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The Enterprise Champions: Justin Jackson, Thames Valley

 to represent our community across the UK and help us to grow a truly entrepreneurial nation.

We're profiling each of the Champions and next up is Justin Jackson, who represents Thames Valley.

 here in Oxford. I've worked with dozens of great household names over the last 15 years. Alongside that, I use my experience to help entrepreneurs create a unique brand that's true to their values and inspires their customers.

Tell us about the small business scene in your region. Why is it so good?

The business community here is fabulous; people really do help each other out and many become true friends. We're also very lucky to have the support of organisations such as the University, LEP, Chamber of Commerce and the councils. They've all been instrumental to growing my business.

What needs to be done to make it even better?

That's easy: bring back Growth Vouchers. We also had a wonderful scheme from the LEP that match funded training for firms across the county.

Tell us about two great small businesses in your region and why they're so brilliant.

 is essential to a lot of freelancers and small firms in Oxford. It's a friendly bar, gallery and restaurants on the face of it, but in reality, a huge amount of networking, meetings and business gets done here.

 is a top notch design firm that we partner with. They've done a lot of great work in the charitable sector. The owner, Ryan, is one of those few people that always over delivers and is a pleasure to work with.

 does a lot of great work explaining how cool science is to kids around the county. I think they have an impressive day job, too, but I usually get distracted by the fun stuff.

Why were you happy to become an Enterprise Nation Regional Champion?

We already hold lots of events for businesses across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley. It'll be great to work with our friends at Enterprise Nation to organise bigger, better events, and more of them!

What are your three top tips for running a successful business?

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&lt;p&gt;I'm the founder of The Digital Index, a data focused consultancy offering small business data support. As a data and insights analyst with 6+ years experience I have seen that small busines&amp;nbsp;are sitting on huge potential with their data and I want to help with easy, simple data analysis so small business can make the best business decisions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Because every small business has the potential to make smart data-driven decisions that ensure you save money, exceed goals and save time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have strong expertise in data collection, analysis, visualisation and insights, spanning across all sectors. I can help businesses at any stage, from those starting out that&amp;nbsp;have no idea where to begin with data, to those who already have their data pot, but aren't quite sure what to do with it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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I'm passionate about marketing and have 19 years experience in working with small independent businesses as well as global technology companies, and have a broad range of expertise from traditional print advertising through to digital marketing, web design and development, social media strategy, CRM configuration, automation, and account based marketing.&nbsp; 
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Having worked in the IT industry for a majority of my career, I have developed a love for the technological side of marketing, and pride myself on building out a mar-tech stack for clients of any size that allows them to realise the full potential of having a marketing engine that generates and converts leads in the most efficient and cost effective way using a range of tools that automate various email workflow and social media activity to keep customers and prospects engaged. I'm passionate about educating my clients and helping their businesses grow so that they can employ an in-house marketing person/team that will make me redundant!&nbsp;

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Anneka Hicks

I'm passionate about marketing and have 19 years experience in working with small independent businesses as well as global technology companies, and have a broad range of expertise from traditional print advertising through to digital marketing, web design and development, social media strategy, CRM configuration, automation, and account based marketing.&nbsp; 
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Having worked in the IT industry for a majority of my career, I have developed a love for the technological side

The Enterprise Champions: Justin Jackson, Thames Valley

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