This week SmallBizPod #57, the small business advice podcast, includes an interview with, Will King, CEO of King of Shaves about how he took his shaving products business from £300 sales and a £30,000 loss in year one, to a brand with international ambitions which is already snapping at the heals of market leader Gillette in the UK.

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Show Notes

Summary

Intro:

• 00:00 Alex on what’s coming up in the show.
• 00:57 If you have a moment, please take the SmallBizPod survey and you could win an iPod Touch.
• 2:31 Thanks to Sage for sponsoring SmallBizPod.

Features:

• 03:42 Interview with Will King, CEO of KMI the makers of King of Shaves. Will talks about the early days of redundancy, stumbling on an idea for a unique shaving prep product and the valley of death and debt his business found itself in during the first couple of years of trading. The conversation also focuses on passion, persistence, common sense and the need for time to build big brands. Alex and Will also talk about the weakness of juggling too many balls, the need for focus, the challenge of building a great team and what visitors at Destination Growth 2007 will learn from Will’s talk.

Comments:

• 27:12 After his celebrity wedding, Kelvin Jones returns with a diary of a wantrepreneur entry … coming soon!
• 27:41 Paul Anthony and James Hunter get lucky as do SmallBizPod listeners who get 35% off Paul’s web design rates and 25% off James’s business Christmas card deal if SmallBizPod is mentioned on ordering.
• 29:11 email from Jonathan Morris suggesting an episode of the podcast looking at the likes of Linked-In and other online networking tools.
• 30:12 email comment from Gearoid O’Sullivan an Irish photographer studying in New Zealand who prompts thoughts on SmallBizPod covering the topic of creative businesses and how to maintain artistic integrity while still making money.
• 31:06 John Gerrity in Washington on being inspired to think big and his body bottle.
• 31:50 Thanks to all those who’ve signed up to the Frappr Map including Russian listener Dmitry Grafov, ms bowen and David Braziel.

• 34.11 Music – Duke of Hazzard by Blockhead on Ninja Tunes.

Blockhead
“Duke Of Hazzard”
from “Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book”
(Ninja Tune)

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Tags: small business podcast, entrepreneurship, king of shaves

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SmallBizPod #57 – Enthuse, Exceed, Enjoy. King of Shaves.

This week SmallBizPod #56, the entrepreneurs podcast, takes a look at Asian business focusing on the growing economic powerhouse that is India and its new found zest for entrepreneurship. It also examines what motivates British Asian entrepreneurs, celebrates their success and considers the opportunities for partnerships and business creation between India and the UK as a new economic world order takes shape.

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Show Notes

Summary

Intro:

• 00:00 Alex on what’s coming up in the show.
• 1:09 Please, if you have 5-10 minutes to spare, head over to do the SmallBizPod survey and you might end up winning an iPod Touch.
• 2:20 Thanks to Sage for their sponsorship of SmallBizPod.

Features:

• 03:34 Interviews exploring Asian entrepreneurship in India and the UK with Sunil Malhotra, CEO of Idea Farms, Raj Patel MBE, policy director of Make Your Mark, Kamel Hothi, Asian Markets Director at Lloyds TSB which sponsors the Southern Jewel Awards celebrating Asian business success, JA Chowdary, President of the Hyderabad chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs group, and Imraan Ladak, chief executive of DRC Locums and chairman of Kettering Town Football Club.

Comments:

• 31.06 Rowena Mead, inventor and guest blogger on the SmallBizPod blog is going to be featured on BBC2’s Money Programme. Do check it out on Friday 2 November at 7pm on BBC2.
• 32.07 Diarmuid O’Donovan writes to mention that cpdwise.com has been nominated Ireland’s Net Visionary Awards. Check out the site and give him a vote!
• 32.34 Thanks from Andrea for advice for her property letting business in Barcelona.
• 32.53 Thanks to Gordon Graham who writes a great blog on innovation and creates some excellent progressive house mixes!
• 33.30 Thanks to those who signed up to the Frappr map including: Helen Brown from Dublin, Paul Anthony form Northern Ireland and Sam Fisher from Cranbrook.

• 34.11 Music – Old Feelings by Beckett with thanks to Exegene.

Tags: small business podcast, indian entrepreneurship, asian business

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SmallBizPod #56 – Asian Entrepreneurship

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