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Here at the Business &amp; IP Centre Leeds we provide support to anyone looking to start, run or grow their own business.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We can help you to research your market, protect your intellectual property and learn the skills you need to start and grow a business.&nbsp;
If you have a business idea or you’re wanting some extra help to take your business to the next step, we’re here to help you get there through access to a large selection of business information, market research and much more. We also run a programme of events and webinars covering a wide range of topics for small business owners.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Get in touch to find out how our free support can help your business.&nbsp;
Email us on bipcleeds@leeds.gov.uk, visit our webpage at www.leeds.gov.uk/bipcleeds or follow us on social media @BIPCLeeds

&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Queen of Enterprise Nation in Scotland&amp;quot; is how Emma Jones, CEO of Enterprise Nation describes me!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;She may very well say so. But I couldn&amp;#39;t possibly comment, he he!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hi, I&amp;#39;m Fin and I work with my&lt;a href="https://supersizemedia.co.uk/"&gt; Supersize Media&lt;/a&gt; team and Enterprise Nation on campaigns and events in Scotland such as:&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.enterprisenation.com/blog/tsb-s-small-business-customers-take-digital-mot-test-with-enterprise-nation-and-get-set-for-the-digital-revolution/?returnurl=%2Fcontent-search%2F"&gt;TSB Business&lt;/a&gt; Digital Advisor, from April 2018&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.enterprisenation.com/blog/five-reasons-to-attend-amazon-academy-glasgow/?returnurl=%2Fcontent-search%2F"&gt;Amazon Academy&lt;/a&gt; Digital Advisor, Glasgow April 2018&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.enterprisenation.com/campaigns/she-means-business/"&gt;She Means Business&lt;/a&gt; in collaboration with Facebook (&amp;quot;a series of events to inspire creativity, empower confidence and educate on how to best utilise Facebook and Instagram to grow women&amp;#39;s business)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free Networking Events around Scotland in 2018&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Go and Grow Online &amp;quot;Encouraging more businesses to get online and support existing internet traders to grow)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I was awarded the Association of Scottish Women in Business&lt;a href="http://www.asb-scotland.org/news-and-events/2018-asb-women-of-inspiration-awards"&gt; &amp;quot;Woman of Inspiration 2018&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; in recognition of my services to women, enterprise, digital literacy and social media and a finalist in Outstanding Contribution by the ASB.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With a background in law, journalism, direct marketing, copywriting and speech writing, plus 18 years experience in marketing and digital, I like to think I walk the walk of small business growth and development online.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Clients include State Street Bank, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, ScottishPower, McEwan Fraser Legal, Edinburgh College and Business Women Scotland, as well as many startup companies and entrepreneurs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Plus I have a healthy following online - unlike many wannabes in the digital sector!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As a regular contributor to BBC programmes on the digital and social media economy as well as publications such as The Guardian, Women in Trade, BQ Scotland, SBBN, Scottish Entrepreneur and Richard Branson&amp;#39;s Entrepreneur Blog.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My boutique digital marketing agency,&lt;a href="https://supersizemedia.co.uk/"&gt; Supersize Media&lt;/a&gt;, works with clients to produce outstanding digital and social media branding and websites as part of an overall marketing strategy that includes highly targeted video, email, podcasting, social sales, PR, Google / social media ads and re-marketing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These strategies are then rolled out and optimised on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin etc to grow the brand&amp;rsquo;s profile, authority and sales growth.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most importantly, we work with most budgets, either in a coaching capacity, or training or actually taking over and running the campaigns for clients to deliver the most effective results, reports and profits.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I am mad for the bants, love a good laff, adore my Supersize Media team of full-timers and freelancers and get off on inspirational people, ideas, strategies and plans.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17 Facts About Me that Not a Lot of People Know ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have:&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;p&gt;Black belt in Tae Kwon Do&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Grade 8 Piano and Flute&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Used to play the organ at weddings&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Used to play and sing jazz and blues in bars around Paris and Edinburgh&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Lived in Paris for 5 years&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Top 10 record in the French charts in the 80s&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Was married to a Zulu for 17 years&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Lived in Soweto, South Africa with my in-laws&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Speak French, Spanish and Zulu&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Five children (four Home Births)&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;My eldest daughter &amp;#39;Free Birthed&amp;#39; in 2017&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Co-owned an RnB and Hip Hop Club in Edinburgh in the 90s&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Honours degree in Law (Edinburgh Uni)&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;My second choice at uni was Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;Post-grads in Journalism, Direct Marketing and Usability&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;When I was kid, I wanted to be a beautician&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;p&gt;These days, I am mad for beauty bloggers on Youtube ... maybe one day, lmao ... for auld wifies!&lt;/p&gt;
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Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant

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Other businesses and interests:
* Founder and Director, Jolabokaflod CIC
* Founder, The Wisdom of Crowdfunding (Meetup network)
* Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services
* Partner, Smart Startup Ltd (Blockchain smart contract platform)
* Editor and Development Executive, Insight Film Festival
* Chairman, Seeds Ltd (arts/media charity)
* Executive Director, Artist in Your Your Residence
* Director, Arts Centre Group Ltd  (arts/media charity)
* Published author (six books)

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&lt;p&gt;I started my career in journalism and was lucky that the content marketing revolution meant my particular skills - storytelling, audience engagement, creative idea generation&amp;nbsp;and so on - were soon in demand in the business world.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From drawing out the heart of a brand&amp;#39;s message to creating powerful headlines and calls to action that drive... well, action... I help businesses stand back and ask the question, &amp;quot;So what?&amp;quot; It&amp;#39;s what separates indulgent copy from copy that hits the mark with target customers / clients and actually achieves a business goal.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Quality and precision are central to everything I do and&amp;nbsp;I have brought together a team of skilled professionals who have the same&amp;nbsp;level of commitment to doing their jobs to the best of their ability every day.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m also passionate about flexible working and wellbeing in the workplace and am 100% committed to making sure that I do everything in my power to ensure that Rin Hamburgh &amp;amp; Co is a great company to work for as well as with.&lt;/p&gt;

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Website Copywriting

Your website is your online representative. Every word, sentence and paragraph combines to create a lasting impression of your business. And that’s not all it has to achieve. As well as creating compelling copy to drive your brand message and objectives, we’ll also think about:
● Accessible copy layout - including subheads, bullets and pull quotes to maximise scannability on the page.
● Search engine optimisation (SEO) - working with you or your web team to include your chosen key words and phra

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