For The Love of Small Business with Joanne Hawkins

The Future-Proof Your Business Podcast

For The Love of Small Business with Joanne Hawkins

Jun 7, 2023 · 50m 27s

Chapters

01 · Introduction to this week’s episode.

02 · How did you get started with your business?

2m 47s

03 · The decision to take the leap of faith and leave the company.

7m 4s

04 · The importance of having a plan for your business

12m 15s

05 · The importance of choosing who you work with

18m 17s

06 · You don’t need to do any marketing at all once you’re in the right place.

21m 49s

07 · The ripple effect of juggling work and life.

25m 36s

08 · The importance of having a good relationship with your employees.

29m 23s

09 · What’s the point in attending a conference if you’re never going to be able to engage with the speakers?

33m 50s

10 · How to get people back into the office

37m 27s

11 · Advice for business owners who want to start.

42m 7s

12 · The golden nuggets are relationships, community, knowing your value, and being yourself.

47m 34s

Description

In this week’s episode of The Future-Proof your Business podcast I’m excited to welcome to the self-professed ‘straight-talking Northern woman’ and the founder of the North West VA Conference, the brilliant Joanne Hawkins.

I asked Jo to share the behind-the-scenes from her business and entrepreneurial journey and we chatted about:

taking the leap and how to best prepare for starting your own business,
the importance of knowing why you're doing it and having a clear vision,
the best way to find your niche and own your space,
the power of community and building relationships
why it’s incredibly important to future-proof your business,
behind-the-scenes at this year's NWVA conference and of course, why you should attend,
learning how to recognise your own value and worth and being able to communicate it to others

and Jo's key to success, being true to yourself and your values and not trying to be someone or something you're not.

Resource Links:

https://www.instagram.com/johawkins_evpa/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johawkins/
https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveVPA/
https://www.joannehawkins.co.uk/nwva-conference-2023/

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Author	Lucy Rennie
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Tags	#businessstrategy #clarity #communication #conferences #connection #future-proof #joannehawkins #lrcomms #lucyrennie #marketing #networking #planning #sales #strategy #va