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Tony Ryan, Smorgasbord Business  Ltd. | Enterprise Nation

&lt;p&gt;Smorgasbord is here to help people who want to start or grow a business.&amp;nbsp;We help people get funding for their&amp;nbsp;new or growing business. We provide mentoring and a variety of other advice and services for people with a business that is new or growing who just need some experienced help.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We help all types of businesses. Whether you are the next big &amp;lsquo;tech&amp;rsquo; idea or a more conventional business, we think that every business deserves access to the same level of help. So whatever business you are in, if you are about to get going or you are already established, it does not mean you have to do it all alone.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Have a look at who we are or just get in touch with us for a friendly non-committal conversation.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;I'm here to help. I'm volunteering free advice calls of up to an hour as part of the Recovery Advice for Business scheme, over the next 6 months. Please get in touch to see how I can help your business - Tony@Smorgasbord.tech - 07715 705 209&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I work with SMEs&amp;nbsp;to get them 'Fit for Funding and Growth', guiding them successfully through funding applications, preparing business plans, overcoming barriers to growth and setting them on the fast track to high performance.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have spent my whole working life advising companies and for the last eighteen years have specialised in helping startups, young and growing companies. I am passionate about helping business owners to achieve the true potential of their businesses, whilst also using their businesses to achieve their life's ambitions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyryan3/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyryan3/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&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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&lt;p&gt;I am a &lt;strong&gt;chartered certified accountant&lt;/strong&gt;, having earned a respected reputation in the field of accounting, with more than &lt;strong&gt;15 years of experience&lt;/strong&gt; in working with small and medium-sized enterprises.&lt;br /&gt;
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Having worked with business owners ranging from one-man start-ups to large companies requiring different level of services, I have developed a passion for the profession and I am driven by the success of my clients.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have spent many years in business working at boardroom level, holding various positions before being motivated to start my own practice, Makesworth Accountants, where I have blended my technical skills in accounting and tax with my business skills derived from my time in the industry.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have embraced the changing times and technologies and strongly agree that accountants are moving from being number crunchers to being reliable and trusted advisors. Throughout this process, Makesworth has been able to secure various affiliations and awards:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://makesworth.co.uk"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Affiliations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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IPSE Endorsed Accountants&lt;br /&gt;
Investors In People Accredited&lt;br /&gt;
ICAEW Training Employers/ACCA Approved Employers/AAT Approved Employers&lt;br /&gt;
Institute of Certified Practising Accountants (ICPA)&lt;br /&gt;
The Society of Professional Accountants (SPA)&lt;br /&gt;
2020 Group&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://makesworth.co.uk"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Awards&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finalist: Best Brand Building&lt;/strong&gt; (British Accounting Marketing Awards)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highly Commended: Independent Firm of The Year - South-East, England 2019&lt;/strong&gt; (British Accountancy Awards)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shortlisted: Accounts and Tax Adviser of the Year 2019 &lt;/strong&gt;(The British Business Awards)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My objective is to add value to my clients&amp;rsquo; businesses through the application of my extensive experience and knowledge in accounting, tax, HMRC investigations, business start-ups and much more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can expect us to provide expert solutions for your business needs no matter what business model you have. You will receive a cost effective service and a free initial consultation.&lt;/p&gt;

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Jamie founded Cerebration to pursue the endeavour of designing, developing and delivering meaningful learning interventions. His formative experience includes supporting the philanthropic ambitions of a Prince followed by a Billionaire, in a variety of roles that range from front-line youth worker to managing a global talent function covering from New York to Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jamie is a people-centred and result-oriented Training Manager and Talent Development Specialist and Change Manager, offering an eventful career within the areas of training and education, talent management, strategic change, STEM, poverty alleviation and personal-social development.&lt;br /&gt;
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Jamie has established record conducting effective training programs that encompass a broad range of requirements and needs. These include the development and implementation of onboarding, technical, performance management, leadership and compliance training to a global audience. He has an established record of taking leadership roles on large scale change initiatives that include organisation-wide digital transformation implementation and the relocation of 150 staff from Budapest to Berlin &amp;amp; Vienna.&lt;br /&gt;
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He has extensive experience in delivering training through managing personal social development, thematic, well-being and holistic support programs. Jamie possesses an unwavering commitment to his client’s growth while ensuring the highest levels of services through managerial skills, teamwork, communications and prompt response to issues.&amp;nbsp;

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