Welcome to the This is Money show on Share Radio. From major supermarkets to micro-entrepreneurs we’ll be focusing on businesses big and small. Growing competition, inflation and a weak pound are all spelling problems for the retail sector whilst plans to scrap tax breaks threaten small businesses with bigger bills. Running through the various other issues from 4G to the strength of the high street Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce. Plus how the new, forgery proof pound coin might not prove as secure as hoped.
Guests: Simon Lambert,Lee Boyce
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
We all use software for sending emails, for writing documents and for making spreadsheets - but what about software that allows you to share ideas with your colleagues - on the go and whenever they strike you? That's what Idea Drop does. The product comes from entrepreneur duo Owen Hunnam and Charlie de Rusett who have just secured one million pounds worth of investment. They joined reporter Sara Macham to explain more.
Guests: Sara Macham,Owen Hunnam,Charlie de Rusett
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
This week on the Entrepreneur Show Juliette Foster meets Paul Lindley - founder of the children’s food brand "Ella’s Kitchen", named after his daughter, and the toddler toiletries brand "Paddy’s Bathroom", named after his son.
Guests: Paul Lindley
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Georgie Frost is joined by food entrepreneurs Natasha Cooke and Lucy Pedder to discuss their latest venture- a restaurant that's bringing back traditional British cuisine- named Lupins.
Guests: Lucy Pedder,Natasha Cooke
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Share Radio's Tom Hill meets Ricky Kothari, a former management consultant who created T-Sticks. The one serving packaging sticks double as stirrers as well as tea bags and have been sold around the world, even being sampled by former Prime Minister David Cameron.
Guests: Tom Hill,Ricky Kothari
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Share Radio's Sara Macham meets Deepak Ohri who's won eight entrepreneur and innovation awards since setting up his hotel group, lebua, in 2003. The company has grown from one restaurant in Bangkok to seven hotels and lodges in India, New Zealand and Thailand and is now expanding into Europe.
Guests: Tom Hill,Deepak Ohri
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
This week look at the lack of female entrepreneurs. The number has fallen for the third year in a row and according to Natwest, it's costing the UK economy £1 billion a year. But, plenty of women do start and run their own business. So what is going on? Georgie Frost was joined by Lindsay Loxley, the MD of the Women in Business Network, Helene Martin Gee, president of the Pink Shoe Club, Julie Baker, NatWest's head of enterprise for business banking and Melanie Lawson, an entrepreneur and founder of Bare Biology.
Guests: Lindsay Loxley,Helene Martin Gee,Julie Baker,Melanie Lawson
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
This week the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show will be coming to Manchester providing the North's biggest hospitality show to industry professionals. According to latest stats the North of the country has lead the way for Britain's food and drink industry with cities such as Leeds, Newcastle and Nottingham topping the growth tables for independent restaurants. Overall growth has proved strong though with a widespread boom in the independent sector. To discuss some of the current trends Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to organiser of the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show, Thom Hetherington.
Guests: Thom Hetherington
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
We've heard of the purple pound, we've heard of the pink pound, and we've heard of the silver pound. But have we heard of the Muslim pound? The Halal economy is big business in the UK however many still struggle to find restaurants that cater for it. That's why Siddika Jaffer founded The Halal Dining Club in May 2015 - an app which aims to transform the Halal dining experience for millions of Muslim diners around the world. She joined Sarah Lowther to tell the story behind the app.
Guests: Siddika Jaffer
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Nosh Detox is a company producing freshly made, non-pasteurised juice diets, detox and nutritional plans across Europe and the US. But it also has quite a unique backstory. Former lawyer Geeta Sidhu-Robb set up the business after retraining as a food technician and nutritionist to find a way of treating her ill son. Focusing on allergy free foods, nutrition, diet and organic produce she aimed to find an alternative to the drugs and steroids being suggested by his doctors. Geeta spoke to Share Radio's Melanie Wray to tell the story.
Guests: Geeta Sidhu-Robb,Melanie Wray
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