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Strategy

The milkman returns

Lessons on creating a business plan

The dos and don'ts of building your community

Repurposing spaces for alternative forms of revenue

Crafting your visual identity

Organic Basics: a case study in pre-order funding

Positioning your brand right from the start

A practical guide to refreshing your brand

Dealing with numerous product copycats (on a budget)

The rise of factory-first brands

Should you hire external PR?

Why I chose a small business loan

Tapping into a national network of manufacturers

When your brand needs a new identity

The eight-step guide to assessing the market

Why a scenario plan matters

Staying resilient in 2021

Case study: relocating a business

Exporting haggis... to Japan

‘We were inches away from running out of cash.’

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Tune in to our conversation with Grovemade co-founder, Ken Tomita

How to slowly build a membership

Is this a model for success? Paid newsletters

Comment: ‘If I'm such a genius, why aren't I rich yet?’

How to build a regenerative business

How to incorporate social goals into future planning

How I started: Charlie Hedin, Tekla founder

‘People are the most important thing to do well.’

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Tune in to our conversation with Bright + Early Founder, Nora Jenkins Townson

Lessons in remote working

How to diversify your income

How I started: Liv Little, gal-dem

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‘Connect with people with experience in those markets.’

Tune in to our conversation with United Sodas co-founder, Marisa Zupan

Everything you need to know about... assessing the market and developing a positioning

Five things you learn when your side hustle blows up

Five things you learn when you pay your staff the same salary

Startup Diary: Elizabeth Haigh

Is this a model for success? Worker co-operatives

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‘To make referral really fight your business, you need to harness social capital.’

Tune in to our conversation with Mention Me CEO, Andy Cockburn

How to build a design collective… slowly

What it’s like to be a startup saviour

How to make money outside of the workshop

From the ground up: the new grassroots economy