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San Sharma

San is a blogger and designer with a special interest in new media and a wild, creative streak. A self-confessed "geek", San spends much of his time in front of a computer and is on-hand to provide technical support should the need arise.

• San Sharma 

Alex Johnson

Alex loves working in his shed. He writes a magazine for fellow shedworkers, and a blog - the only daily-updated guide to the lifestyles of homeworkers. The Shed is available as a free download; and you can read about shedworking on Enterprise Nation, the homeworking web site, and every day on his blog.

• Shedworking blog

Anne Wilkinson

Anne Wilkinson started her home business, Executive Playground, following a top career in sales. She helps companies wanting to improve their sales and business development and she can offer advice on everything from building a contacts database to cold-calling and dealing with rejection (in the professional sense, that is!)

• Executive Playground

Alan Young

Alan Young is our in-house and qualified accountant. He runs 1st Addition Accountancy from his home office in Redditch and is supported by a team of self employed bookkeepers, payroll operatives and finance experts, all working from their own homes. Alan is an ace when it comes to talking about tax and finance, in simple, no-nonsense terms.

• 1st Addition Accountancy

Cathy Bartrop

Inspired by her travel writer father, Cathy Bartrop has run her own travel promotion/video production business from home for the past 20 years. In 2007 she embarked on a new venture by launching www.travelguru.tv - an online travel channel. Cathy's husband has jumped ship (forgive the travel pun) to join the business and we'll be following their progress through Cathy's start-up diary.

• Travel Guru

Mike Finnigan

Here at Enterprise Nation we refer to Mike Finnigan as 'Mr Motivator' because that's just what he is. After starting Advance Performance Mike built the business up to employ 22 people, serving big blue-chip companies, before seeing the home business light and setting up shop in his spare room. He is one of the UK's leading motivational speakers. Watch out for him on Enterprise Nation as he offers gems for fellow home business owners.

Oliver Sidwell

He may be the youngest of the Enterprise Nation contributing flock but Oliver Sidwell is learning fast since starting his home business www.ratemyplacement.com whilst studying at Loughborough University. Oliver and his 3 friends/business partners have now graduated and are capturing the eye of the media as they develop their company. Oliver is our charming voice of youth who represents the next generation of home business owner.

• Rate My Placement

Leon Bailey Green

Leon Bailey Green is an Online Marketing Consultant. He's joined our team of contributors and will be writing about how you can promote your business online.

• LEON Bailey Green

Lisa Rossetti

Lisa Rossetti is Enterprise Nation’s very own Glamour Girl. She pens features on how to ‘glam up’ your business; with advice ranging from making over your home office to making an entrance. Her home business is a coaching business in Cheshire, from where she advises clients on the virtues of working ‘smart’ as opposed to ‘hard.’

• Get Real Coaching

Kinvara Rugge-Price

Kinvara is the 28 year old 'wizz kid' behind website builder, Wizz-it.com. She shares a home office with her twin sister and is Enterprise Nation's latest contributor.

• Wizz-it.com
  

Dee Blick

Founder of The Marketing Gym and a delightful lady who runs her successful business from a home that houses a husband and two demanding teenage children! Dee will be offering tips on how to market your home business on a shoestring budget.

• The Marketing Gym

Sylvia Howe

A PR professional who works from her garden office. Sylvia has worked for national magazines including Vogue and Country Homes and Interiors and has a varied and accomplished CV. She’s now applying her expertise to home businesses looking for press and PR help.

• Words Mean Business

Elizabeth Kuhnke

This body language expert has worked in several industries including: theatre/television, restaurants, cruise ships and PR. She’s found her true calling in advising others how to create a lasting impression. We’re delighted she'll be showing us how to carry ourselves in a way that can’t fail to impress.

• Kuhnke Communication

Jo Hill

Jo Hill was working with the national Make Your Mark campaign that inspires young people to start up in business. She was so good at her job that she inspired herself to start Open Gym from her home. It’s an outdoor fitness business that’s nicely getting into shape and she'll helping Enterprise Nation readers do the same with her series on health and fitness.

• Open Gym

Nicola Cooper-Abbs

Nicola Cooper-Abbs is a copywriter, editor and proofreader. Nicola founded All Words in 2005, after gaining a journalism degree and extensive commercial experience in business and agency, and now helps home business owners choose their words carefully!

• All Words

Rowena Forbes

Also helping home business owners with their copy is All Words' second 'boss lady', Rowena Forbes. Rowena worked in marketing, advertising, media (and "anywhere with a WiFi connection), before joining All Words.

• All Words

David Bridger

David Bridger is the founder of Flujo Home and an expert in creating efficient and well designed home office spaces. He'll be writing on technology and furnishings in the home office.

• Flujo Home Office Furniture

Simon Corbett

Simon Corbett founded Jargon Public Relations in 2008 having been involved in the public relations industry for over ten years. Since its launch the agency has grown steadily and employs three members of staff who are involved in both media and analyst relations campaigns. The agency has a growing client list that includes for organisations throughout the security, dot.com, consulting and financial services industry. He writes for Enterprise Nation on all things related to getting you and your business noticed in the media.

• Jargon PR

Paula Jones

Paula has been training for over ten years, teaching IT and soft skills, in between blogging, (in her words) "being a geek", playing the guitar and obsessing over Formula One! Paula's home business, Sixth Level, promises to put you and your company's IT skills on the fast track. Find out more on the link below.

• Sixth Level

Karen McNulty and Fay Judson

Karen and Fay are the founders of MarketingPlanWiz, an interactive marketing plan tool available online. Both of them have a background in small business support and marketing and Karen is also a Chartered Marketer with her own marketing business. Fay and Karen also write regular “marketing tips” and articles for their subscribers, which are available on their website.

• Marketing Plan Wiz