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Work in Progress Episode 3 – Collaborate or Die
To be successful in the modern age, do entrepreneurs need to learn to collaborate with other bright and innovative organisations? We find out how to make working with others work for you.
Managing diverse projects in a multi-hyphen career
Neil Hughes shares his tips on how to juggle multiple roles and projects to achieve a healthy work life balance as a multi-faceted sole trader.
Starting a business? Don’t forget to look after your mental health
Many people start a new business or go into freelancing hoping they can ultimately fulfil a dream to achieve a better work life balance.
Sustainability – what can small businesses do?
Flora Davidson, co-founder of Supplycompass shares her tips and insights on sustainability for small businesses.
Five ways to be your own PR firm
PR Jess Ratty, founder of Team Jess shares her top 5 tips for entrepreneurs and small business owners on how to boost your business on your own terms.
Work in Progress Episode 2 – Life outside the London bubble
Could your location make or break your business? This is the topic being discussed on this episode of Asto’s Work In Progress podcast.
Why communities are essential for small businesses to thrive
Business owners are constantly looking for new ways to connect with other like-minded individuals and communities to learn from, to be inspired by, and to find support from others who have faced the same challenges.
Dealing with personal pressures as a business owner
We spoke with Nina Clark, small business owner and founder of Nightire about her journey managing the pressures of starting and running a business.
Work in Progress Episode 1 – The Trouble with Being a Nobody
We discuss with 3 business owners the methods they used to move forward in building the right professional network and relationships for their business, the challenges they’re facing now and how they are planning to deal with them.
Founder Stories
Personal stories of business founders sharing their challenges, their passion and success in starting and running a business.
The highs and lows of a social enterprise start-up
Alan Mahon is the co-founder of Brewgooder, a brewery with a conscience. Now that his start-up has turned two, he looks back on the pros and cons of launching a social enterprise.
Dealing with personal pressures as a business owner
We spoke with Nina Clark, small business owner and founder of Nightire about her journey managing the pressures of starting and running a business.
Business growth with Andy Holland – How to grow with little time
Taking your business up a level isn't easy. By the time you've done your day job, and all the business admin and paperwork – you've little energy left.
Perspectives
Helping you save time with quick and easy to digest perspective from business owners and general information for running a business.
How to run a successful self-employed personal trainer business
As a self-employed personal trainer, Rogan Allport shares a few home truths about the realities of running your own business.
Top tips on taking control of your finances and late payments
Are you thinking of going it alone in 2019? Want to take the leap from cosy PAYE slips and expense accounts to uncertain but exhilarating freelance life? Angelica Malin shares with you a few home truths about managing your cashflow.
Exploring all possibilities: how to diversify your business
Michelle is the founder of her wearable tech brand, Made with Glove, developing heated gloves for women. Here she shares her tips on how you could diversify your business.
Podcasts
The Work in Progress series podcasts tracks the highs and lows of starting and running your own business. Each episode gets to grip with a different challenge of being a business owner. Bex Burn-Callander hosts a round table of guests each month from our studio in London.
Work in Progress Episode 4 – Collaborate or Die (Part 2)
United we stand, divided we fall, or so the saying goes. But how do you find great people and organisations to help supercharge your company’s growth? Discover the secret to forming smart partnerships in part two of Collaborate or Die.
Work in Progress Episode 3 – Collaborate or Die
To be successful in the modern age, do entrepreneurs need to learn to collaborate with other bright and innovative organisations? We find out how to make working with others work for you.
Work in Progress Episode 2 – Life outside the London bubble
Could your location make or break your business? This is the topic being discussed on this episode of Asto’s Work In Progress podcast.