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Growing a business can feel like a chicken-and-egg conundrum. You don't have enough time to get everything done but aren't sure you can justify a full-time employee. On top of that, it can be difficult to give important tasks to someone else.

You're not alone. We talked to Enterprise Nation members and an HR expert about knowing the right time to hire your first employee, dealing with the financial implications and finding the right person.

Hiring and staying healthy when scaling up

Qwil Messenger founder Peter Reading talks to us about sustainable growth through hiring, as part of the Scale-up video series.

Find out more about Quil Messenger's story

How to hire and manage developers for tech projects

 will share pointers from her one day workshop which helps founders to successfully navigate their way to hiring and managing tech staff efficiently, and without tears!

Step eight of your start-up journey: Hiring a winning team

StartUp in 2020 step eight: How to hire a winning team

Are you starting a business? We've shared the resources you need to hiring superstars and build a winning team

Our best articles on setting up your first website, including a masterclass video



&lt;p&gt;Alison founded Bespoke HR in October 2005. After many years working for others in senior HR functions; she decided to start up on her own. There isn&amp;rsquo;t much that Alison doesn&amp;rsquo;t know about the world of HR, and she has surrounded herself with a team in her own mould. Nothing is too much for Alison; you will find her humour and knowledge infectious, and easy to work with.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

MD and Founder

Lunch and Learn: A guide to the new Job Support Scheme

Alison King explains the details of the new Job Support Scheme.&nbsp;

CrowdPatch is a free crowdfunding platform that enables individuals to raise funds for worthy projects, whilst patching together communities, and negotiate freelance work. Ideal for social entrepreneurs.

Other businesses and interests:
* Founder and Director, Jolabokaflod CIC
* Founder, The Wisdom of Crowdfunding (Meetup network)
* Founder, CopyGhosting Publishing Services
* Partner, Smart Startup Ltd (Blockchain smart contract platform)
* Editor and Development Executive, Insight Film Festival
* Chairman, Seeds Ltd (arts/media charity)
* Executive Director, Artist in Your Your Residence
* Director, Arts Centre Group Ltd  (arts/media charity)
* Published author (six books)

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris24norris/

Serial entrepreneur

Pre-launch founders, inventors & creatives

Signposting for advice, tools and resources for members wanting to start turning an idea into a business.

&lt;p&gt;David is ‘deep in drink’, having been working with drinks companies all his life. He has had board-level experience in Asia and Europe in both the retail, leisure and beverage industry. He has experience of building brands in beer, spirits and soft drinks before moving to work in helping companies in that sector build successful teams. That experience and reputation has led to requests to work within financial services, technology, manufacturing and engineering roles worldwide.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;His company, Excelerate Resources has since 2005 worked with companies across both large and small but there is a focus on work with start-up businesses and entrepreneurs which did lead to an Entrepreneur in residence post at Anglia Ruskin University.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;David is a Fellow of the British Institute of Innkeepers (FBII), Member of the Institute of Brewers and Distillers (IBD) and of the Small and Independent Brewers Association (SIBA). Outside of the drinks sector, he is a former regional chair of the Federation of Small Businesses and Entrepreneur in Residence with Anglia Ruskin University.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Excelerate has memberships of international networks of independent recruiters which means we can find anyone anywhere.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;He has lived in Warwickshire for over 20 years and is a keen supporter of local producers.&lt;/p&gt;

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Career Coaching

&lt;p&gt;Trained in career coaching with specific focus&amp;nbsp;on mid-career redirection.&amp;nbsp; Have worked with individuals in the out-placement context on behalf of companies.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Moe is a 12-times Cofounder who has been a startup entrepreneur for over two decades. He had been directly involved in technology, retail, wellness, food production, hospitality and entertainment.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;He lives and breathes the idea of collective wisdom through the assumption of personal responsibility. This led him to develop The One Page Plan - to support individuals and teams with their leadership development over a 12 month period.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;He is also the founder of the 7 Pillar Programme - which prepares businesses to go to the next level - and has used this successfully in his own operations, as well as to support 100s of businesses globally.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the ICF, and has been coaching and advising businesses since 2005. He has also developed his own recruitment programme to increase diversity and inclusion through the awareness of unconscious bias, which has led to over 1,000 hires from over 50 nationalities.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Moe has also worked with some of the world's leading brands and some of the world's most talented chefs, DJs and performers. These include Sony, Microsoft, Toyota, Shell, Sodexo, Hilton, JW Marriott, NHS, and the United Nations as well as, Mo Amer, Dany Neville, Lady S, Starting From Scratch, DJ Skribble, and Fred Wreck.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;He offers pro bono support through a variety of programmes with well known charities and social enterprises. He is active in youth empowerment programmes, and continues to support social mobility projects throughout the UK.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Those who know him best describe his style as both challenging and empowering, with lots of fun, energy, and humour.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

12x Cofounder

Moe Choice

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Moe is a 12-times Cofounder who has been a startup entrepreneur for over two decades. He had been directly involved in technology, retail, wellness, food production, hospitality and entertainment.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;He lives and breathes the idea of collective wisdom through the assumption of personal responsibility. This led him to develop The One Page Plan - to support individuals and teams with their leadership development over a 12 month perio