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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.

The response to the second wave of Fund101 has been almost overwhelming. We've added 

 in the last week or two and we're awash with comments, votes, queries and messages of support. Obviously, we're doing our best to keep up and we hope we don't leave anyone hanging on for too long while we respond.

Every time I look at the applicants, I'm amazed by the sheer range of businesses we have applying for a small sum of money to give their ambitions a boost. We have bakers by the dozen, filmmakers and photographers, woodcrafters, jewellery makers, sports coaches, clothes designers, musicians, therapists of all stripes, educationalists, recruiters, pet carers - oh, and did I mention the cake businesses? Fund101 offers us a window on the world of small enterprise and gives a little weight to my theory that we're seeing a revival of cottage industries in the UK. It's very inspiring that so many 

 are wanting to go independent and run their own small enterprise - and we're behind you all the way.

If you're a Fund101 applicant, please take some time to browse the site and check out our tips and resources to help you with your business. Please also get involved in our 

, where we have some lively discussions in the forum, 

, where you can see me looking stilted on camera and swap video messages with San, our community manager. We love to chat and to help out where we can - and so do many of our other community members. If you're not a Fund101 applicant, but you've registered with the site just to cast a vote - thank you. We're not going to spam you with stuff, but we'd really appreciate it if you stay and take a look around. Maybe we can inspire you to start a business, too? 

Fund101: Amazing scenes!

<p>I'm a <a href='http://www.danmartinuk.com'>freelance content creator and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I have 18 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from billionaires like Sir Richard Branson to the founders behind brand new start-ups. I'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's blog and social media. I'm based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community and have strong connections to major business organisations in the south west region. In total, I've hosted over 50 events; from intimate meet-ups to conferences with an audience of hundreds including events for international brands like Facebook and Xero. I'm also a big fan of podcasts having hosted Enterprise Nation's Small Business Sessions as well as lots of online events including Facebook Live interviews, webinars and three live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street. With my partner, I co-run Lifestyle District, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.</p>

<p>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.&nbsp;</p>

Freelance content creator & event host

Queen's Speech 2021: What small businesses need to know

A summary of the UK government's new legislative programme.&nbsp;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;I'm here to help. Please get in touch to see how I can help your business.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;An FCA and CTA with over 30 years in the accounting profession and a private employee owned&amp;nbsp;group&amp;nbsp;provides a unique blend of practice and commercial experience great for advising clients and providing a quality, cost effective accounting franchise.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Understanding and working within commercial business constraints enables&amp;nbsp;you to benefit from practical, technical advice on tax, year end, accounts and business issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Using&amp;nbsp;jargon-free explanations to help&amp;nbsp;you understand your finances and grow your business successfully.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

CEO and Founder

Small business finance – tax cashflow

This group is for small businesses from any sector to discuss the best way to improve their tax cashflow or to better understand their tax cashflow.

&lt;p&gt;I left the City in 2016 when it became clear that life with small children and a full-time executive career wasn’t for me. &amp;nbsp;I wanted to create something that really helped people, like me, who were forging a way forward, balancing work with family life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When my children went to school I realised there were many highly talented individuals unable to return to work due to the limitations of childcare. &amp;nbsp;I also started to meet a number of exciting small&amp;nbsp;businesses in need of support but were struggling to find an appropriate level of flexibility, quality and knowledge for their growing businesses.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This developed into a passion for building a solution for both sides. &amp;nbsp;A truly supportive working environment where people can thrive outside a classic 9-5 office structure whist providing reliable, high calibre support to businesses and individuals looking to achieve more productivity and peace of mind.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;SpareMyTime was born!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Founder

Bespoke virtual bookkeeping services for growing businesses

&lt;h1&gt;Virtual Bookkeeping&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Not got a head for numbers, or maybe just not got the&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;time&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;for numbers? Figure out your business expenses with our virtual bookkeeping services.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Make sure those books balance with your very own bookkeeping assistant. There are plenty of ways we can help you&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h2&gt;Expenses&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Is logging your expenses taking up a lot of valuab

Marketing and Communications Manager

Daneile Moore

&lt;p&gt;AD:VENTURE provides fully funded support to start&amp;nbsp;ups across the Leeds City Region.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We can help businesses:&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li&gt;Pre Start or Trading less than 3 Years&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Who have ambitions to grow&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Who trade primariliy business to business, or looking to increase current B2B offering&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Based in Leeds City Region area&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We offer:&lt;/p&gt;

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