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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.

In January of this year, the Government launched a '

' programme to help small British businesses grow through accessing strategic advice.

The programme offers match funding to employ the services of accredited advisers in topics from sales and marketing to leadership and management. Find out more on the 

,which is the single location to find eligible advisers.

To complement the Growth Vouchers programme, we're running a series of webinars so you can access advice direct from proven entrepreneurs. Tomorrow's guest is Mike Soutar, Founder of Stylist Magazine & ShortList Magazine. 

 to hear how Mike launched the business, raised Â£4million in a month, and values the advice of others.

In the meantime, enjoy this infographic highlighting the benefits of taking advice in your business:

Advice

Infographic: the benefits of accessing small business advice

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 (from July&nbsp;2020 when I joined Enterprise Nation). Please get in touch to see how I can help your business. Even in that short time, I can suggest opportunities that you can do yourself at no cost other than a bit of time and effort. Your business is worth that.

In my experience the top themes that people value and want to hear about the most are music, food, drink, and cuddly animals. Link your public relations (PR) – words, sounds, visuals - to any of these and you can't go far wrong. You can see that daily in the way that businesses, small, medium and large, promote and advertise themselves. 
 
As a marketing consultant and PR, I know that I cannot overlook the essential value and benefits of whatever I may be promoting. Yet even when I was in the Civil Service working on communicating IT-enabled change, or internal communications for a major accommodation project, those themes of music, food, drink, and cuddly animals were still a go-to. They were hooks that often engaged people about what would otherwise be considered dull content. 
 
My love of music - hence the In Tune PR name - has also given me my greatest opportunities to write, from published editorial for online and in magazines including Blues Matters! And The American. The highlight to date was interviewing the Blues Brothers Band inc. Dan Aykroyd, Willie 'Too Big' Hall, 'Blue' Lou Marini, Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper and more and publishing 18,000 words across two magazines. One of those pieces has recently been re-published in a Classic Rock 'Best of' compendium. 
 
Press releases, website text, social media writing, brochure text, writing for flyers, all these are fun too. That fun is equally present when I am writing for clients from estate agents to manufacturers to removal companies and charities. Writing that conveys a message, or the character of a client, often in a way they couldn't do unassisted, is a real pleasure. That is why my business is named 'In Tune PR', because it is in tune with the clients, their messages, and the right delivery that will make a difference. 
 
Being a journalist myself helps me when engaging on behalf of clients with managers and editors working in print, radio, events, online and TV. It also means I can take the stress out of media engagement for people who would otherwise freeze when put before a microphone. 
 
Along the way I've picked up a couple of awards for contributions to diversity and society, which is the kind of thing that can happen when you are, like me, passionate about music, independent British businesses and people who make a positive difference in any walk of life. I work with other service providers (for example, specialists in branding, website design and social media) who share my values and professionalism. 
 
If any of this strikes a chord with you or if you have a story that I might enjoy telling, get in touch.

PR Consultant

Lunch and Learn: Getting your brand story loved by the media

Watch back: Getting your brand story loved by the media

As Enterprise Nation's small business community manager, my role is to guide our members through every stage of their user journey, developing and improving their experience within the Enterprise Nation community, and arming them with the knowledge and resources they need to start and grow their business.&nbsp;&nbsp;

I have over 20 years of experience working in customer and B2B support. Having also managed a small business for many years, I understand the struggles that they face am passionate about helping them grow. I love to hear member success stories, particularly those in the food and drink sector.&nbsp;

Small Business Community Manager

New to the Enterprise Nation community

This is a group for new members of the Enterprise Nation community to connect with likeminded businesses and the Enterprise Nation team. Use this space to meet other businesses who might be on a similar journey or looking to grow their network. Join and introduce yourself! Welcome to the community.

Here at Think Forensics, we pride ourselves on delivering results for our clients. We want to show you how to make smarter decisions to effectively improve your marketing and business performance.&nbsp;

Here to help you…&nbsp;

We understand how ambitious business owners are and how hard they work. However, we often see time and effort being wasted on marketing strategies, that aren’t delivering. Our Marketing Consultancy is here to help!

Marketing Analyst

Marketing consultancy

&lt;p&gt;Within this service, you will have the opportunity to speak to Think Forensics Founder and Chartered Marketeer &amp;ndash; Debbie Bouffler. In your meetings, proven marketing techniques will be discussed, helping you to innovate your marketing, and boost your business&amp;rsquo;s online and offline presence. Simply offering you a helping hand in marketing!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How will this service help me?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This service provides you and yo

Marketing and Communications Manager

Daneile Moore

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&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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