As a small business owner, you may not have the capacity to set up a human resources (HR) department, but you might still be dealing with employees. 

People are the heart of your business: why HR is important

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As a small business owner in London, you may not have the capacity to set up an entire human resources (HR) department – but you might still be dealing with employees, trying to figure out how to meet your legal requirements or building your small company’s culture.

 reveals how important HR is for a small business and what you should consider when hiring and managing employees.

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WEBINAR: People are the heart of your business: why HR is important

Learn how important HR is for a small business and what you should consider when hiring and managing employees.

Enterprise Nation has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. Led by founder, Emma Jones CBE, Enterprise Nation connects you to the resources and expertise to help you succeed.

The search is on for the UK's top business advisers

Do you know a worthy nominee? Are you a worthy nominee?

I&apos;m the CMO at Enterprise Nation and I have over a decade of experience working in marketing and across the small business space.&nbsp;
I am based in Brighton, West Sussex and I thoroughly enjoy investing my time in developing my marketing and community-building skills to support UK entrepreneurs.&nbsp;
I have experience across social media, digital marketing, content production, PPC and partnership building.
My previous roles have included:
<ul>
<li>Head of Marketing at Escape The City</li>
<li>Head of Partnerships at Moneypenny</li>
<li>Head of Marketing and Communications at StartUp Britain</li>
<li>Establishing myself as a freelance marketing consultant</li>
<li>Working pro-bono for ambitious start-ups</li>
</ul>

Chief Marketing Officer

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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.

Elevator Pitch

Learn how to construct and deliver a short and punchy introduction to you and your business, to create new business opportunities when networking, and to prepare for exhibitions and trade missions.

The course demystifies the elevator pitch, to enable delegates to construct a better and more impactful introduction, and through filming and exercises, teaches them how to polish and improve the way they deliver it in various business situations.

With over 20 years of financial services and senior management experience, I am an executive and emotional intelligence coach and consultant who helps clients achieve their personal and professional goals. I am passionate about coaching and mentoring, leadership and team development, conduct and culture, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and sustainable leadership. I have received multiple global recognition awards for my work in these areas.

I hold a Masters of Business in Executive Leadership , a professional diploma in executive coaching from IMI/UCC, a professional certificate in conduct, culture and operational risk from IOB/UCD, and I am emotional intelligence certified by Roche Martin. I deliver webinars, workshops and speak at events on topics such as emotional intelligence and leadership development. I facilitate coaching sessions in person, virtually, or through walk and talk sessions in nature. I was also the president of the Rotary Club of Wexford for 2023/24 where I supported various community and philanthropic initiatives in Wexford &amp; internationally.&nbsp;

Executive Coach and Consultant

Natasha Hughes

With over 20 years of financial services and senior management experience, I am an executive and emotional intelligence coach and consultant who helps clients achieve their personal and professional goals. I am passionate about coaching and mentoring, leadership and team development, conduct and culture, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and sustainable leadership. I have received multiple global recognition awards for my work in these areas.

I hold a Masters of Busine

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