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<p>Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, talk you through the basis of starting a business.</p>

Following a degree in Law and Japanese, Emma joined international accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where she worked in London, Leeds and Manchester offices and set up the firm's Inward Investment practice that attracted overseas companies to locate in the UK. 



In 2000, bitten by the dot.com bug, Emma left the firm to start her first business, Techlocate. 

After 15 months, the company was successfully sold to Tenon plc. The experience of starting, growing and selling a business from a home base gave Emma the idea for Enterprise Nation which was launched in 2006 as the home business website. The company has since expanded to become a small business membership community of over 75,000 people who benefit from events and support: online and in person. Enterprise Nation also presents a campaigning voice to government and the media on behalf of its members. 

In 2021, Emma was awarded a CBE for services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

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Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, talk you through the basis of starting a business, including:

Reasons to start a business and how to do it

Reasons why to start your own business and how to go about it

Reasons why to start your own business and how to go about it.

Kam has over 29 years of property experience. He is regarded as one of the UK’s most influential and most respected property investors and developers because of how active he is in the UK Property market. 

But it wasn't always like that. He grew up in one of the poorest areas in East London, and his circumstances motivated him to escape from life that many people were stuck in.

Fast forward to today and Kam has implemented and still does implement a variety of property investing strategies successfully, such as: buy to lets, HMOs, Serviced Accommodation, Permitted Developments, New Builds, and Commercial Conversions, which means he has built up a significant multimillion-pound property portfolio.

He now uses his knowledge, experience and contacts to help other investors and developers (both new and experienced) to take their property investing to the next level.

How to start a property-based business

Expert property investor Kam Dovedi shares his top tips.

&lt;p&gt;I'm Emily, Retail Supply Chain Consultant and owner of The Retailer Clinic. I help small retailers to optimise their supply chains, focusing on the areas of procurement, production, inventory management, forecasting, cash flow and strategy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have over 10 years experience in retail having worked in head offices in buying, sales and production roles and on the shop floor in sales advisor and account management positions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Working for small retailers opened my eyes to the challenges small retailers face when it comes to supply chain. Forecasting and inventory management software is eye-wateringly expensive, production planning is more complex due to smaller order quantities, and deciding on a procurement strategy can be difficult without buying power.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I went in search of solutions to these problems and spent the next few years studying supply chain analytics, fundamentals, dynamics and design. Armed with 10 years of experience navigating retail supply chains and a stack of models and knowledge, I am ready to help you optimise your supply chain!&lt;/p&gt;

Retail Supply Chain Consultant

Small Retailers Network

This is a networking and support group for small retailers. The aim of this group is to create a space for small retailers to network, troubleshoot and collaborate. 

I am here to help all members with any retail operations and supply chain questions.

Helping you to identify, access and apply for the best support to enable your business to grow

&lt;p&gt;I am one of the SME Growth Managers for the Bradford area. My role is to help you identify the best and most effective support for your business. We do this by conducting extensive business diagnostics and working with you on&amp;nbsp;business planning,&amp;nbsp;strategy development and personal goal setting to ensure that the support provided is aligned with your business and personal objectives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you are a Bradford based business contact us and we will 

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 