Watch this webinar to find out what support is available and how your business can benefit by updating and building on its digital skills.

business.connected: Boosting small businesses' digital skills

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In this Lunch and Learn, Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones and Andrew Stevens, director of UK small and medium business at Vodafone Business, introduce the 

The pair discuss the support available for businesses through the programme and how much SMEs can really benefit by updating and improving on their digital skills.

business.connected: Grow your business with free digital training

Free video training, exclusive offers and workshops 

The business.connected hub is a free online training programme of workshops, webinars and e-learning modules designed to help businesses go digital, adopt new technology, and stay safe online. 

How the business.connected programme will help small businesses boost their digital skills

Find out what support is available and how your business can benefit by updating and building on its digital skills.

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

Freelance content creator & event host

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Hello! I am a Programme Manager at Enterprise Nation, with a passion for providing support for small business owners through digital campaigns with our partners. I have a particular love for all things marketing, online and in-person events and strategy!&nbsp;

Programme Manager

Next Generation: Growing your business together

A group for all Next Generation participants. Join other likeminded entrepreneurs and trainers to learn how to stick to weekly goals and be held accountable for your business! If you’re not part of the Next Generation Bootcamp but would like to connect with like-minded business owners, don’t worry, there’s a group for you too!

Kate Nightingale is a consumer psychologist and brand strategist.
She is a founder of Humanising Brands, a strategy and innovation agency for challenger brands. Our mission is to create a better world by making brands more HUMAN.
Kate works with retail and other consumer brands across brand strategy, customer experience, design, and innovation. From category defining start-ups, through scale-ups in need of a serious brand strategy pivots to national and global brands adapting their brand strategy and innovating. Kate’s expertise is especially sought after by brands that aim for true differentiation not only in the market but more importantly in consumers’ minds.
Throughout the years Kate worked with brands like Swarovski, Dowsing &amp; Reynolds, Klarna, Harvey Nichols, Samsung, Zopa Bank, Disney, Crowd DNA as well as various start-ups and large established luxury marketplaces.
Kate founded Humanising Design in October 2022, an insight platform at the intersection of design and science. Sharing inspiring and mindbending content spanning all design disciplines from architecture, through branding and UX to product and material design. We envisage the world where design and science collaborate seamlessly together to create a better world and human experience.
Kate is also a lecturer in consumer psychology, consumer behaviour and customer experience at Regent’s University and London College of Fashion. She speaks at numerous industry conferences (Future Stores, eTail Europe, Future Branches, Global Female Leaders) and is often approached by press including The Business of Fashion, Vogue, Sky News, BBC News and Channel 4 News.
About Humanising Brands
We are a strategy and innovation agency for challenger brands.
Bonkers and courageous are our favourite people. Empathetic and compassionate are our favourite companies. Bold and impactful are our favourite brands.
What makes us different?
Founded by a renowned consumer psychologist Kate Nightingale we base our work on robust behavioural and business research.
We know that one size does NOT fit all and that all brands and people are unique and so is our work for you.
What we are brilliant at?
We are masters in brand differentiation. Brand strategy pivots and creating new industry leaders are our bread and butter.
How do we do that?
We inherently understand consumer behaviour and can easily predict the future trends.
What’s more? We don’t stop on strategy but actually get our hands dirty and apply it to design, customer experience and marketing.
Why do we do that?
We believe that brands create our culture and shape human behaviour. We exist to create a better world by making brands more human.
Just some brands we worked with…
Klarna, Swarovski, Dowsing &amp; Reynolds, SNUG, Zopa Bank, London Designer Outlet, a few luxury marketplaces and department stores we are not allowed to name and an incredible collection of socially and environmentally impactful start-ups across fashion, food, homeware, accessories, markeplace models and more.

Chief Behavioural Officer and Founder

Sensory Brand Signature

The only way to human brain is through the senses.

Scientists estimate we have between 3 to 33 senses.

Subconscious brain processes 11mln bits of information per second and they all affect human emotions, behaviours and decision making.

What does it have to do with customer experience or design?

A right smell can increase sales in store by even up to 20%.

Dynamic product imagery creates higher engagement and willingness to buy.

Soft surfaces can make a brand appear more friendly and approa

Meet Keira a business mentor with 15 years of experience in sales and operations management across diverse industries such as luxury retail, fast fashion, beauty, food, and e-commerce. With a track record of successfully leading teams to achieve their goals, Keira is a force to be reckoned with in the world of business.

As the founder of Wonder Woman Mentoring, Keira has been instrumental in helping female-owned businesses thrive and reach their full potential.

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