Listen to the small business podcast from Enterprise Nation discussing sales, business rates and starting a business with a co-founder.

Sales, battling business rates & why two founders are better than one.

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This week we meet Lacey Hunter Felton and Nico Bonfiglioli, co-founders of 

, a unique co-working salon studio and event space in London for freelance beauty and fashion experts.

, the company set up by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey that takes the drama out of taking payments.

Together with Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones they discuss taking payments, making sales and how technology can help you do it.

Lacey and Nico also discuss the impact of massive increases in business rates and the benefits of two founders with different skills and personalities.

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Ths podcast was recorded and edited by Enterprise Nation member and audio production service, 

To hear all previous episodes of the Small Business Sessions, 

The Small Business Sessions podcast (series three, episode nine): Making sales, battling business rates and why two founders are better than one

The Small Business Sessions podcast is back for another inspiring episode. Lacey Hunter Felton and Nico Bonfiglioli, co-founders of salon and co-working space The Hunter Collective and Helen Prowse from Square discuss taking payments, making sales and how technology can help you do it.&nbsp;

I work with small businesses to provide support and advice that saves you time and protects your margins.
I focus on identifying ways to structure your business to get the most out of your team. This involves assessing organisation structures and developing solutions that fit the needs of your company.
Each company is unique and we work to understand what you need. Once your goals are clear we help you focus on reaching them.

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Lunch and Learn: Hiring the right people for your small business

Improve your team-building skills and take your business to the next level by hiring the right people.

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.

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I run Optimal HR Services, a professional HR services company supporting small business with all aspects of their HR requirements. I have over 30 years in HR starting at the bottom and working my way through to being a Vice President of HR for a global manufacturing firm across 70 countries.

Optimal provide end to end HR support which means we can be your entire HR support managing the adminstration and the basics like drafting Contracts of Employment &amp; handbooks, providing general advice, right through to supporting employee relations issues and on to strategy. We also help clients through project support, helping them through mergers, acruaitions, TUPE transfers, Harmonosing Terms &amp; Conditions, conducting HR Audits, Pay &amp; Benchmarking Reviews and all things organisation design.

My email is Mel@optimal-hr.co.uk and our contact number is 0330 0881857

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Whether you are scaling up, or scaling down, the most difficult part is the restructure of roles, the subsequent impact on your employees and what potential new skills you may need going forwards.

We are able to provide small business owners with advice and support to ensure you fulfil all your obligations as an employer 

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Elyssa Desai is a Mindset Coach and Hypnotherapist, on a mission to help individuals understand and reprogram their mind. After qualifying as a Coach in 2020, she developed a huge passion for understanding the unconscious mind and how it influences behaviour, which led to her becoming a certified Hypnotherapist in 2021. Elyssa shares her expertise through corporate workshops and coaching, event speaking and one-on-one coaching. Her clients include the likes of Roxie Nafousi and Georgia White, she has worked with brands including Sweaty Betty, London College of Fashion and Screwfix and has previously been featured in titles including <a href=&apos;https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/instagram-post-anxious-social-media/604313&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Stylist</a>, <a href=&apos;https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/fear-of-success&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Refinery29</a> and <a href=&apos;https://www.women.com/1346150/practice-gratitude-meaning-experts/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>women.com</a>.

Mindset Coach & Hypnotherapist

Elyssa Desai

Elyssa Desai is a Mindset Coach and Hypnotherapist, on a mission to help individuals understand and reprogram their mind. After qualifying as a Coach in 2020, she developed a huge passion for understanding the unconscious mind and how it influences behaviour, which led to her becoming a certified Hypnotherapist in 2021. Elyssa shares her expertise through corporate workshops and coaching, event speaking and one-on-one coaching. Her clients include the likes of Roxie Nafousi and Georgia White,

The Small Business Sessions podcast (series three, episode nine): Making sales, battling business rates and why two founders are better than one

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