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Creating an ethical brand what you need to know
How do you create a brand that is ethical? This is a question I am asked more and more as founders look to contribute positively to society's wellbeing. How to you navigate the complexity of putting this into place? Sara Collins is an ethical product consultant, and...
Using Faire To Grow Your Business
Lucy Jeffrey is the founder of Bare Kind, bamboo socks that save animals. Lucy has had significant growth in the wholesale space growing from 20 retailers in 2021 to over 700 by 2023, with a significant part of that growth happening through Faire wholesale...
Creating a strategy plan for your business
How do you create a strategy plan for your business? It’s a crucial step whether you are starting or scaling your business, but something that can make many people feel daunted, overwhelmed and with no idea of where to start. I asked Claire Morris, the founder of...
Working With Fulfilment Providers – What You Need To Know
Are you spending too many hours packing boxes and shipping orders? Does your house look more like inventory storage rather than your home? It may be time to transition to using a fulfilment provider. Dean Johnston, founder of The Hubb, an ecommerce fulfilment centre....
Growing Your Brand With Pinterest
Pinterest can be a powerful tool for growing your product brand, and on episode 85 of my podcast Start, Scale Succeed I was joined by Rachel Emma Waring, a Pinterest Strategist who shares her top tips for how to use Pinterest successfully to grow your brand. Rachel...
Launching a Beauty Brand
How do you launch a Beauty Brand? I asked 4 amazing women, who have a wealth of knowledge about the industry -, Linda Land of Muse Communications, Jacqui Ripley of Beauty Bulb, Wendy Slattery of Beauty Buddy and Fay Speedie of Beauty Bulb to join me in Episode 94 of...
Nicole Higgins
The Buyer & Retail Coach is a global retail expert with over 18 years experience working in the industry as a buyer and head of buying for companies such as Primark, M&S and George at Asda, developing and sourcing a broad range of products from Lingerie to Health & Beauty and driving strategies and innovation.
Having worked for the big blue chips she now brings that expertise and experience to entrepreneurs and SME’s to help you make your product ideas a reality, scale your business and increase your bottom line sales & profits.