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Why Small Business Matters

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Why Small Business Matters is a business podcast hosted by Northumbria University. It has 49 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.

Why Small Business Matters from Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University provides a platform for successful small business leaders to tell their stories, offer advice and unravel what it means to be a successful modern SME.Brought to you by the Help to Grow Management delivery team at Northumbria University, Small Business Matters takes a casual but inciteful look behind the scenes with contributions from rising entrepreneurs and leaders of established small businesses that have been trading for many years.  It will find out what gets them up in the morning, how they've navigated the challenges of the pandemic and their vision for small business in the region, the country and across the globe. For more info on Help To Grow visit Northumbria.ac.uk/HelpToGrow

business ·en-GB ·49 episodes

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1

Explaining the Making Tax Digital changes! With Dan Hogan and Aaron Shaw from Starling Bank

2

Into the Dragon's Den - Robson & Robson Part 2

3

Sowing the seeds of success - Dan & Joe Robson

4

Why Employee Ownership Matters...

5

Working On AND IN Your Business - Jenny Cairns & Simon Read

6

Why The Right Finance Matters - Richard Bearman, British Business Bank

7

The Importance Of The External Voice! Andrew Silver - Director, 360 Growth Partners

8

Why Culture Matters - Leigh Venus - CEO Kielder Observatory

9

How to embrace tech, in a non tech business!

10

50 Years of the FSB - Reshma Begum

11

10 business lessons we have learned in 3 years...

12

Why IP Matters & How To Safeguard Your Assets!

13

Sustainability in Small Business

14

What is Digital Transformation? Unlocking Growth for Small Businesses

15

Ba a marketing master! Paul Hart, MD Cargo Creative

16

Live Special: The Arrow Innovation Support Programme

17

Laura Winson - Zebedee Talent - C4 Model Agency

18

10 Years Of The Small Business Charter

19

Why Apprenticeships Matter

20

The importance of the Human (and communication!) in HR - Kathryn Rodgers, face2face HR

21

From Classroom to Consultancy: Northumbria's Free Business Clinic

22

Prof Jennie Shorley talks to Helen Tonks, Entrepreneur and founder of Hydraulics Online

23

Are all small business owners entrepreneurs? Steve Rawlingson - CEO Samuel Knight

24

How To Build Your Brand & Culture - Steve Underwood, Bonded Agency

25

How to demystify accountancy & make technology work for you!

26

How To Be A Successful Networker - Jeni Smith, NetKno

27

Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property

28

Managing Projects Like A Ship's Captain - Paul Bevan, Helm Consulting

29

Sustainability - Tamma Carel, iCOR

30

From Corporation to Entrepreneur - Sam Spoors, Talentheads

31

How to be more engaging - Scott Gould

32

The Floundering Founder - Raman Sehgal

33

Solving problems of the future! University & Business collaboration

34

Mental Health & Business - Natasha McDonough, CEO of MMC Marketing & Research

35

Research, Test & Validate - Mark Renney of Wubbleyou & Graham Batey Northumbria Uni Incubator champion

36

KEVRI - Breaking The Traditions of Knowledge Exchange

37

How Can SME's Drive The Economy? | Charlotte Keenan, Goldman Sachs | Michael Hayman, Seven Hills

38

Pivoting After The Pandemic - Mark Philpott, CEO, NPH Ltd

39

Student to Entrepreneur - Robert Lundgren Jones

40

Baroness Grey-Thompson & Colin Allen - Duty Of Care in Sport

41

Help To Grow Management Programme - Live Podcast Special!

42

Lucy Winskell OBE & Emma Gaudern

43

Taking Your Business Global - Richard Swart

44

The Millin Charity - Helping Women Achieve Their Business Dreams

45

Why a small business needs strong values - With Toby Bridges & Jessica Williams

46

John McCabe - CEO of North East England Chamber Of Commerce

47

Craig Skillicorn - Developing your people and your business

48

Oli Barrett and Caroline Theobald: Connectivity & The Importance Of Networking

49

Why Small Business Matters - Trailer

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