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It’s crucial that small business owners are aware of basic legal requirements and documents in order to run and grow a successful company.

Within this session of our ‘Meet The Advisers’ series in partnership with

we were joined by a panel of legal experts who answered questions on key topics including intellectual property, contracts, standard terms of business and people matters.

Meet the advisers - legal

Meet the Advisers: Legal

Learn top tips on how to master your small business legal basics.


Learn how to master your small business legal basics

I have over a decade of experience in running my own businesses, signposting to great professional contacts, and making a fantastic impact on other businesses when it comes to things like investor readiness, capital raising, business strategy and  e-commerce.

On top of the number of prominent partnerships in my line of work, including Expert Lab and Crowdcube, my credentials include serving as Mentor for Virgin Start-ups, LaunchLab, The Prince’s Trust, and leading as an Equality Ambassador/mentor for SCALEINK – an investment accelerator programme that serves purely to support tech start-ups.

My are of expertise is getting businesses investment ready – I help start ups and SMEs create a concise  pitch deck that clears shows their business and value proposition, design and create a pitch deck, create a fundraising road map eg Crowdfunding, angel and private investors. For start ups, I also help them define their product, help them get validation for their business with an MVP and clearly understand their market so they can present a clear and compelling case to investors, whichever capital raising route they choose.

Lunch and Learn: How to get your business investment ready

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As Enterprise Nation&apos;s Head of community it&apos;s my job to make sure that you’re getting the most from your membership. If you’re a small business owner I&apos;ll make sure that we’re matching you to the support you need to start and grow your business. For advisers, that means making you aware of every available opportunity to promote your expertise to the rest of the community and connecting you with entrepreneurs that are looking for support.

Working closely with our Platform team, I&apos;ll help ensure that you can easily navigate our website and that your user experience is seamless.&nbsp;

Head of community

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.

I specialise in advising SMEs and social enterprises. I provide advice in corporate and commercial law. Request a free discovery call.

Solicitor and Founder

A free discovery call

Booking a free discovery call allows me to get to know you and discover how I can best offer you the support you need.

I offer information related to
- Standard Terms of Business
- Commercial Contracts
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Contracts
- Pitch Deck 
- ...and more!

Anna is founder and Managing Director of ACM Consultancy Services Ltd (est. 2017),&nbsp;

Anna is a proactive, adaptable and client focused Associate Environmental Consultant and a business owner. She has 14+ years experience of delivering improvements to high value infrastructure projects. Anna develops, motivates and manages multi-disciplinary teams to deliver Environmental Impact Assessments, IS014001 accredited Environment Management Systems, ESG and environment, sustainability and consenting requirements, in both the private and public sector.

She has a particular focus on transitioning projects and organisations towards rational change, in pursuit of delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals.&nbsp;

She has particular experience applying impact assessment and developing or improving sustainability strategies for businesses, and managing these through within Environment Management Systems.&nbsp;

Anna is a clear and engaging communicator who is adept at building relationships, both internally and externally, driving collaboration, innovation and gaining trust. She considers wider aims, whilst presenting great attention to detail in order to achieve improved service delivery. Anna is highly organised and has a proven track record of thriving in highly pressurised and challenging environments. 

Anna has gained experience on a range of multidisciplinary projects, with project values of up to £42.6 billion. She has worked on the largest Geospatial database in Europe and her research has been used by the Environment Agency, DEFRA and EAZA to inform them of the state of the implementation of their policies and guidelines.

Company:&nbsp;
An environment and sustainability consultancy SME that helps forward thinking businesses achieve sustainability outcomes. We drive optimised environment and sustainability performance into your existing business operations, to empower a globally sustainable future through transformative thinking, innovation, collaboration and expertise. We create rational change, to transition your teams towards meaningful holistic outcomes that work now and, in the future. We create an equilibrium of environmental and operational performance.

You can view more about our mission statement on our website: www.acmconsultancyservices.com, where you will also find our featured resource, clients, partners and additional information.&nbsp;

Description of Company Services:&nbsp;&nbsp;
&gt; Since 2017, we have been supplying businesses with environment and sustainability expertise.&nbsp;
&gt; We inform our client’s business operations from the strategy stage, through to the post-construction stage, depending on your individual delivery needs. We take a holistic approach to solutions, to ensure multi-beneficial outcomes.&nbsp;
&gt; Our services include technical, advisory, consultancy, management and assurance services, as well as performance reporting and sustainability auditing to ensure sustained performance.&nbsp;
&gt; We help at the pilot-project, project, or organisational level, with the benefit of an agile, flexible and collaborative resource platform that allows us to deliver the right expertise, exactly when you need it.

Delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda through provision of services, as follows:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&gt; Environment and Sustainability Consultants &amp; Managers&nbsp;
&gt; ISO14001 Environment, Sustainability &amp; Consents Management&nbsp;
&gt; Environmental Impact Assessment&nbsp;
&gt; ESG&nbsp;
&gt; Sustainability Strategy&nbsp;
&gt; Sustainability Performance Reporting&nbsp;
&gt; Green Globe Auditing and Certification (Tourism, Private Schools, Hotels)&nbsp;
&gt; Corporate Self-Assessment Courses&nbsp;
&gt; Educational, Social and Community Services and Initiatives (including corporate sponsored sustainability games I.e., Water theme)&nbsp;
&gt; Specialist Consultancy, including:&nbsp;
o Water Reuse (Incl. Water Audits, Water Reuse and Commercials)&nbsp;
o Carbon Reduction&nbsp;
o Regenerative Agriculture (Inc. Vertical and Container Farming, Organic Regenerative Farming [Incl. Soil Food Webs, Permaculture] Biomass and Composting Consultancy, Compost Teas, Land Remediation)&nbsp;
o Biodiversity Net Gain/Nature Based Solutions and Ecology&nbsp;
o GIS (Sectors: Ecology and Nature Based Solutions, Renewable Energy, Contaminated Land, Waste Management, Disaster Mapping, Utility Infrastructure Routing, Housing Asset Management, Strategic Proposals and Project Mapping)&nbsp;
o Waste&nbsp;&nbsp;

We also partner with a number of research innovative technological and consultancy firms, including in water filtration, H&amp;S and Social Value Enterprises.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Our services list, popular with our 100% repeat customers, is by no means exhaustive as we adopt an agile resource platform of experts.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Why not get in touch so we can demonstrate exactly how we will deliver our mission statement and create thriving, quality operations and outcomes for your business?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Company Website: www.acmconsultancyservices.com Personal Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-hewson-04b93835/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acmconsultancyservices&nbsp;

Director

ANNA HEWSON

Anna is founder and Managing Director of ACM Consultancy Services Ltd (est. 2017),&nbsp;

Anna is a proactive, adaptable and client focused Associate Environmental Consultant and a business owner. She has 14+ years experience of delivering improvements to high value infrastructure projects. Anna develops, motivates and manages multi-disciplinary teams to deliver Environmental Impact Assessments, IS014001 accredited Environment Management Systems, ESG and environment, sustainabil