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Enterprise Nation TV: How to become a food supplier to Sodexo

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 of videos packed with entrepreneurial advice and inspiration including interviews with speakers recorded at our events.

We're releasing new videos and next up is Aoife Wycherley, food buyer at 

, who explains how small businesses can become a supplier to the company which provides food and catering services to a wide range of companies and organisations including schools and hospitals plus events such as Royal Ascot and the Rugby World Cup.

This interview was recorded at Enterprise Nation's 

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Since launching in 2005, the Enterprise Nation team has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. Led by founder Emma Jones MBE, Enterprise Nation continues to be the most active UK small business community and a leading campaigning voice for small business. Joining Enterprise Nation connects you with resources, community and connections you need to reach your business goals.

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My motto in life and work is 'Meet people, make friends, and help them.' Getting to know people is the best way of finding out what makes them tick in terms of goals, ambitions, dreams, interests and life in general. I help people by listening to what they need, suggesting ideas, sending links, making introductions, adding value, and offering relevant products and services, where appropriate. When friends have a problem, I love to help them fix it.
My varied portfolio career means I have knowledge, experience and contacts in many fields. I am an expert in book publishing, media, mentoring, writing, editing, marketing, crowdfunding, sponsorship, social enterprise and commercial start-ups.
I'd love to get to know you better, so I can help you get to where you want to be.
Career highlights: • Book trade professional since 1990 • Consultant Producer, YOU'RE BOOKED! (ITV book series) • Pioneer, World Book Day UK • Research Director, StoryCode (online recommendation engine for fiction, featured on BBC TV’s DRAGONS’ DEN)
Current roles: • Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services (editorial, marketing, PR &amp; digital agency) • Editor &amp; Development Executive, Insight Film Festival • Founder, Jolabokaflod CIC (promoting Icelandic 'Christmas book flood' tradition) • Director of Crowdfunding, CrowdPatch CIC: free crowdfunding platform for social enterprise • Founder, The Wisdom of Coffee: a network for Meetup gatherings &amp; a community that shares best practice about business, enterprise &amp; alternative finance) • Founder, Smart Crowd Productions: integrated arts, media, business &amp; alternative finance production consultancy • Director: Corporative Sponsorship, SMGlobal Catwalk, Inc: global fashion events brand • Social entrepreneur, 12R Prizes: solving social issues and commercial problems via sponsored cash-prize comptetions • Mentor, Founders and Mentors: networking platform, comprising forum, communities and courses for mentors to help pre-launch founders launch start-ups successfully • Social entrepreneur, 12Ronnies: hub that provides founders, inventors and creatives a toolkit for launching a startup successfully • Co-founder, CrowdMall: virtual shopping centre for ideas that do not yet exist
Charities: • Chairman, Seeds Creatives (charity): runs the ‘Artist in Your Own Residence’ collaborative network mentoring scheme for creatives in all disciplines • Director, Arts Centre Group (charity): membership organisation for arts &amp; media professionals
Committees: • All-Party Parliamentary Committee for Crowdfunding (chair: Barry Sheerman MP): meets quarterly at the House of Commons
Author: • Six published books • Two books in progress

Serial entrepreneur

Pre-launch founders, inventors & creatives

Signposting for advice, tools and resources for members wanting to start turning an idea into a business.

James is a multi-channel & eCommerce director delivering proven marketing strategy, on & offline and now is a co-founder of The Armoury an agency focused on helping brands scale.

Whether you are starting out or a high-growth venture, our strategic understanding of 'customer' and decades of experience working with retailers, food, beverage, FMCG it makes us well-placed to get the very best out of your product or service.

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Enterprise Nation TV: How to become a food supplier to Sodexo

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