Micro Biz Mag

12/02/2022

Subscription ecommerce - which platforms support it?
https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/best-ecommerce-platform-for-subscriptions/

Subscription ecommerce is huge and with recurring revenues, it's an appealing option. But what's the best ecommerce platform to support it in 2022? Let's take a look.

23/09/2021

6 solid alternatives to HARO for those seeking media enquiry services. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/media-enquiry-services-haro-alternatives/

HARO is arguably the best known of the media enquiry services. But there's life beyond HARO and here's our rundown of some of the best media enquiry services on offer.

20/03/2021

Influencer marketing - the numbers. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/influencer-marketing-statistics/

Influencer marketing. Buzzword or a key channel for any business operating in the 21st century? We take a look at some key influencer marketing statistics for 2021.

01/03/2021

You absolutely CAN get an ecommerce store online QUICKLY and COST EFFECTIVELY. So if you're a physical store owner who needs to be able to take orders online quickly, this guide talks you through the basics using online hosted solutions for speed and cost effectiveness.
https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/how-to-build-ecommerce-website/

Ongoing lockdown means physical store owners who've never previously sold online need to do so quickly. It IS possible to get an ecommerce store live fast and this guide focusses on using hosted solutions to do just that.

16/02/2021

How's home schooling while working from home going for you? We chatted to four parents about their experiences of trying to juggle running a business with home schooling. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/work-from-home-homeschooling/

Home schooling and working from home. There are plenty of us doing it during lockdown 3 in the UK. But how are we coping? We talk to you to find out!

11/02/2021

Tracy Bird Beauty is a business that could have been catastrophically affected by Covid. But founder, Tracy, wasn't about to let lockdown destroy her livelihood.

With the ability to offer beauty treatments put on hold due to restrictions, she changed her approach and she shares it all with us here! https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/tracy-bird-beauty/

04/02/2021

Napton Cidery was about to open the doors to its new tap room when the pandemic hit. The inability to open coupled with lost revenue from tours has cost the micro business at least £100,000 this year.

Yet the business is still going and has ambitious plans over 2021. So how did founders Jolyon and Charlotte, adapt to help their independent cidery survive the pandemic?

We chat to them to find out. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/napton-cidery/

With thanks to Chalmers News PR

28/01/2021

As a business that sold wine predominantly to restaurants, hotels and bars, Thomson & Scott could've been crushed by Covid. But thanks to some rapid changes and seriously quick work, they're now selling direct to consumer and THRIVING. We chat to them today! https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/thomson-and-scott-noughty

21/01/2021

Today we're chatting to Tim Rundle-Wood of Twoodle Co, a business that has THRIVED through the pandemic and even chose to open its first (non-essential retail) stores last year. Amazing stuff. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/twoodle-co-covid

24/12/2020

Thank you so much to the 26 (because we cheated and added an extra 2) businesses that took the time to chat to us for our daily micro business profiles over the run up to Christmas.

And a Merry Christmas to all of you.

24/12/2020

Every now and then we get to chat to micro business owners whose business makes us say "Wow! That's cool!" And LandyCampers - Camping Defender Hire is definitely one of them. We chat to founders, Max and Bela about running the business. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/landy-campers/

24/12/2020

We chatted to Emma McClelland, founder of Kintsugi Clothing. Her brand makes female fashion more accessible to disabled people. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/kintsugi-clothing/

24/12/2020

It was fascinating to chat to Jon Baker of Introvert In Business today about running his coaching business in the midst of a raging pandemic! https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/introvert-in-business/

23/12/2020

Caitlyn launched her business, The Olfactiv after being inspired by a gift she received when, in her own words, she was in the midst of a severe depression. We talked to her about her journey here. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/the-olfactiv

22/12/2020

It was a real pleasure to chat to Grace Trowbridge, founder of about running her micro business and the inspiration behind it. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/simply-noir/

21/12/2020

Tea. And booze. Mixed. What a product! But the amazing product isn't the only fab thing about Tipsy Tea. This is a brilliant family run micro business and we caught up with one of the founder, Karnis Bailey, to find out more. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/tipsy-tea/

20/12/2020

A business that exists only to support other women in achieving their goals? That's a pretty brilliant business, in our view! We're thrilled to introduce Sarah Bryer, founder of Show/Girl Coaching who talks to us about her business today. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/showgirl-coaching/

19/12/2020

We love to hear from micro business run by friends. And Time Flies for Kids is one such company, founded and run by friends. Jill and Lucy talk to us about running their company and adapting to life in a pandemic. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/time-flies-for-kids/

18/12/2020

Today we're chatting to Claire Bartlett of Arden Bookkeeping Ltd about her business, about being motivated by making time for family and about navigating an accountancy business through a global pandemic!

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/arden-bookkeeping/

17/12/2020

How do stand out from your competition?

Well, one way is to create a product that is completely unique and like nothing that anyone else has. That's exactly what Sophia Procter did when she started Munchy Play. We chat to her today to find out more about what she does (and more importantly, why).

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/munchy-play/

16/12/2020

I've long believed that the best types of micro business are those born from a passion. So I was over the moon to catch up with Ellie Dix, founder of The Dark Imp, to chat about starting a business in board games born from a real love of playing and creating.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/the-dark-imp/

15/12/2020

Today we chat to Cathryn Ball, founder of bold and brilliant women's fashion brand, Wild Like Her.

Cathryn is a Mum of 3 who runs all functions of her business solo, from design and production right through to marketing and customer service. So just how does she fit it all in?!

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/wild-like-her/

14/12/2020

Rebecca Doherty and Sarah Mee of Rodo Creative do what lots of us, I'm sure, would love to do. They run a business creating something they love alongside their best friend!

We spoke to Rebecca about all things micro business, navigating a pandemic and the highs and lows. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/rodo-creative/

13/12/2020

Day 13 of 24 in the countdown to Christmas with some of the UK's most fantastic micro businesses. Today we chat to Kate Aldridge, founder of Wyld Origins, a wellness brand that was born out of burnout (and in the middle of a global pandemic).

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/wyld-origins/

12/12/2020

We had the pleasure of speaking to Alice Bardwell of Pit-Tastic about running a fantastic micro business for today's Micro Business of the day feature.

Alice's journey to selling planet-friendly deodorant bars began following a stroke in 2019. Read all about it...

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/pit-tastic/

An innovative idea that solves the problems of smelly pits in much more planet friendly manner - Pit-Tastic is the business of Alice Bardwell who chats to us today.

11/12/2020

It's day 11 in our 24 days of Micro Businesses and we're speaking to Stephen Conway, founder of Pure Heavenly Chocolate! Stephen's vegan, planet friendly and low sugar chocolate went down a storm on Dragon's Den but that's only one highlight for him!

Find out more.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/pure-heavenly-chocolate/

10/12/2020

We caught up with Ricki Lawal, the solopreneur behind Selfmade Candle, about the journey from globetrotting event manager to going it alone with a micro business.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/selfmade-candle

09/12/2020

We often feel the best micro businesses are the ones launched by people solving a problem they've experienced themselves. Starting out that way puts you in the unique position of having first hand insight about your target customer.

And this is what Jen Williams did. The founder of Baby Toddler Adventure talks to us today about launching a business in the middle of a raging pandemic and on what inspired her to do so.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/baby-toddler-adventure/

08/12/2020

It's the 8th in our series of 24 Micro Business Profiles and today we're talking to Julie Woodard, founder of Nibble and Nosh, a premium dog treat brand for those who want the best for their furry friends.

Julie talks to us about launching a business mid Covid and having to pivot away from her initial plan of launching by attending dog shows in today's interview.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/nibble-and-nosh

07/12/2020

Today we're speaking to Spice Kitchen's Mum and Son founders, Sanjay and Shashi Aggarwal about their incredible business. This family run micro business creates and sells stunning spice kits and gifts, engages in random acts of kindness and donates a chunk of profits to charitable organisations too.

What's not to love?!

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/spice-kitchen/

06/12/2020

"The ongoing challenge to convince people that shopping packaging free is not expensive or elitist."

In day 6 of countdown to Christmas with some of the UK's finest micro businesses, we're talking to Sarah Martin, the founder of Nourish Zero Waste about running her zero waste shops.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/nourish-zero-waste/

05/12/2020

It's day 5 on the countdown to Christmas with some of the UK's most incredible micro businesses. Today we're chatting to Kirby Bryant, co-founder of In House Tasting.

In House Tasting is a business born out of lockdown! It's a really stellar example of taking a business concept that is traditionally "offline" and dependent upon the hospitality sector being up and running, adding a dash of innovation and creating something that's practically covid proof.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/in-house-tasting/

04/12/2020

Kate Deacon left her NHS this year to focus full time on her micro business, Mix. She makes and sells cleaning products that are planet friendly, pet friendly and vegan friendly too.

We chatted to Kate about all things micro business and the bizarre year that 2020 has been. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/mix-clean-green/

03/12/2020

"We never sell products that we ourselves wouldn't be proud to use."

Those are the words of EarthBits cofounder, Fran Castaldelli. Earthbits is our third featured micro business of the day in our Christmas countdown and we had a chat with Fran about all things eco-friendly, running a business, balancing family life and coping with covid.

https://microbizmag.co.uk/earthbits

02/12/2020

We were really lucky to chat to the founders of The Recycled Candle Company for our second featured micro business of the day profile.

As owners of a non-essential bricks and mortar shop, covid has presented its own set of challenges for owners, Richard and Sargon. But they've used a challenging year to their advantage and their products are incredible.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/the-recycled-candle-company/

01/12/2020

We're kicking off 24 days of featured Micro businesses today with an interview with Gafyn Owen, cofounder of . Their products are AMAZING, by the way! And it was fantastic to chat to all things micro biz. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/introducing-mijmoj-personalised-gifts/

30/11/2020

Procrastinator? You're DEFINITELY not alone. We found the overwhelming majority of people procrastinate and here's a few tips for dealing with it.

https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/procrastination-statistics/

It's NOT just you. Procrastination affects 85% of us according to our statistics. Here's the results of a survey on procrastination and tips on how to avoid it.

27/11/2020

Did somebody say "freebie!?" https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/free-google-tools-business/

Google has a LOT of tools available for consumers and businesses alike. Some are more useful than others, granted. Here's our take on the ones that are most useful to micro businesses.

27/11/2020

Under desk exercise bikes. Fad? Or fitness win? We asked a personal trainer to find out. https://www.microbizmag.co.uk/under-desk-exercise-bike/

We look at 5 of the best under desk exercise bikes and get a personal trainer's view on how effective desk pedalling is for calorie burn and muscle tone