S4 E5: A tale of two businesses

The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast powered by Xero, is back for another episode. Series four, hosted by Enterprise Nation head of content Dan Martin, features a brilliant line-up of entrepreneurs and experts sharing insights and inspiration on how to start and grow a brilliant business. This week we're all about business growth with two entrepreneurs telling us how they've scaled their companies and what you can learn. Gary Turner is the co-founder and UK managing director of Xero. He grew the accounting software firm from a three person start-up with £50,000 revenue to a £40m+ business and hundreds of staff. Joining him is Sidonie Warren, the co-founder of independent stationery retail chain Papersmiths. What started as a studio space in Bristol became a small shop with a budget of £500 and a lot of elbow grease. That business now has five stores in Brighton, Bristol and London. While Papersmiths and Xero are very different businesses, Gary and Sidonie have similar experiences and views on business growth. In an insights-packed episode, listen out for tips and advice on finding great talent from the start, growing and maintaining a strong company culture, the importance of social media, creating an effective brand identity and why consumers want an experience as well as great products. To find out more, go to

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S4 E5: A tale of two businesses is an episode from The Small Business Sessions by Enterprise Nation.

This episode is 00:29:29 long.

This episode was published on Oct 23, 2019.

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