This focus group is composed of individuals who will provide feedback on the Enterprise Nation platform. Participants will be asked to navigate the website and provide their thoughts on its design, functionality, and usability. This group is exclusively for individuals who have experience using our website and are able to provide constructive feedback. Discussions will be moderated and all feedback will be kept confidential. 

Lorna Bladen

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Chief Marketing Officer

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Lorna Bladen is the Chief of Marketing at Enterprise Nation. Lorna has over ten years of experience working in marketing. 

Previous roles include:
- Head of Marketing at Escape The City
- Head of Partnerships at Moneypenny
- Freelance marketing consultant
- Marketing lead at StartUp Britain

Lorna is based in Brighton, West Sussex and is open to supporting small businesses across the UK.

This group is for our community to communicate to the Enterprise Nation product team what they would like to see on the roadmap! 

? Become unshakable in your self-expression and communicate with POWer? I help impact-led leaders stand up and stand out through impossible-to-ignore storytelling and electric connection building. You&apos;ll learn how to harness the power of your voice and use your influence to lead with vision and purpose. As an award-winning NCTJ-qualified journalist and brand strategist, I take a story-first approach to brand communications and have grown multi-million dollar organisations by keeping them at the front of industry conversations. I&apos;m passionate about the potential for businesses to drive cultural and systemic change, and I work with change-maker brands committed to responsible business practice and prioritising people and the planet alongside profit.
I&apos;m a non-exec director of The Organisation for Responsible Business and a mentor with Enterprise Nation. I&apos;m here to support you to find your voice and make some noise, harnessing the power of storytelling to attract new audiences and galvanise them to action.&nbsp;

Director

Building your brand beyond social media

Discover how to build your personal brand, amplify your influence and establish yourself as a thought leader.

I am a consumer goods marketing professional having worked for some of the big global FMCG household brands. &amp;nbsp;I have also worked over the past few years with many Start Ups and SME's. &amp;nbsp;I now run my own Marketing Consutancy -the services I can offer are: &amp;nbsp;firstly, marketing strategy development ( Market Analysis, targeting , Positioning , Communication Strategy) to drive profitable growth along with implementation of the strategy ( if required) and secondly I can offer a marketing training programme of workshops at your offices or off site ( whatever works best for you) - the training programmes can tailored to your individual needs or you can attend an "off the shelf" workshops on how to develop a marketing strategy to drive your brands profitable growth and helping building your personal confidence and capability in marketing.

Founder

Marketing Book Club

A monthly meeting to relax, network and discuss a marketing book for an hour.

I am the founder and CTO of Fifty5bytes Ltd., a digital solutions company that helps businesses grow through innovative web design, development, branding, and digital marketing services. I created Virtifi, an NFC-based smart business card solution, as part of our mission to deliver modern, impactful technology solutions. Over the years, I’ve led my team through many complex projects, from custom development to branding strategies, empowering businesses to stand out. I thrive on creating new things—whether it’s gadgets, technology, or solutions that make life easier. I also have a keen interest in AI and machine learning, having worked on several projects in this field. Additionally, I teach Business and computer programming, and enjoy helping new businesses with growth strategies, marketing, and problem-solving. I’m passionate about building processes and automation for complex tasks, ensuring efficiency and growth.
Looking ahead, my vision for Fifty5bytes is to continue driving innovation, providing cutting-edge digital solutions that make businesses more efficient and successful.

Founder and CTO

NFC Connect cards

At Virtifi, we make it simple to grow your followers on social media and increase your content&apos;s visibility. How many times have you lost potential followers because they couldn&apos;t find your profile quickly? With our NFC Social Media Connect Cards, you can turn that inconvenience into an opportunity.

Our NFC Connect Cards make it easy for people to follow your social media profiles with just a simple tap. No need to search for your profile manually, your potential followers can connect

Tony is a professional marketing and communication expert with a track record working for entrepreneurs, major brands and large and listed companies in the UK and internationally. He created Pitch Factory in 2013 to focus on helping businesspeople to become more compelling and persuasive communicators. He helps them to develop and refine the way they take their business to market; supports them throughout the business development process to win contracts and funding; creates compelling content for the web, social media and marketing collateral; and through training helps them so become more confident and impactful presenters at pitches, and at business networking events. He delivers a stronger proposition and marketing strategy to help you reach your target market and achieve your business goals, will help you to produce a winning Pitch Strategy, and fluent and compelling proposal documents and presentations, content that communicates your real value to clients for your website, social media campaigning and marcoms; and runs Presentation Skills Training, Business Storytelling training and helps businesspeople to create a punchy Elevator Pitch for business networking, exhibitions and trade missions.

Tony Treacy FCIM

Tony is a professional marketing and communication expert with a track record working for entrepreneurs, major brands and large and listed companies in the UK and internationally. He created Pitch Factory in 2013 to focus on helping businesspeople to become more compelling and persuasive communicators. He helps them to develop and refine the way they take their business to market; supports them throughout the business development process to win contracts and funding; creates compelling conte

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