Why a small business needs strong values - With Toby Bridges & Jessica Williams
An episode of the Why Small Business Matters podcast, hosted by Northumbria University, titled "Why a small business needs strong values - With Toby Bridges & Jessica Williams" was published on February 9, 2022 and runs 39 minutes.
February 9, 2022 ·39m · Why Small Business Matters
Summary
Why you should trust your team to do the right thing, where to go for investment and support, and why there's no such thing as a stupid question! Just some of the topics covered in this episode as Sarah Stephenson chats with North East entrepreneurs Toby Bridges & Jessica Williams
Episode Description
Family, Ambition Curiosity & Innovation - Those are the values which run though North East tech company NBT, led by Executive Chairman Toby Bridges. NBT is a family business dating back to 1908 and some good old family values run through the company ethos. Toby explains why you should put trust in your team to make some big calls, and why there is no such thing as a stupid question.
Also joining us in this episode is Jessica Williams, founder and MD of JustWilliams, a sales and marketing agency based on Teesside. She has recently launched a new sales academy to help bring more professionalism to selling, and together with Toby she sits on a number of boards involved with small business in the region.
And we learn about how small business owners can find those all important ways to grow and get help to move their enterprise on, and why simply meeting people can transform your future.
Hosted by Sarah Stephenson from Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University.
Brought to you by the Help To Grow Management Programme at Northumbria University, Why Small Business Matters provides SMEs and small business owners and entrepreneurs the chance to share their stories and what it means to be a successful modern SME.
To find out more about the Help To Grow Management programme, visit northumbria.ac.uk/helptogrow
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