Through our website and books, events and fund, we help individuals start and grow small businesses, corporate sponsors communicate with target markets, and provide enterprise agencies with the tools to better serve their clients.
Our job is to help as many people as possible start a business and grow a successful venture. This happens online, in print and in person:
- Online – a friendly website with fresh and daily content; read blog posts, watch video clips, meet peers in the forum and list your business services in the marketplace or upload ‘gigs’ so experts and professionals can respond.
- Publishing – ebooks, books and kits offer practical advice in a friendly and accessible style; browse the book store to find help on everything from how to effectively use Twitter, get to grips with accounts, and do business in China.
- Events – meet Enterprise Nation and other small businesses face-to-face at weekly classes or national conferences; StartUp Saturday is a weekly class offering all you need to know to start in business. Coming up this November is our national conference ‘Go Global’ for any small business owner looking to expand overseas.
- Financial Services – source the money you need to get started or keep growing; through Fund101 supported by Intuit and PayPal, with new financial services and products to come.
We offer sponsorship opportunities across our online, in-print and in-person products, allowing unique access to the small business community. Please click here to access the Enterprise Nation media rate card.
Enterprise Nation also advises the government on start up and small business issues.
The Team
Meet the Enterprise Nation team.
Emma Jones, Founder
A small business expert, Emma is the author of books including ‘Spare Room Start Up – how to start a business from home’, ‘Working 5 to 9 – how to start a successful business in your spare time’, ‘Go Global – how to take your business to the world’ and ‘The StartUp Kit.’
Following a career with Arthur Andersen, Emma launched her first business at age 27 and successfully sold the company 2 years later. Enterprise Nation was launched in 2006 as a website to help anyone start and grow a business from home. The company has since expanded to offer online services, publications, events and finance to small businesses across the UK.
Emma is a co-founder of national campaign, StartUp Britain, and currently acting as the campaign’s CEO, whilst managing the development and growth of Enterprise Nation.
Contact Emma at emma@enterprisenation.com
Follow Emma @emmaljones
Myles Hunt, Publishing
Myles Hunt is responsible for the publishing division of Enterprise Nation, having been Managing Director of Harriman House, one of the UK’s leading independent publishers of titles covering business, finance and investment, for seven years.
The book publishing operation covers traditional and eBook publishing; bringing expert authors to market, and working with corporate sponsors on bespoke titles.
Contact Myles at myles@enterprisenation.com
Roger Coathup, Online
Roger Coathup is founder of 21 Inspired, a Newcastle-based company specialising in web design, development and mobile applications. Roger is responsible for the design and development of the Enterprise Nation website, incorporating the web’s friendliest B2B marketplace.
Roger is particularly well regarded for his work in developing membership and specialist networking websites utilising the BuddyPress platform and combines a solid software engineering background with a strong understanding of business and marketing strategy.
Contact Roger at roger@enterprisenation.com
Simon Wicks, Editor
Simon Wicks is Editor of Enterprise Nation and a seasoned copywriter and journalist. Simon has a flair for communicating business and technical topics in a friendly and accessible style and is accomplished at managing teams of freelance writers and online contributors.
Before joining Enterprise Nation, Simon was part of the team responsible for launching the Donut series of websites.
Contact Simon at simon@enterprisenation.com
San Sharma, Community manager
San Sharma is head of community at Enterprise Nation with responsibility for online events, social media and community-sourced content and participation. San has held this role for five years and over that time established a strong sense of community across Enterprise Nation websites and products.
Contact San at san@enterprisenation.com
Louise Hinchen, Operations
Louise Hinchen is Head of Operations at Enterprise Nation, working with corporate sponsors, enterprise agencies and retailers. She is responsible for managing new product launches, co-ordinating sponsor projects and also developing new product ideas with the team. She is also the Commissioning Editor for Brightword, Enterprise Nation’s publishing division.
Contact Louise at louise@enterprisenation.com
Matt Wilson, Events
Matt is MD of The Conference People and head of the Enterprise Nation events team, responsible for a programme of national conferences and events.
Darryl Donnelly, Site designer
Darryl Donnelly is an award-winning digital designer, and lead designer on the Enterprise Nation site. Darryl brings to the team his experience in online advertising, viral, mobile and content-driven and ecommerce sites.
Tim Sargent, Video editor
Tim Sargent is a freelance cameraman/editor/producer and has been working on corporate videos since 2007. Tim has worked with Enterprise Nation for the past five years, producing case study clips, mini topical series and sponsored content.
Team opportunities
If you have a product or idea you feel would sit well in the Enterprise Nation portfolio, please get in touch! Make contact via the Get in touch link.