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Posted: Tue 23rd Sep 2025
7 min read
Podcasts are an incredible source of inspiration and advice for small business owners.
You can learn about everything from building marketing channels to company culture, and hear founders’ stories of fame and failure.
We’re big podcast fans at Enterprise Nation. Here are some of our favourite small business podcasts with recommended episodes just in time for International Podcast Day.
We had to start with Enterprise Nation’s podcast, The Small Business Sessions, which is powered by business.connected. Host Dan Martin talks to small business owners about what they’ve learnt on their business journeys.
The Small Business Sessions returns for series nine next month. Upcoming guests include Joanna Jensen, who founded Childs Farm and it sold to Cussons for £36m, so make sure you subscribe.
Retail Sessions is a podcast from Enterprise Nation’s Powering the High Street programme, in collaboration with EDF. The series explores the major challenges today's retailers are facing.
Hosts Ollie Collard and Dr Becky Sage talk about the honest realities of starting a business, interviewing a diverse range of founders and creators. They also put a twist on the normal interview format by breaking down the answers and what you can learn from them.
Steven Bartlett’s podcast covers a wide range of topics related to society, health and wealth. But it started out as a business podcast, and that’s where Steven does his best work.
The podcast tells the stories of the titans of industry doing battle, from Netflix vs. HBO to Nike vs. Adidas.
Start Up Donut’s podcast features leading experts on key start-up and small business issues, and shares inspiring start-up stories.
Guy Raz’s NPR podcast features in-depth interviews with successful entrepreneurs that delve into how they got started.
Serial entrepreneur Chris Ducker shares his own take on what it means to develop a profitable personal brand and feature guest experts.
The show originally followed podcast company Gimlet, which was eventually sold to Spotify. The last episode aired in 2020, but there are some amazing episodes in the vault.
Dov Charney 1: Labels (the story of American Apparel’s founder)
Hosts Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper are co-founders of career development company Amazing If. The podcast is for anyone who is unsure about their career path and interested in breaking into the world of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneur and influencer Simon Squibb’s podcast features interviews with the founders of brands like Reebok, Gymshark and Pip & Nut. More recently, he’s featured call-ins from audience members who he talks to about their dreams.
Secret Leaders is hosted by Dan Murray-Serter and Chris Donnelly, two serial entrepreneurs who've built and sold multiple companies. They interview the founders of high-growth start-ups to explore what it's really like to be a top entrepreneur.
Host Elizabeth Day is an award-winning author and broadcaster. This podcast is for anyone who is facing failure or challenges in their entrepreneurship journey.
Digital marketing gurus Neil Patel and Eric Siu share bite-sized, actionable advice for marketers and small business owners. Episodes are short, so there's no excuse to not tune in and upskill on your marketing knowledge.
Hosted by legendary LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, the podcast deep-dives into entrepreneurial success stories like Netflix, Google and Bumble.
Rhea Freeman is a social media consultant with years of PR experience. The podcast is great for start-ups, small business owners and influencers looking for promotional advice.
If that’s got you interested in creating a podcast, we’ve got lots of resources that can help:
How to create an engaging podcast for your business (Enterprise Nation webinar)
The Small Business Sessions podcast (an Enterprise Nation podcast)
