chamber of Commerce at www.surrey-chambers.co.uk
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    56 m
  • 107 – How to get grants from your local council

    107 – How to get grants from your local council
    Jul 23 2024
    Matthew Heath has over 20 years of experience working in funding, over 10 years in project management and over 5 years of giving direct business support and advice to organisations across the South East of England.We chat to Matthew about Coast 2 Capital and how they support local councils in providing funding and support to local businesses. We consider the benefits of entering awards and how Coast 2 Capital are sponsors of the Tandridge Business AwardsYou can find out more about Coast 2 Capital at www.coast2capital.org.uk
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    44 m
  • 106 - How to make AI work for you in your business

    106 - How to make AI work for you in your business
    Jul 16 2024
    Nancy Steidl is an international business consultant and intellectual property law specialist in AI, Robots and Big Data with over 25 years of experience. She is the CEO of The Business Mission.We chat with Nancy about AI in a business and how business need to embrace AI and make it work for them as well as how ChatGPT can work for your business. Nancy shares some tips from her book, released in December 2024, ‘The art of analogies in business, how to start a business in layman’s terms’.You can find Nancy at www.thebusinessmission.com
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    49 m
  • 105 – Learn the power of LinkedIn and the hidden job market

    105 – Learn the power of LinkedIn and the hidden job market
    Jul 9 2024
    Rebecca started her own recruitment business in 2017 and in 2021 started another business where she uses her recruitment background to help job seekers to become laser focused job getters, she teaches people to maximise the phenomenal power of LinkedIn, understand the hidden job market, build confidence and self-belief. Rebecca shares some tips on how to get the most you of LinkedIn.You can find Rebecca at www.career-garage.co.uk
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    48 m
  • 104 - Investing in websites and turning them around to make you an income

    104 - Investing in websites and turning them around to make you an income
    Jul 2 2024
    Matt Raad has used a very unconventional method to create financial freedom in his lifetime. He and his wife Liz are website investors, which means they use digital assets to generate cashflow and build wealth. They now teach beginners how to reach 6 and 7 figures incomes through buying, building and renovating websites. Chatting to Matt was intriguing and listening to his some of the insights in how to achieve this were wonderful. You can find Matt at www.eBusinessInstitute.com.au
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    54 m
  • 103 – You are never too young to have a will

    103 – You are never too young to have a will
    Jun 25 2024
    Sarah Hickey is a partner in Birketts’ Private Client Advisory Team with over 20 years’ experience of private client work. Sarah has particular experience of providing tailored specific advice to individuals and their families on Wills, inheritance tax planning, lifetime gifts, trusts, probate, (administration of estates) intestacy, deeds of variation and powers of attorney. In 2024, Sarah was named as a ‘Leading Individual’ by Legal 500. In our chat we discuss the importance of wills and much more especially the stages in your life when you should reassess your wills. You can find Sarah at www.birketts.co.uk
    Your Business Hour podcast is hosted by the founders of Champ Consultants, Chantal and Matthew Baker.
    They are both accountants and bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and business tips to their chat. They interview guests who tell their business stories, as well as consider the latest topics in business and finance.
    New podcasts are released weekly on a Tuesday and you can follow us on:
    Instagram: @your.businesshour
    Facebook: @your.businesshour
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    54 m