Watch back: The new online bookselling platform that's here to stay

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Enterprise Nation has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. Led by founder, Emma Jones CBE, Enterprise Nation connects you to the resources and expertise to help you succeed.

Lunch and Learn: The new online bookselling platform that's here to stay 

Bookshop.org is a new online bookselling platform and affiliate network with a mission to financially support independent bookstores. The website has already generated over £1 million in profit for indie bookshops in just four months of activity. 

With lots of conversations around online shopping, non-essential retail and the easing of lockdown, Bookshop.org has been a key player in the book retail industry, and a platform that – according to many bookshops – is here to stay, even in the “new normal”.

Watch back this recorded webinar to hear Nicole Vanderbilt, Managing Director of Bookshop.org UK, talk about how Bookshop.org was born and what concrete steps they take on a day-to-day basis to actively support independent bookshops. 

Lunch and Learn: The new online bookselling platform that's here to stay

The new online bookselling platform that's here to stay

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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Watch back: Advice on embracing digital tools and skills to help your business thrive beyond the pandemic

Via Aspire MCL, the company I formed in 2012, I empower leaders, teams and businesses to thrive in an ever more demanding and changing world by using coaching, mentoring, training and psychometric/behavioural assessments to help clients build a sustainable source of competitive advantage, and to enjoy doing so!

I have a track record of success in a wide range of sectors and with organisations of diverse cultures. My focus is very much on practical application to help you realise opportunities and address challenges: make more sales, reduce unhealthy conflict, manage important stakeholders, align and motivate your teams and organisation, achieve clarity of purpose, drive change programmes, etc.

A former senior RAF officer, I have held roles that included interim director, senior trustee, enterprise architect, consultant/coach and course designer/lead instructor. Activities included BD, change programme leadership, commissioning consultants, senior stakeholder management, key position recruitment, etc.

I am a full member of the Institute of Directors and the Leaders' Club and have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management.
Other qualifications include:
- BSc (Open University) – General Sciences and Astronomy/Astrobiology
- Programme Management – MSP
- Project Management – PRINCE 2 (Practitioner), APM Certificate
- Certified Facilitator – Belbin, DiSC, ‘5 Behaviours’ and SDI 2.0
- Business Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Certificates in Consultancy and Business Analysis
- Certificate in Cyber Security Essentials (GCHQ/Open University)
- Certificate in Systems Thinking and Complexity
- A1-Rated Executive Battle Management Instructor and Evaluator (RAF)
- NATO TACEVAL Evaluator (Combat Readiness Assessor for Front-Line NATO Units)
- Mountain and Ski-Tour Leader (Military)

Outside of work, I enjoy keeping fit, playing golf (badly!), reading and local church activities.?

For more information and recommendations, please see Aspire MCL's website and my LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.aspiremcl.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankirkby

Owner @ Aspire Management Consultancy Ltd

Effective Leadership

This group will cover the key principles for effective leadership and provide guidance on how to enhance leadership competencies.

I&apos;m a highly motivated, creative and enthusiastic marketing professional working in the software industry.

At GOb2b I&apos;m able to use my creative flair combined with the team technical flair to support SME&apos;s across the UK grow online with integrated eCommerce.

We know how fast technologies develop and how important it is that our GOb2b eCommerce software keeps up with new and emerging technologies in order for our customers to stay competitive.

I&apos;m keen to support all businesses who want to benefit from the very latest in eCommerce software to help support your growth.

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Our modern b2b eCommerce platform automates your sales order process taking your customer orders directly from your website into sales orders on Sage, Pegasus and other popular accounting systems.

GOb2b is built with over 20 years experience working with trade customers so we know how complicated b2b purchasing can get. 
Are you offering volume pricing or customer-specific discounts? Does your buyer wa

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Here at the Business &amp; IP Centre we provide support to anyone looking to start, run or grow their own business in Leeds.
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