Best iwoca Podcasts (2024)

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Week 33: How a bad family holiday inspired a passionate entrepreneur | Emma Watson, Little Hotdog Watson 28:38

4y ago28:38

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We've been away for a little while! Before the world was rudely interrupted by coronavirus, the 9 to When? podcast had a bit of a switch-up. Our beloved host, Jamie, moved onto pastures green and Tom – a member of our accountants team – kindly offered to take over the show. Unfortunately, Tom only got to record one episode before we had to cancel o…

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Week 32: How to launch a subscription box business in three months | Ahlam Alharthy, Grow With Me 30:45

4+ y ago30:45

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In this episode of 9 to when? Jamie speaks with Ahlam Alharthy of Grow With Me. Ahlam’s story: ‘I really wanted to know how I could best nurture my daughters brain development and wanted her to have good quality toys that were open ended so she can learn whilst playing. But it was extremely difficult to find the time to do that at the early stages …

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Week 31: Why the best discussions don't happen in meeting rooms | Nigel Berman, School of the Wild 29:33

4+ y ago29:33

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In this episode, Jamie chats with Nigel Berman from School of the Wild — a different kind of team building company. They discuss the power of the great outdoors, Nigel’s path to becoming a business owner, and how nature itself can be used to reset teams.

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Week 30: Running London's most coveted cat cafe | Lauren Pears, Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium 39:01

4+ y ago39:01

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Show notes Lauren Pears is the proud owner of Lady Dinah's cat Emporium – an Alice in Wonderland themed cat cafe based in Bethnal Green, London. They currently have 16 cats and an enormous waiting list for weekend visits. Starting out - Lady Dinah’s has been running for around six years. The first two years were stressful! - When starting out, Laur…

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Week 29: N26’s Brexit, cat jumpers and the glorification of failure 33:01

4+ y ago33:01

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Nearly seven months in now, Jamie and Mat get chatting again after an extended break from talking to each other in the Alps. They discuss the challenges of family business, what can be learned from digital bank N26’s exit from the UK, spotlight an entrepreneur making mementos from dead pets before concluding with the timeless Brilliant or Bonkers –…

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Week 28: How to go after hyper growth | James Gibson, Revolut 31:23

4+ y ago31:23

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Show notes In an info-packed interview, James Gibson – Lead Product Owner at Revolut – runs Jamie through the principles and processes the global money app have used to build and sustain their growth, which last year topped The Tech Track 100 (with an 507.56% annual sales rise over three years). They cover roadmapping done right, hiring the right p…

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Week 27: Jess Stern, Mustard Made 31:48

4+ y ago31:48

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This week, Mat sits down with Jess Stern, co-founder of Mustard Made. Mustard sell great looking, easy to assemble lockers in a variety of colours. They talk about the difficulties of a business partner on the other side of the world, the importance of attention to detail and dropping her product off two meter cherry pickers.…

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Week 26: Is an unexamined business worth running? 32:26

4+ y ago32:26

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In their six month milestone episode, Mat and Jamie go head to head on the topics of falling bank lending to UK businesses, a hammock that hangs from your desk, the fad of multi-use products, abseiling water-bottles, and a quote so old Mat can’t place it for love nor money. Show Notes https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/scrappa…

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Week 25: Julian Fisher, jisp 32:41

4+ y ago32:41

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How do businesses connect their online and offline customer offerings? This week, Jamie interviews Julian Fisher of jisp to understand how his company is redefining the retail experience as we know it.

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Week 24: Stock, Shoeblast, and the decline of Christmas (pudding) 37:01

4+ y ago37:01

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In the second show of the third decade of the second millennium, Mat talks about the supply chain and coping with changing consumer interests, Jamie gets Sports Direct and JD Sports royally mixed up, and neither of them can agree on a quote by the 20th century’s greatest fighter. News Christmas pudding sales slump in challenging festive period From…

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Week 23: Aimée Ramos, GoodEye Vintage 36:18

4+ y ago36:18

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This week, Jamie talks to Aimée Ramos, owner of GoodEye Vintage (https://goodeyemarket.com/) about her attempt to put a stop to fast fashion. They discuss growing up in New York, tarot card readings and her biggest business challenges.

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Christmas Special: Festive shopping stats, slanting toilets, and the big biz quiz(mas). 33:30

4+ y ago33:30

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In a special edition of 9 to when? Jamie surprises Mat with a Christmas quiz (how many festive businesses can you guess are real or fake?), they discuss employees taking the pee with excessive toilet breaks, and both can’t decide if small business owners should be more Santa or more Scrooge. Show notes Shoppers to spend £4.4bn with small retailers …

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Week 21: William Adoasi, Vitae London 31:11

4+ y ago31:11

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In this episode, Jamie chats with William Adoasi of Vitae London, a unique watch company that doesn't break the bank. Vitae is Latin for life, and the business' aim is to be the fashion brand changing lives: for every watch they sell, they help support a child in sub-saharan Africa through education. Find out more at https://vitaelondon.com/.…

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Week 20: Light-harvesting helmets, lead gen, and Lord of the Rings 33:49

4+ y ago33:49

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In the latest episode, Jamie talks about extreme capitalism and whether a business should always have a social purpose, Mat looks at a new invention to charge your phone on the go – from your head – and they both geek out over Lord of the Rings, but get a bit stuck on how it best relates to small business. Show notes: UK 'has particularly extreme f…

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Week 19: David Brear, 11:FS 35:00

5y ago35:00

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Today, Jamie chats with David Brear of 11:FS, a challenger consultancy with big plans to revolutionise the world of digital banking.

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Week 18. Start-up funding, head-buzzers and the supposed unchangeability of the self 32:30

5y ago32:30

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Mat and Jamie reunite to talk about start up funding options, slick new channels for social media pioneers to explore, concluding with an all round discussion about the merits of what Eminem thinks about his past. Show notes North West named biggest start-up region outside of London SOMNIBEL, the new device for the treatment of sleep apnea “People …

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Week 17: Alex Angel-Benscher, Vurchoo Jewellery 36:40

5y ago36:40

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This week on the podcast Jamie interviews founder of Vurchoo Jewellery, Alex Angel–Benscher. Alex runs an ethical jewellery company that takes designs from drawings done by children in Rwanda, Guatemala, India and Cambodia, and turns them into beautiful jewellery. Alex kindly gave listeners 15% off anything on his website so go and check it out as …

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Crowdfunding for businesses | 2019 guide 25:23

5y ago25:23

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Read the article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/business-crowdfunding/

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Week 16: Government grants, self-cleaning door handles and Hamlet 34:28

5y ago34:28

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In an after-hours special, Jamie explains word of mouth marketing for small businesses, Mat goes growth, growth, growth with the government’s new grant and they both look into one very specific line of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but are they overthinking it? Government announces £35m fund to grow rural businesses Small business grants: what's on offer a…

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Small business grants: what's on offer and how to get it 16:09

5y ago16:09

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Read the article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/small-business-grants/

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Week 15: Email marketing, anti-nightmare mist and the spy, Coco Chanel 32:29

5y ago32:29

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In this latest and greatest episode, Jamie talks about the new trend of allowing the customer to split payments, Mat banishes halloween nightmares away with a brand new spray, and both of them disagree with good old Coco. MS launches buy now pay later service Parents can now buy a £4.95 ‘anti-nightmare mist’ to help children sleep at night Philosop…

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Week 14. Business theft, flying taxis and the origins of cynicism 36:53

5y ago36:53

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This week, Jamie’s poorly but talks about content marketing, Mat examines crimes against small business, and both of them get to grips with the topic of jealousy and whether it’s ever of any use. Show notes Call for help in tackling small business crime The race to build a flying electric taxi What is content marketing? As iron is eaten away by rus…

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Week 13. Dishwasher whisky, SEO and George Mallory 34:13

5y ago34:13

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With his co-host’s return, Jamie takes the opportunity to talk about cute sofa names (and why they sell so well), Mat explains the intricacies of whisky in a dishwasher tablet format, SEO comes up squarely on the 1st page, and both of them gush over Mt Everest’s most enigmatic pioneer. Show notes: Sofa maker Loaf bakes in growth plans as sales rise…

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Business overdrafts – what you need to know 15:30

5y ago15:30

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Read the article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/business-overdraft/

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Week 12: Sno-flex, retiring retirement, and the fastest man in Raynes Park. 33:55

5y ago33:55

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Stepping up to the plate, Mark covers for Mat this week, Jamie gets Northwich and Norwich mixed up, we cover why being front of mind is one of the most important laws of marketing, and we also head to Japan for today's brilliant or bonkers quote. Show notes Northwich business owner turns 80 and says she's no plans to slow down yet Meet the Sno-flex…

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Working capital: an essential guide for small business 19:57

5y ago19:57

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Read the full article here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/finance-explained/working-capital/

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Week 11. Clam pillows, Hunter S. Thompson, and the beauty of being unique. 41:26

5y ago41:26

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Shadow Chancellor John Mcdonnell vows to shorten the working week to 32 hours with no reduction to pay The Clam Pillow “A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967…

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Week 10. Vampire plastic, disappearing banks and Dante’s 9th circle of bonkers. 39:26

5y ago39:26

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In our 10th ‘anniversary’ episode Mat correctly guesses the only county in England that doesn’t have a McDonald’s, Jamie tries to explain why plastic that only comes out at night is a good idea, and they both fail to agree if teleportation is a good idea or not. News More than a third of UK bank branches have closed since 2015 England's only county…

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Week 9. Rockit rockers, Ernest Hemingway, and did someone say recession? 35:22

5y ago35:22

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Today, Mat runs us through the ins and outs of hunting licenses (the auction finance kind), a joke about helium balloons goes straight over Jamie’s head, and Saint Augustine weighs in on the topic of trying new things. News Recession, what recession? Small businesses are doing good Helium shortage: 'Prices just keep going up and up' Innovations Wea…

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Week 8. Railways guardians, off-road high heels and Abe Lincoln 39:34

5y ago39:34

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Now with exciting new recording equipment, Jamie gets stuck into the pros and cons of a cashless society, Mat explains another unusually named device – which is most definitely not a black box for your phone – and both of them can’t figure out when Leonardo Da Vinci went dinosaur hunting. News Network Rail’s property sell-off is causing an uncertai…

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Week 7. Welsh business, self-watering plants and Maya Angelou. 38:46

5y ago38:46

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In this evening edition of 9 to when? Mat discusses why employed people think businesses are important, Jamie attempts to explain what happens to sound when you turn a piano on its nose, and both of them agree (for once) on whether mixing untruths into business practice is ever a good thing. News Small business in Wales are the UK’s most ‘community…

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Week 6. Remote working, robot golf balls and Vincent Van G— 33:56

5y ago33:56

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Today, Jamie talks about the National Living Wage, Mat wants an AI contact book with a camera and the most unusual of unusual names and absolutely no one can remember what exactly Michelangelo painted. News Four in ten small firms increasing prices due to higher wages amid calls for Low Pay Commission independence How Companies Benefit When Employe…

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Week 5. Movie-making, vegan meat, and Dolly Parton 37:50

5y ago37:50

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In this episode, Jamie acts out bits of Quenton Tarantino’s new movie (badly), Mat examines Amazon’s good small business behaviour, and both of them can’t agree on the business use-case for a bionic zoom lens. News Amazon has done more good than bad for small business Streaming could kill UK independent film industry, experts say Inventions Could w…

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Week 4: Missing holidays, Romeo’s bad advice and the salmon cannon 37:57

5y ago37:57

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After a slight timetable change, Mat mulls over business owners too busy to go on holiday, Jamie questions the poor planning of the Post-It Note's creator, and absolutely no-one can agree if the term "bronkers" accurately describes Ernest Shackleton. Business News More than 500,000 SME owners 'have not had a holiday since 2014' UK retailers demand …

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Week 3: Rental clothes, hoverboards and Henry Ford 30:07

5y ago30:07

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In the latest episode, Mat discusses rental caravanning and the gig economy, Jamie goes back to the future with high-flying hoverboards, the topic of merchant cash advances is casually advanced and absolutely no one seems to know what Henry Ford invented. Show Notes: Business News ”We've made £10k from renting caravans” FSB Celebrating Small Busine…

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Week 2: Spectachrome turkeys, gin and June 31:37

5y ago31:37

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This week, Mat talks about how July is killing our Christmas dinner, Jamie explains how a business lets you see the world like a Wes Anderson movie, the mammoth topic of managing cash-flow is broached, and absolutely no-one can agree who said these famous inspirational quotes… Show Notes Hot hot Europe might result in UK shortage of turkeys for Chr…

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Week 1: Fish shops, olderpreneurs, and debentures 30:38

5y ago30:38

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In our inaugural episode, Jamie manages to get the name of the podcast wrong within the first 30 seconds, Mat explorer the ethics of shooting inanimate objects, there's a bit of business news – Richard Branson gets the okay, but Jeff Bezos doesn't. We're still learning, so please send (constructive) feedback to podcast@iwoca.co.uk or visit iwoca.co…

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