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 with business experts, today we talked to Mike Soutar, founder of Stylist and Shortlist magazines to find out about his successful start-up story.

If you missed the webinar earlier today, don't worry - you can listen to the recording below to discover Mike's top tips for small businesses, including:

Mike is interviewed by Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones.

If you want to explore our full library of recorded webinars with other top entrepreneurs and business experts, 

Accessing Small Business Advice: Interview with Mike Soutar

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The founder of SOUP shares her incredible growth story.

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I have worked in the media and marketing world for over 15 years covering large corporates (JC Decaux, Metro Newspaper and Eurosport), medium sized businesses and startups. I have planned multi million pound media campaigns and run small budget growth strategies. I have raised money both for my own startups and created successful investment decks for clients.

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