Billy Carslaw is not new to the world of business, in fact he’s spent most of his career helping businesses large and small navigate the world of employment tribunals, HR,  training, and bid writing. Now, with help from Get Started, Billy has cemented his business plans and is enjoying it more than ever. Billy’s journey […]

  Jada Lynton was destined to have a career in fashion. She grew up around design, pattern cutting and sewing. Her mother had her own dressmaking studio, her great grandfather was a tailor, and her aunt and grandmother were also keen sewers, she said:  “We always had homemade clothes. I’ve said since I was a child […]

Leigh Sear, a leading voice in the area of enterprise research in the UK, and CEO of SFEDI Solutions, has been awarded the title of Honorary Entrepreneurial Fellow at Durham University Business School in recognition of his contribution within the field of enterprise and entrepreneurship. Leigh who has worked on enterprise related projects for nearly 20 years […]

Rickie Josen has run her own business for 10 years. She talks about the kind of business support she provides, the changes she’s seen over the last decade, and shares some of her top tips for using Twitter. Rickie has a background in media and recruitment, and worked in a number of business development and […]

What should you look for when choosing a paid for mentoring service? We interviewed Matt Clayton (pictured) from Celestine Consulting to get his top tips. Matt Clayton runs Celestine Consulting, a Business Mentoring and Health & Safety Consultancy business based in Staffordshire. The business offers mentoring on a commercial basis both from clients direct and through […]

A mentoring project that supports farmers to develop their businesses is taking to the road as it celebrates passing half way in its bid to recruit 300 mentors. The Get Mentoring in Farming programme, which is run by the Sfedi Group and supported by the Lloyds Banking Group, LANTRA, the Farming Community Network, Waitrose and […]

The IOEE had a great time at the Elite Business Conference earlier this month. We met some fantastic new contacts and caught up with some familiar faces too. Here is our very own Jenny Pears (right), with Daphne Clarke who visited us on the IOEE stand. It was great to find out how Daphne had […]

All business owners are responsible for managing health and safety but it doesn’t have to be complicated, costly or time consuming. In fact the basics are easier than most people think.  The IOEE is working in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), to promote a set of free tools and guidance to help […]

In February of this year Hak Salih attended Meet A Mentor in London where he met three business owners he’s started to support. Here he shares his entrepreneurial story and why he chooses to mentor. Hak Salih was a stock market investor until 2012, when he decided to take some time out to explore his […]

Julia is the Director of her own business, Julia Damassa Ltd, which develops learning resources for businesses, organisations and social enterprises, she also runs Story Shapes which provides story telling resources for parents, teachers and children. She started her career as an English and Drama teacher, but 12 years ago decided to become self employed […]