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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.

As you know, we publish a lot of books for start-ups and growing businesses - and we recently recommended five as 

 We've had a flurry of publications in the last few weeks - in case you missed them, here are three new books to help you get your business up and running or simply to provide inspiration for you and your enterprise.

If you're looking for more advice, information and inspiration on a wide range of business topics, have a browse of 

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Written by two experienced business support practitioners who saw a need for a simple guide for clients struggling with their first business plans, 

 offers a smart and simple way to build a business plan, The book is easy to read and understand and will take you through the nine key areas you need to consider when planning for a new or existing venture. Each chapter contains a series of prompting questions which encourage you to develop your ideas and plans for your new venture. Plus, you get a free business plan template to download! 

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A guide to starting and running a successful gardening business from your home_By Sophie Davies_ 

Aimed at anyone keen to turn their gardening talent into a business, Design Grow Sell looks at the many opportunities that exist in gardening - from running a nursery to landscape design or even writing about gardening for a living. Garden designer and writer Sophie Davies packs the book with plenty of practical advice and tips for turning the dream into a reality and profiles 20 small business-owners who have taken the leap and successfully launched their gardening enterprise. 

The Startup Kit 2013

Everything you need to start a small business 

Updated for 2013, our ever-popular StartUp Kit is a friendly guide that covers all aspects of starting and running a small enterprise - from setting up a company to making the most of tech. It's crammed with case studies of people who have successfully launched their own venture - and it comes with more than Â£500-worth of offers from some of the leading brands for small businesses. The StartUp Kit will be published on 7th January and is now available for pre-order. 

Discover more books for start-ups and growing businesses

We've published a very wide range of books for start-ups and growing businesses, covering almost every aspect of launching and running a homegrown enterprise. Written by experts, they're packed with practical advice and tips, insight and information, and plenty of inspiring stories of small-business owners who have done it for themselves. 

You can browse the full selection in the Enterprise Nation shop

Inspiration for start-ups: Three new business books from Enterprise Nation

<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

Third of Start Up Loans recipients were unemployed before accessing funding to kickstart their business

Thousands switch from unemployment to being their own boss.&nbsp;

&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 am helping to build a new breed of business. My mission is to help to build a working world where balancing profit and purpose is just business as usual.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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As my step-children enter the world of work over the next few years, I am embarrassed about what they will find.&lt;br /&gt;
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The world in which they operate is diverse, inclusive and feels equal, but they will join a working world where this is still not the case. As a female, my step-daughter, Anna will still be disadvantaged in the workplace. They both will likely experience archaic work practices that are out of line with their desire for flexibility and belonging.&lt;br /&gt;
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As they look at the natural world around them, they want to take action to reverse the damage being done. They will, however, find an industrial world still talking about action but not willing to make changes.&lt;br /&gt;
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When they look at how companies are managed, they will often find that profit comes ahead of the impact on society and community. For their generation, these values are more important than wealth or material goods.&lt;br /&gt;
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With a career spanning the corporate and SME worlds, I am in the privileged position to be able to help business owners and leaders build businesses that are sustainable both from a profit and society perspective. The two are not mutually exclusive and I am out to prove it. Even more than that, I am out to help make it happen.&lt;br /&gt;
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I help startups, emerging businesses, and established companies in the following ways:&lt;br /&gt;
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?? FREE business assessment tool you can complete in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee&lt;br /&gt;
?? Workshops and programmes to help support people to take action in their own business&lt;br /&gt;
?? Hands-on support and implementation support for companies getting started on their B Corp journey and building it into their business strategy.

Online Workshop: Introduction to B Corp for owners of small and micro businesses

&lt;p&gt;Have you heard of B Corporation or B Corp but assume it is only suited to large, corporate organisations? Do you have aspirations to build a business which has a positive impact on the world but unsure how to go about it? If so then this session is just what you need to get started.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;B Corp is the world leading accreditation for &amp;#39;good for the world&amp;#39; businesses. Examining all aspects of your business it provides a framework of what best practi

Business Development Manager

Irina Khaykina

&lt;p&gt;Our startup has developed innovative SaaS Platform for fashion retail to&amp;nbsp;help them survive and succeed after COVID-19.&lt;br /&gt;
The solution allows retailer to have:&lt;br /&gt;
- precise demand forecast for 12 months by fusing historical data and external fashion trends&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
- assortment mix simulator for next seasons collections to optimize the way to reach business KPIs&lt;br /&gt;
- see sales forecast for new models based on a photo of prototype (at the 