The Amaiz Podcast

We had a great chat with Rod Beer, MD of the UK Business Angels Association - the not-for-profit trade association that supports the early-stage investment community. It’s a fascinating and informative discussion that’s indispensable for any business thinking about investment this year.

• What’s the difference between angel investors and venture capitalists?
• Should businesses that are seeking investment factor in their exit strategy from the start? How has the pandemic affected the investment community?
• How should companies approach angel investors
• What’s more important: people, product, or the idea?

Rod answers these questions and more. Stepping into Dragon’s Den doesn’t have to be scary, especially if you’ve caught this Amaiz podcast.

From media production to online production.,,

Another chat to a business under lockdown. This podcast, we talk to James Garrett, whose video production company grew from moonlighting at university.

Videography and media companies have faced massive disruption during the pandemic. James adapted his company by following the flow to online. While HNE aways ad digital retail for videos, the lockdown accelerated company plans. By expanding training courses and moving physical courses to a digital platform, they pivoted to entirely online production, utilizing tools more commonly used for gaming a year before. Radically altering a business is one thing, but James has seen this as an opportunity to take stock. And interestingly, a chance for him to step outside, take a look at the business objectively and take a step towards what he’s enjoyed more.

Find out more about the Amaiz business app and its payments, bookkeeping and accounting features and how they support small business at https://amaiz.com/features/

2021, what do you have in store?
The Amaiz Podcast talks to experts from across the business spectrum. We've gathered together some of their thoughts, predictions and expectations for 2021.
After an extraordinary year, with question marks hanging over the pandemic and Brexit, what trends will define the year ahead? From office space to sustainability, hyper-localisation to shifts in investment, we get the insight from the experts, including:
Sally Graham of Fern Equity, Troy Norcross of SRT Team, Tom Hall of DeskLodge, Yanitsa Vladimirova of NACUE, John Attridge of BBX, Mike Berners-Lee of Small World Consulting, Zoltan Vass of London Tech Advocates and Oliver Shaw of ‎Kalibrate.
Find out more about the Amaiz business app and its payments, bookkeeping and accounting features and how they support small business at https://amaiz.com/features/

Introducing the "Queen of Furlough" - Debee runs the progressive training and HR consultancy Debbee Dale Developments, specialising in the breadth of HR resources and talent across travel, tourism and hospitality. How has she earned that nickname? The Covid-era brought an onslaught of new terms and specialisms to HR, and Debbee talks about the changes she's helped businesses navigate during 2020.
There's been dramatic change across every industry and a major impact on companies' ability to manage and retain talent. But Debbee's optimistic about the future, and the inevitable creativity that comes from adversity. She's also practical, and very mindful of the significant challenges posed to business. Don't miss her top advice for businesses taking the initiative on human resources during the pandemic.
"You have to recognise what people have done and what they haven't done."

Darryl Bannon of Darryl Bannon Consulting brings her holistic understanding of how businesses work and grow to the Amaiz Podcast. If you’ve reached the stage where you’re thinking of ways to grow and scale your business, this is an unmissable chat. Daryll takes us through the types of available investment and the crucial things every business owner needs to consider. What is impact investment? What’s more important, your numbers or your idea? Just how important is a business plan? Listen to our latest investment chat.
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