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.

Matt joined Enterprise Nation, having spent 6 years working in the charity sector as part of the professional sports organisations, Dragons Rugby and Harlequins. Matt has extensive experience of building community-facing partnerships on a local and national scale, most recently supporting the Metropolitan Police Task Force to shape their sports engagement strategy throughout London.

Matt joins as Partnerships Manager and is responsible for building long-term partnerships with like-minded organisations and partners in order to best support small businesses throughout the Enterprise Nation community.

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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!

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.

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.

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.

Monica is a programme manager with over seven years of experience in digital project management. Passionate about helping entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed online, Monica is also a marketing coach and mentor.

Her hobbies include playing tennis, reading and exploring the world with her family.

Genevieve oversees the delivery and day-to-day management of various programmes, focusing on those we have with Google and West Midlands Combined Authority.  

Prior to starting with EN, she worked across a range of different organisations within the entrepreneurship space, including incubators and Accelerators. More recently, she has overseen programme delivery at a membership body for Angel investors.  

Outside of her work, Genevieve is interested in exploring London, whether visiting museums or art galleries. A guilty pleasure of hers is true crime podcasts! 

Before joining Enterprise Nation as content manager in October 2021, Marc held a similar role at the British Business Bank. There, he was in charge of content for several websites and spent much of his time writing articles for the benefit of the small business community. Prior to that, Marc worked in content roles for a digital marketing and SEO agency, a software company and an international law firm.

With 20 years of experience, Dan is a freelance journalist who has interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from billionaires like Sir Richard Branson to brand new start-ups.

As Enterprise Nation’s news reporter, Dan tracks the latest rules, regulations and government policy decisions that affect small businesses. He shares regular updates and analysis on our blog.

Emily Booth recently graduated from the University of Edinburgh studying Business with Marketing. Prior to studying, Emily worked with us as a marketing assistant and we loved her so much that we simply had to invite her back!

Emily is a lover of all things social media, interior design, animals and travelling. A true perfectionist, which makes her a brilliant asset to the creative marketing department and she’s also really passionate about helping people.

Ryan supports the Help to Grow community and partners and works closely alongside the Marketing team to support the wider Enterprise Nation community. 

Outside of work, Ryan is a start-up founder himself, having founded 5 startups (some worked, and some did not!). He is passionate about supporting other founders on their start-up journey.