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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.

Your online masterclass host for this week: A personal elevator pitch expert

How to master your personal elevator pitch

Masterclasses are available at a cost of only Â£10 each. To register for this week's event at 12.30pm on 2 May, 

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What is your favourite business book and why?

 by Simon Sinek. It's a brilliant book and really helps us think and identify our root causes and why we take specific actions. It also helps us make sure we are not in business for money but in it for a service we truly believe in.

Steve Jobs, because he lived his why and dared to fling caution to the wind. His story is is a very liberating story of creativity and hope which was rewarded with financial success.

The premium mastermind group for entrepreneurs seeking personal development.

Having my clients become successful and raving on about our business services on social media and to friends.

What piece of advice do you wish you had known when starting out?

Aim for the top in anything you want to do.

Why do you consider long-term strategic advice important to business success?

Long term strategic advice is crucial as it keeps you on the right track. It's too easy to get busy doing things that are not your key priorities.

If you had a superpower what would it be and why?

The ability to heal people from pain because I want people to live free from pain and anguish.

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&lt;p&gt;I am a &lt;strong&gt;chartered certified accountant&lt;/strong&gt;, having earned a respected reputation in the field of accounting, with more than &lt;strong&gt;15 years of experience&lt;/strong&gt; in working with small and medium-sized enterprises.&lt;br /&gt;
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Having worked with business owners ranging from one-man start-ups to large companies requiring different level of services, I have developed a passion for the profession and I am driven by the success of my clients.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have spent many years in business working at boardroom level, holding various positions before being motivated to start my own practice, Makesworth Accountants, where I have blended my technical skills in accounting and tax with my business skills derived from my time in the industry.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have embraced the changing times and technologies and strongly agree that accountants are moving from being number crunchers to being reliable and trusted advisors. Throughout this process, Makesworth has been able to secure various affiliations and awards:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="https://makesworth.co.uk"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Affiliations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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IPSE Endorsed Accountants&lt;br /&gt;
Investors In People Accredited&lt;br /&gt;
ICAEW Training Employers/ACCA Approved Employers/AAT Approved Employers&lt;br /&gt;
Institute of Certified Practising Accountants (ICPA)&lt;br /&gt;
The Society of Professional Accountants (SPA)&lt;br /&gt;
2020 Group&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://makesworth.co.uk"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Awards&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Finalist: Best Brand Building&lt;/strong&gt; (British Accounting Marketing Awards)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highly Commended: Independent Firm of The Year - South-East, England 2019&lt;/strong&gt; (British Accountancy Awards)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shortlisted: Accounts and Tax Adviser of the Year 2019 &lt;/strong&gt;(The British Business Awards)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My objective is to add value to my clients&amp;rsquo; businesses through the application of my extensive experience and knowledge in accounting, tax, HMRC investigations, business start-ups and much more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can expect us to provide expert solutions for your business needs no matter what business model you have. You will receive a cost effective service and a free initial consultation.&lt;/p&gt;

Chartered Accountant

Accountancy, Taxation and Business Advisory

Accountancy, Taxation and Business Advisory Services in the UK

&lt;p&gt;In my early career&amp;nbsp;I was national sales manager and&amp;nbsp;board director&amp;nbsp;within private and publicly&amp;nbsp;owned businesses,&amp;nbsp;before forming my own consultancy practise in 2003,&amp;nbsp;where it was my aim&amp;nbsp;to bring professional support for meticulous planning and development&amp;nbsp;to other independent companies. I&amp;nbsp;became a full member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Levitt Group in 2006,&amp;nbsp;becoming&amp;nbsp;Chartered in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Since 2003, I have worked with Royal Warrant holding businesses&amp;nbsp;allied to the construction industry&amp;nbsp;in manufacturing, wholesaling&amp;nbsp;and services,&amp;nbsp;whilst also working with non-Warrant holding companies in the retail and leisure sectors.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 2012&amp;nbsp;Enterprise Nation invited me to help support members like you through&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;accredited Growth Voucher scheme;&amp;nbsp;this work saw me recognised by those clients who had benefitted from my support and in 2015 I was honoured to be named, &amp;#39;One of Britain&amp;#39;s Top 50 Small Business Advisors&amp;#39;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 2013&amp;nbsp;I was invited to join an executive board&amp;nbsp;to support the management and shareholders of that company as an NED and more recently&amp;nbsp;I became an ambassador for a financial services firm which&amp;nbsp;works together with me to support business owners expand and ultimately sell their businesses. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Throughout the many years my practise has been running,&amp;nbsp;I have received some truly wonderful endorsements&amp;nbsp;which have all been generously written by my clients, all&amp;nbsp;of whom I&amp;nbsp;can now count as friends. If you believe my experience and skills can help you with the&amp;nbsp;hopes and desires you have for your business and you would like to read these endorsements, I&amp;#39;d be happy to share them with you, so please get in touch.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Away from work,&amp;nbsp;I&amp;#39;m a keen&amp;nbsp;yachtsman and dinghy racer (unfortunately, due to&amp;nbsp;time and my age I&amp;#39;m prevented from doing this other than for the fun/challenge of it!).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Best wishes&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Nigel Davis, MCIM Chartered Marketer&amp;nbsp;(07963-187091)&lt;/p&gt;

Voted 'One of Britain's Top 50 Small Business Advisors'

EU transition support - free advice

&lt;p&gt;If your business operates across the &amp;#39;West Midlands Cluster&amp;#39; i.e.&amp;nbsp;in any of the following regional areas (Coventry &amp;amp; Warwickshire, Greater Birmingham &amp;amp; Solihull, The Black Country, Worcestershire, The Marches or Stoke-on-Trent &amp;amp; Staffordshire) and you&amp;#39;ve questions about any of the following areas as a result of the UK&amp;#39;s Transition from the EU, you are able to receive some professional help;-&lt;/p&gt;

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Vee Roberts gives you clarity on your brand and marketing using her 25+ years hands on industry experience in creating, developing and growing brands online and offline. She is a mother of 4 who is a qualified, multi-award winning, straight talking, non-textbook, non-guru Brand and Marketing Practitioner. 

She has been trusted by a number of very well known global brands to lead on their campaigns and has featured in Forbes, The Guardian, The Metro and a number of podcasts, TV and radio shows globally. She has a very results orientated approach.

Vee became an accredited and qualified Brand and Marketing Professional in 2002 and in her spare time she takes part in charity work and is the lead for the Croydon Federation of Small Business. She is also a mentor for 3 well known companies and registered as a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and FRSA.

Please get in touch if you'd like more information

VEE ROBERTS

Vee Roberts gives you clarity on your brand and marketing using her 25+ years hands on industry experience in creating, developing and growing brands online and offline. She is a mother of 4 who is a qualified, multi-award winning, straight talking, non-textbook, non-guru Brand and Marketing Practitioner. 

She has been trusted by a number of very well known global brands to lead on their campaigns and has featured in Forbes, The Guardian, The Metro and a number of podcasts, TV and radio shows g

Your online masterclass host for this week: A personal elevator pitch expert

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