Over the last 20 years, Dave Parry and Richard Buckle have chaired over 3000 board meetings for hundreds of SMEs - in this week's episode of The SME Growth Podcast, Dave and Rich explore the lessons they've learnt from these experiences and how having regular board meetings is critical to the success and growth of a business. Dave and Rich also explore the advantages of bringing outside influence into the board room and how that external nature can be fruitful in bringing direction and challenge to senior leaders on the board ..read more

In this week's episode of The SME Growth Podcast, Dave Parry sits down with Andrew Jowett - a founder of a large not-for-profit organisation called Build It International. Build It International creates opportunities for young people and their communities in Zambia through skills training, work experience and essential community building projects.  In this episode, Dave and Andrew discuss all things charity leadership and succession - what goes on behind the scenes when leaders plan for their successor ..read more

Is tech-giant Alphabet, owners of Google, plotting an acquisition of HubSpot? What could this mean for customer data and marketing campaigns? In this week's episode of The SME Growth Podcast, brought to you by Wellmeadow, Dave and Rich discuss the rumours that Google parent company, Alphabet, is about to acquire HubSpot as reported by Reuters on 04/04/24 ..read more

Humanoid robots, AI-generated music from simple text prompts, living to 500. These are just a few of the many topics covered in this week's AI episode of The SME Growth Podcast. Rich and Dave sit down to discuss the current advances of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it affects Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs ..read more

Telemarketing... isn't that just cold-calling? Whilst you could be forgiven for assuming so, in this week's episode of The SME Growth Podcast, Dave Parry is joined by James Willis, operations director at Exceptional Thinking, to dispel the myths of this lead-generation tool and how data is used in nurturing and adding value to potential prospects. Dave and James discuss the misconceptions of Telemarketing and how when utilised can generate significant return on investment ..read more

Ever fancied running an ultra-marathon?! Dave and Rich sat down with Archi Stewart, who has not only run his fair share of ultra-marathons, but has also bought several adventure race businesses. Archi discusses what motivated him to start running and how he turned his passion into a successful business. Drawing on decades of experience leading sales teams and advising businesses, Archi tells a fascinating and inspiring story that anyone who runs (no pun intended!) a business will find engaging and educational ..read more

Studies on companies show that those using a range of SaaS software products can be 30-40% more efficient. However you are potentially paying for products you don't use and possibly sharing data more widely than you think - including to ex-employees. This week's episode explores the pros and cons of a varied 'Tech Stack' and how it might be time for a Platform Audit ..read more

In our latest SME Growth Podcast episode, The day after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's spring budget, David Parry and Richard Buckle from Wellmeadow sit down with leading economist, Roger Martin-Fagg, to discuss the economic outlook and how SMEs are at the forefront of driving UK growth. In this insightful episode, Roger, David and Richard discuss the state of the current UK economy, AI and how the UK compares to other nations in the context of economic growth and productivity ..read more

In this week’s episode of The SME Growth Podcast, brought to you by Wellmeadow, Dave and Rich carry on from Episode 54 in discussing the top 10 hallmarks of a good leader.  In this episode you’ll discover how Integrity, recruitment, innovation and resilience are central to successful leaders.   ..read more

In this week’s episode of The SME Growth Podcast, brought to you by Wellmeadow, Dave and Richard are joined by Dalen Managing Director, Adam Beardmore. In this fascinating episode, Adam gives insight into the trials and tribulations of breaking into new markets to boost growth. From creating cutting edge products for education to being on the frontline of the Coronavirus pandemic, Dalen have been at the forefront of their industry for over 50 years, manufacturing products in the UK that span numerous industries.  ..read more