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Labour Force Chat
by Ross Le Brun
Interesting chats with small business owners about their businesses and the people and stories behind them. If you’d like to support us https://paypal.me/RossLeBrun?locale.x=en_GB See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episodes
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Fenella Madison of Torteval Cheese
Fenella talks about starting a cheese making business from the desire to be her own boss. The importance of promoting your business and making use of local markets. How she moved to Guernsey from Sussex after being a nurse for 25 years in the NHS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Sam from Pukka Tukka (raw pet food)
Sam bought an established pet food business that specialises in raw food. In two years she has more than doubled the customer base through face to face promotion at shows. Before this she was a dog handler with the police for 19 years! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ant Austen of Relocations
Ant talks about starting his own removals business after working in it from 15 years old and wanting to be his own boss. We also talk about our (Guernseys) sudden plunge back in to lockdown a week ago and the affects on our businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ann Bowditch of Hypnotherapy & Holistic Health
Ann talks about her Hypnotherapy business and how she transitioned to that after 3 years as a personal trainer. Before that she worked in the finance industry and was a successful runner and road cyclist, representing Guernsey in both. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jemma Wilson from Stepping Stones Pre-School
Jemma talks of her career progression from school, straight in to child care to buying the business she was working for in her late twenties. Also, the appreciation she has for her her friends who just so happen to also be staff members that the kids all love Hosted on Acast. See…
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Sean Wilson The Carpet Doctor
Sean talks about his progression from trainee floor layer, to qualified chef, to owning two paper rounds then starting his newest venture with £500 and earning a deposit for a home in the first year of his new business! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Shona Dunn of Guernsey Eyes
Shona went out on her own a year ago, specialising as a mobile optometrist. She is now investing in a bricks and mortar practice close to the beach sharing a "commercial Hamlet" with other small businesses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Andy Furniss of Petit Train
Andy offers Train tours of St Peter Port. He talks about living and working in the Falklands and moving to Guernsey with his wife who works as a teacher and having to adapt his business to cope with a lack of tourists through Covid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tim the pilot, WW2 occupation tour guide, singer/song writer, Paranormal investigator, life saving drug campaigner etc...
I spoke with Tim who does guided tours on history and the occupation in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Hes also a paranormal investigator (ghost hunter). Has campaigned for government funding for essential life saving drugs. Wins awards for his song writing. He is now a mature dad of a toddler too....
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Paul from Richmond Kiosk
Paul runs a small catering business in one of Guernseys traditional coastal kiosk. He talks about how he has built up a well supported and popular food outlet. During Guernseys second lock-down I thought id try to create some interesting content about a group that doesn't get a lot of attention…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Interesting chats with small business owners about their businesses and the people and stories behind them.
If you’d like to support us https://paypal.me/RossLeBrun?locale.x=en_GB
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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How many episodes does Labour Force Chat have?
Labour Force Chat currently has 10 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Labour Force Chat about?
Interesting chats with small business owners about their businesses and the people and stories behind them. If you’d like to support us https://paypal.me/RossLeBrun?locale.x=en_GB See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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