Emma is founder of Enterprise Nation. Emma joined international accounting firm Arthur Andersen, before starting her own business in 2000, which was successfully sold two years later.

Emma then launched Enterprise Nation and has since written a number of bestselling business books, including Spare Room Start-Up, Working 5 to 9, Go Global and the StartUp Kit.

Emma was a co-founder of StartUp Britain in 2011 was appointed one of the prime minister's Trade Ambassadors in 2015 and Small Business Representative for the Crown in June 2016.

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Kieran oversees Enterprise Nation's relationships with major brands including Vodafone, Uber, Google and TSB. With a five-year history at the company, Kieran is the go-to person when it comes to planning new campaigns and ensuring our amazing partner and corporate brands benefit from engagement with small businesses.

His other loves in life are Dulwich Hamlet and Harlequins.

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A passionate supporter of all things start-ups and marketing, Lorna is dedicated to helping small business owners turn their ideas into successful realities.

She does this via her role as chief marketing officer, where Lorna ensures that entrepreneurs are aware of the support they need to make their ventures flourish.

Prior to Enterprise Nation, Lorna worked for national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain, where she ran high-profile initiatives that aimed to accelerate start-up rates in the UK.

Diane curates and manages programmes that support our members – whatever the stage of their business.

Passionate about start-ups, Diane spent six years in Hong Kong before joining Enterprise Nation, where she helped to develop a flourishing start-up ecosystem.

A true world traveller, Diane’s career has taken her from London to Hong Kong and Beijing, via Abu Dhabi, and back again.

Liz is a PR specialist focusing on keeping small businesses and start-ups front and centre of the broader media agenda. That means telling the very real and brilliant stories about the UK's small business community and the work Enterprise Nation and its partners do to support them.

Marco focuses on the continual development of the Enterprise Nation platform, enhancing the UX and UI with help from the Enterprise Nation community.

Marco has over 10 years’ experience as a front-end developer and digital designer within advertising and e-learning sectors. He has a passion for everything digital and emerging technologies.

Alex joined Enterprise Nation because he enjoys exciting challenges and working in an environment where mindfulness, receptivity and technical efficiency drive the success of the business' growth.

When younger, Alex used to play tennis professionally and participate in competitive programming events, such as game jams and hackathons.

Nowadays, Alex dedicates his free time to taking care of his Samoyed dog. She's a handful!

Carolyn is an experienced data analyst with a passion for CRM. She is responsible for collecting and analysing business data to provide insights and intelligence to help Enterprise Nation operate effectively.

In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys playing badminton.

Jordan is an experienced creative technologist responsible for overseeing the UX function at Enterprise Nation. With over 12 years of expertise in software development and design, he focuses on creating user-centered designs that deliver engaging digital experiences for the Enterprise Nation community.

Outside of his working life, Jordan keeps himself busy with lots of things. He enjoys airsoft, video games, long walks with his dog Nala, and spending time with his family.

Prior to joining Enterprise Nation as Platform Partnership Manager, Mark spent 7 years working in Higher Education responsible for improving the student experience, before moving into EdTech selling and managing recruitment-based solutions software to a variety of customers in the education sector.

Mark's main focus at Enterprise Nation is developing partnerships for the platform, as well as the acquisition of advisers who are best placed to provide the support small businesses owners need to start and grow their own business.

In his spare time, Mark can be found playing rugby at London Welsh RFC or watching his beloved Liverpool Football Club.

Iryna has joined the Enterprise Nation team, moving from Ukraine to London. She has five years of experience in social media marketing and content creation.

Prior to Enterprise Nation, Iryna worked at an innovation park in Kyiv, helping to develop the start-up ecosystem in Ukraine and run her own small e-commerce business.

Iryna is a passionate traveller and has visited 45+ countries, mostly by hitchhiking.

An experienced content editor and multimedia journalist, Amanda has worked across various consumer and B2B print and digital media platforms across the globe.

She loves storytelling and is on a mission to represent the voice of the “lil guy”. Throughout her career, she has launched and nurtured podcasts, newsletters, websites, magazines, and other media initiatives.

Amanda has a degree in media and a master’s in magazine journalism from Cardiff University.

Amy is a Programmes Manager with over 5 years’ experience in project management across a variety of projects and campaigns including for small businesses.

At Enterprise Nation, Amy splits her time between delivering a pilot programme supporting young people to start or grow their own business in London and delivering StartUp UK, a campaign which will encourage 1 million people to start their own business within three years.

Outside of work, Amy enjoys yoga and exploring new places.

Karla is the Programmes Assistant at Enterprise Nation; she is responsible for providing support across various projects. She has a degree in Political Science and a MSc in Public Policy and Administration from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Her background is in project management in the public and private sector in Peru, and international organisations. Karla is passionate about helping the most vulnerable communities and having a positive impact in the lives of small business owners.

Ruben is a CRM and PowerApps developer with over six years of experience specialising in designing, customising and implementing customer relationship management solutions. His expertise extends to crafting bespoke enterprise applications using PowerApps, seamlessly integrating them into our existing systems.

In his free time, Ruben enjoys hitting the slopes for snowboarding adventures and relishing quality time with friends and family.