The Small Business Hive Podcast

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Welcome to The Small Business Hive Podcast! It can be lonely out there launching, growing and flourishing in our businesses so Sarah Sole & Laura Edralin founded ⁠The Small Business Hive⁠ in London, and have now launched a podcast - talking all things small business, from the highs and lows of being your own boss, to the challenges and successes of growing your own business.

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June 24, 2024Episode 551 min

How to harness your small business vision with Pablo Hepworth-Lloyd OBE

For today’s podcast episode we invited a champion of the Hive, Pablo Hepworth-Lloyd OBE to join us. Pablo is a social entrepreneur, advisor and promoter of ethical leadership. He has co-founded several educational businesses which have helped over one million people over 25 years. They include Visionnaires which supports early stage start-ups. Today we’re talking about how small business owners can harness their business vision. A huge thanks to Askew Gallery for letting us record the episode in their space. See: visionnaires.ac.uk capitalccg.ac.uk twinuk.com recruitmentjuice.com You can find out more about Pablo here: http://linkedin.com/in/pablo-heplo

April 26, 2024Episode 31 hr 2 min

How to make your small business more sustainable with Sammy Phillips

For today’s podcast episode we invited Sammy Phillips from Kohlab Creative to join us. Sammy is an intuitive brand and Squarespace web designer, podcast co-host and independent-biz cheerleader! Sammy works mainly with conscious, sustainable business owners. Today we’re talking about sustainable business practices and what that looks like in a small business, like Sammy’s. You can find out more about Sammy here: https://kohlabcreative.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kohlab_creative/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammy-phillips/ Links to everything mentioned in the episode! My Impact page: https://kohlabcreative.com/impact Green Skills for Small Business (free course): https://smallbusinessbritain.uk/green-skills-for-small-business Sustainable Pathways - Sustainable Business Benchmark: https://susnav.sustainable-pathways.com/?q=benchmark Website Carbon Calculator: https://www.websitecarbon.com/ Back Market (pre-loved tech): https://www.backmarket.co.uk/

March 25, 2024Episode 327 min

Epic Fails: When things go wrong and staying resilient!

EP. 3: Today we’re talking about when things have gone wrong in our businesses, what we learn from our failures, and how we pick ourselves back up. Welcome to The Small Business Hive Podcast! ⁠Sarah⁠ & ⁠Laura⁠ are the founders of ⁠The Small Business Hive⁠ in London, and have now launched a podcast - talking all things small business, from the highs and lows of being your own boss, to the challenges and successes of growing your own business. Don’t forget if you’re a small business owner you can join our community of small local businesses looking to connect, collaborate and support each other. We’re on Instagram ⁠@⁠thesmallbusinesshive⁠⁠ or email us at ⁠⁠thesmallbusinesshive@gmail.com.⁠⁠ If you’re in the Hive already, let us know in the WhatsApp Group, your thoughts on today’s episode, and any ideas for future ones! Explore ⁠Laura⁠ and ⁠Sarah⁠'s small businesses.

March 15, 2024Episode 235 min

How we navigate self-doubt and time management in our businesses

EP. 2 is here! Today we’re talking about self-doubt, imposter syndrome, time management, and being kinder to ourselves as small business owners. Join us for this episode over a cuppa, on the treadmill at the gym or as you work on your small business too. --- Welcome to The Small Business Hive Podcast! Sarah & Laura are the founders of ⁠The Small Business Hive⁠ in London, and have now launched a podcast - talking all things small business, from the highs and lows of being your own boss, to the challenges and successes of growing your own business. Don’t forget if you’re a small business owner you can join our community of small local businesses looking to connect, collaborate and support each other. We’re on Instagram ⁠@thesmallbusinesshive⁠ or email us at ⁠thesmallbusinesshive@gmail.com⁠ If you’re in the Hive already, let us know in the WhatsApp Group, your thoughts on today’s episode, and any ideas for future ones!

March 7, 2024Episode 133 min

Podcast Launch - Meet Sarah & Laura

LAUNCHING: The Small Business Hive Podcast! Ep. 1: Today we’re celebrating our first ever podcast episode - as we mark our one year anniversary of launching the Hive, come and meet us! We’re also celebrating Sarah’s 40th birthday, Laura’s anniversary of running Laura Letters Life, and we’re timing this release perfectly, with International Women’s Day. So grab a cuppa tea and join us in celebrating…! --- Welcome to The Small Business Hive Podcast! ⁠Sarah⁠ & ⁠Laura⁠ are the founders of ⁠The Small Business Hive⁠ in London, and have now launched a podcast - talking all things small business, from the highs and lows of being your own boss, to the challenges and successes of growing your own business. Don’t forget if you’re a small business owner you can join our community of small local businesses looking to connect, collaborate and support each other. We’re on Instagram ⁠@⁠thesmallbusinesshive⁠⁠ or email us at ⁠⁠thesmallbusinesshive@gmail.com⁠⁠ If you’re in the Hive already, let us know in the WhatsApp Group, your thoughts on today’s episode, and any ideas for future ones! Explore ⁠Laura⁠ and ⁠Sarah⁠'s small businesses.