Business Ears Show #042: The Rapid Rise Of The Bury Black Pudding Company
Business Ears show #042 was released recently and profiles Debbie Pierce and this business she founded The Bury Black Pudding Company.
Bury and black pudding have been synonymous for over 100 years and Debbie’s company are the only manufacturer currently based in the town.
The business is quickly becoming the leading black pudding brand in the UK, having expanded rapidly from its humble roots of a stall on the World famous Bury Market to now appearing UK wide on the shelves of major supermarket chains like Asda, Tesco and Selfridges.
In the interview Debbie describes how the business got off the ground, outlines what’s driving its growth into supermarkets and shares some of her most valuable business lessons.
You can listen to Debbie’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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Business Ears Show #041: Profile of VW Specialists Rainbow Camper Hire
Business Ears show #041 was released recently and profiles Keswick based Rainbow Camper Hire – one of The Lake District’s most colourful businesses.
Rainbow Camper Hire was set up eighteen months ago by Founder Andrew Matthews, formerly one of Booths top store managers, the ‘Classic Volkswagen Camper Self Drive Hire’ business has a current fleet of four authentic 1970’s vans that are putting huge smiles on the faces of customers from all over the UK.
In the interview, Andrew talks us through what motivated him to leave the security of a twenty one year career at Booths Supermarkets, to set up from scratch a company, that appears to be growing into one of the most successful VW camper hire businesses in the UK.
You can listen to Andrew’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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Business Ears Show #039: How To Use Social Media And Web 2.0 In Communications
Business Ears show #039 was released last week and features an interview with Rob Brown, author of ‘Public Relations and The Social Web: How to use social media and web 2.0 in communications’.
In the interview, Rob describes what impact the social web is having on business communications, he advises on how to use the key social media channels to maximum effect and outlines the business case and potential ROI of using social media in a communications mix.
You can listen to Rob’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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Yudu CEO Richard Stephenson profiled on Business Ears podcast show #038
Business Ears show #038 was released on Wednesday and features an interview with Richard Stephenson CEO and majority shareholder of Yudu Media – the online publishing network accessed in over one hundred and eighty countries worldwide.
Nurtured by Richard since 2003, the business that has grown into Yudu comprises two websites:
- yudupro.com – a site aimed at professional publishers, key clients include The Financial Times and Metro
- yudu.com - a site that allows user generated content such as e-books, e-magazines, music and photos to be published free
In the interview Richard, who can be described as an ambitious and impatient entrepreneur with global experience, talks us through how he is building Yudu into one of the most dynamic businesses at the forefront of media convergence…and he also shares some of his top business tips for good measure!
You can listen to Richards’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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Babisil co-founder Matthew Driver profiled on Business Ears podcast
Business Ears show #037 was released on Saturday and features an interview with Matthew Driver, co-founder and Director of Babisil the innovative and award winning baby product business based in Colne, Lancashire.
Now Matthew and his wife Victoria created the business in 2005, when they took a leap of faith and combined his experience as a product designer with hers as a qualified dietitian to create a range of toxin free weaning products.
After two years’ extensive research and development, they officially launched their baby product range in 2007 with the award winning Bisphenol-A free baby bottle – the Silbottle.
In the interview, Matthew talks us through the story of Babisil’s rapid growth to date, he also outlines his ambitious plans for further international expansion and shares some of the business lessons he’s learned along the way.
You can listen to Matthew’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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Business Ears podcast profiles award winning hotel websites business iknow UK
Business Ears show #036 was released on Saturday and features an interview with Marcus Simmons, Founder and MD of iknow UK, the internet marketing hotel websites business HQ’d in Preston – that also happens to be the fastest growing company in its sector in the UK.
Now Marcus, who was originally a manufacturing management consultant, started iknow UK in 2003 and funded development of his first website ‘iknow Yorkshire’ by re-mortgaging his and his parents homes.
Over the following five years, his courage and vision paid off, so much so, that the business today comprises a portfolio of twelve holiday accommodation websites, that promote over two-thousand customers properties, to more than seven million website visitors per year.
You can listen to Marcus’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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Hollands Pies profiled on Business Ears – The North West Business Podcast
One of the regular podcast series that we produce is a monthly show called Business Ears – which is basically a programme all about ‘inspirational businesses and business people’ from the North West of England.
The show has been running for 18 months and has steadily grown in popularity, both locally and abroad. The majority of the audience come from the North West – but we also have listeners from as far away as Australia, India, China and the USA.
The latest Business Ears show was released over the weekend and features a profile of one of the North West’s most iconic food brands Holland’s Pies.
To check out the show visit www.businessears.co.uk
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