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How to succeed in retail by two experts [VIDEO]

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How to start a retail business: Rich Hurtley, 

How to grow a great retail business: Rich Hurtley, Rich Insight

How to set up your own retail store: James Gold, 

&lt;p&gt;Hello, I'm Amanda, Enterprise Nation's&amp;nbsp;adviser community manager. I oversee communications, content and events for our active and collaborative adviser community. I'm here to help our members make the most of opportunities and ensure we're constantly improving what we offer.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Previously, I've worked across a range of professional services industries specialising in diversity and inclusion and&amp;nbsp;corporate culture. I founded&amp;nbsp;an award-winning corporate&amp;nbsp;D&amp;amp;I&amp;nbsp;initiative&amp;nbsp;and led community strategies for a global board-level women’s network.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;An aspiring writer and storyteller. My&amp;nbsp;roots are from Wisconsin but I have lived in the UK for over 11 years. I enjoy&amp;nbsp;going to gigs, fitness, camping, and&amp;nbsp;far away places.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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Adviser Community Manager

How to build a £100k online consultancy business model

Rachael Howourth turned her biggest challenge into her greatest strength.

&lt;p&gt;My motto in life and work is 'Meet people, make friends, and help them.'&amp;nbsp;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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'd love to get to know you better, so I can help you get to where you want to be.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Career highlights:&lt;br /&gt;
• Book trade professional since 1990&lt;br /&gt;
• Consultant Producer, YOU'RE BOOKED! (ITV book series)&lt;br /&gt;
• Pioneer, World Book Day UK&lt;br /&gt;
• Research Director, StoryCode (online recommendation engine for fiction, featured on BBC TV’s DRAGONS’ DEN)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Current roles:&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services (editorial, marketing, PR &amp;amp; digital agency)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
• Editor &amp;amp; Development Executive, Insight Film Festival&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, Jolabokaflod CIC (promoting Icelandic 'Christmas book flood' tradition)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
• Director of Crowdfunding, CrowdPatch CIC: free crowdfunding platform for social enterprise&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, The Wisdom of Coffee: a network for Meetup gatherings &amp;amp; a community that shares best practice about business, enterprise &amp;amp; alternative finance)&lt;br /&gt;
• Founder, Smart Crowd Productions: integrated arts, media, business &amp;amp; alternative finance production consultancy&lt;br /&gt;
• Director: Corporative Sponsorship, SMGlobal Catwalk, Inc: global fashion events brand&lt;br /&gt;
• Social entrepreneur, 12R Prizes: solving social issues and commercial problems via sponsored cash-prize comptetions&lt;br /&gt;
• Mentor, Founders and Mentors: networking platform, comprising forum, communities and courses for mentors to help pre-launch founders launch start-ups successfully&lt;br /&gt;
• Social entrepreneur, 12Ronnies: hub that provides founders, inventors and creatives a toolkit for launching a startup successfully&lt;br /&gt;
• Co-founder, CrowdMall: virtual shopping centre for ideas that do not yet exist&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Charities:&lt;br /&gt;
• Chairman, Seeds Creatives (charity): runs the ‘Artist in Your Own Residence’ collaborative network mentoring scheme for creatives in all disciplines&lt;br /&gt;
• Director, Arts Centre Group (charity): membership organisation for arts &amp;amp; media professionals&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Committees:&lt;br /&gt;
• All-Party Parliamentary Committee for Crowdfunding (chair: Barry Sheerman MP): meets quarterly at the House of Commons&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Author:&lt;br /&gt;
• Six published books&lt;br /&gt;
• Two books in progress&lt;/p&gt;

Serial entrepreneur

Pre-launch founders, inventors & creatives

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

I'm Darja, founder of DCM Designs. From my interior design studio in London, I create remarkable spaces that deliver on dreams. 
For me, the desires of a client are above everything else and it is my passion to re-imagine their vision. I have a multidisciplinary approach and focus on B2B, offering retail and pop-up store design services.

Helping you create retail design that people will talk about

&lt;p&gt;To attract customers, it&amp;rsquo;s not enough to have a high-quality product anymore. So, where do you start with the wow effect that can increase brand awareness? How do you design an unforgettable experience? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a complex topic, and we don&amp;rsquo;t have one solution for all, because each business is different. We tailor the packages according to your preferences and convert your unique story to physical surrounding. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbs

&lt;p&gt;I am here to inspire, grow and build strong foundations for your business and future. Providing business and marketing consulting to take you to the next level. I excel in managing multiple projects with strong detail, problem-solving, and follow-through capabilities. As a Master of Business Administration, BA (Hons) Social Policy and Administration– I am a qualified Business Strategy and PR Marketing specialist I have over 20 years of experience including working on EU Projects, Innovate2Succeed – the governments leading business programme and for many businesses and organisations from within the public and private sector.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Supporting all aspects of successful business operations, strategy marketing, CSR, and management, I advise and support businesses of all sizes, within a variety of industries. I have worked with many charities and other businesses within the public sector. Specialising in; Start-ups, concept and strategy implementation, marketing, digital, organisational analytics, cultural change shifts, and management development.&lt;/p&gt;

Sara Carter

&lt;p&gt;I am here to inspire, grow and build strong foundations for your business and future. Providing business and marketing consulting to take you to the next level. I excel in managing multiple projects with strong detail, problem-solving, and follow-through capabilities. As a Master of Business Administration, BA (Hons) Social Policy and Administration– I am a qualified Business Strategy and PR Marketing specialist I have over 20 years of experience including working on EU Projects, Innova

How to succeed in retail by two experts [VIDEO]

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