Contributors
Enterprise Nation, the home business website, relies on the expertise of home business owners everywhere, to give you the best information and inspiration from every angle of homeworking.
Here are some of our experts and contributors to Enterprise Nation.
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San SharmaSan is a blogger and designer with a special interest in new media and a wild, creative streak. A self-confessed "geek", San spends much of his time in front of a computer and is on-hand to provide technical support should the need arise. |
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Alex JohnsonAlex loves working in his shed. He writes a magazine for fellow shedworkers, and a blog - the only daily-updated guide to the lifestyles of homeworkers. The Shed is available as a free download; and you can read about shedworking on Enterprise Nation, the homeworking web site, and every day on his blog. |
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Anne WilkinsonAnne Wilkinson started her home business, Executive Playground, following a top career in sales. She helps companies wanting to improve their sales and business development and she can offer advice on everything from building a contacts database to cold-calling and dealing with rejection (in the professional sense, that is!) |
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Alan YoungAlan Young is our in-house and qualified accountant. He runs 1st Addition Accountancy from his home office in Redditch and is supported by a team of self employed bookkeepers, payroll operatives and finance experts, all working from their own homes. Alan is an ace when it comes to talking about tax and finance, in simple, no-nonsense terms. |
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Cathy BartropInspired by her travel writer father, Cathy Bartrop has run her own travel promotion/video production business from home for the past 20 years. In 2007 she embarked on a new venture by launching www.travelguru.tv - an online travel channel. Cathy's husband has jumped ship (forgive the travel pun) to join the business and we'll be following their progress through Cathy's start-up diary. |
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Mike FinniganHere at Enterprise Nation we refer to Mike Finnigan as 'Mr Motivator' because that's just what he is. After starting Advance Performance Mike built the business up to employ 22 people, serving big blue-chip companies, before seeing the home business light and setting up shop in his spare room. He is one of the UK's leading motivational speakers. Watch out for him on Enterprise Nation as he offers gems for fellow home business owners. |
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Oliver SidwellHe may be the youngest of the Enterprise Nation contributing flock but Oliver Sidwell is learning fast since starting his home business www.ratemyplacement.com whilst studying at Loughborough University. Oliver and his 3 friends/business partners have now graduated and are capturing the eye of the media as they develop their company. Oliver is our charming voice of youth who represents the next generation of home business owner. |
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Leon Bailey GreenLeon Bailey Green is an Online Marketing Consultant. He's joined our team of contributors and will be writing about how you can promote your business online. |
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Lisa RossettiLisa Rossetti is Enterprise Nation’s very own Glamour Girl. She pens features on how to ‘glam up’ your business; with advice ranging from making over your home office to making an entrance. Her home business is a coaching business in Cheshire, from where she advises clients on the virtues of working ‘smart’ as opposed to ‘hard.’ |
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Kinvara Rugge-PriceKinvara is the 28 year old 'wizz kid' behind website builder, Wizz-it.com. She shares a home office with her twin sister and is Enterprise Nation's latest contributor. |
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Leigh HuntLeigh Hunt is Managing Director and Home Business Mentor of Lotus Education Ltd, providing courses for women with families setting up home based businesses. |
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Amanda BlinkhornFrom her home office in the world famous Little Green Street, Amanda writes for the Sunday Times, Candis, the Ham & High, and numerous health, education, and consumer magazines in addition to "Sox and the City" a lifestyle column for the homeworking website Enterprise Nation. In her spare time she is a governor at her daughters' secondary school and helps run a gardening club at her son's primary school. |
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Dee BlickFounder of The Marketing Gym and a delightful lady who runs her successful business from a home that houses a husband and two demanding teenage children! Dee will be offering tips on how to market your home business on a shoestring budget. |
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Sylvia HoweA PR professional who works from her garden office. Sylvia has worked for national magazines including Vogue and Country Homes and Interiors and has a varied and accomplished CV. She’s now applying her expertise to home businesses looking for press and PR help. |
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Elizabeth KuhnkeThis body language expert has worked in several industries including: theatre/television, restaurants, cruise ships and PR. She’s found her true calling in advising others how to create a lasting impression. We’re delighted she'll be showing us how to carry ourselves in a way that can’t fail to impress. |
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Jo HillJo Hill was working with the national Make Your Mark campaign that inspires young people to start up in business. She was so good at her job that she inspired herself to start Open Gym from her home. It’s an outdoor fitness business that’s nicely getting into shape and she'll helping Enterprise Nation readers do the same with her series on health and fitness. |
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Nicola Cooper-AbbsNicola Cooper-Abbs is a copywriter, editor and proofreader. Nicola founded All Words in 2005, after gaining a journalism degree and extensive commercial experience in business and agency, and now helps home business owners choose their words carefully! |
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Rowena ForbesAlso helping home business owners with their copy is All Words' second 'boss lady', Rowena Forbes. Rowena worked in marketing, advertising, media (and "anywhere with a WiFi connection), before joining All Words. |
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David BridgerDavid Bridger is the founder of Flujo Home and an expert in creating efficient and well designed home office spaces. He'll be writing on technology and furnishings in the home office. |
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Survey
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It'll only take a few minutes. Your responses won't be shared but they will paint a picture of just what's happening in entrepreneurial homes across the UK. The results will be written up in our 2008 Home Business Report, which will be free and available on the site in October.
Twitter updates
- Quite frightening to call your web development company and be greeted with recorded message 'The offices are now closed for Christmas.' about 2 hours ago
- Prepared a p'point presentation that even San Sharma would be proud of. I deliver tomorrow and hope the audience likes it as much as I do! about 2 hours ago
- There is nothing quite so clever as someone who glides from one language to another. 1 day ago
- Planning activity for the home business day in BT's Small Business Week: w/c 13th October. 1 day ago
- The sun is streaming through the train carriage window and I'm working on the business, rather than in it. 1 day ago
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10/10/2008 by | Bad Payer
Thanks everyone for your advise. I think I will start posting out statements to late payers. Siobhan

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