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Trinny Woodall: ‘I was doing this fast – very weird thing. But my brain became clear’

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Welcome to Small Business Snippets, the podcast from SmallBusiness.co.uk. Today’s guest is Trinny Woodall, TV presenter, author and founder of makeup brand, Trinny London.
We discuss influencer marketing and augmented reality within the beauty industry.
Listen to it in the media player below.

You can also catch our episodes with:

Pub owner and bartender on Channel 4’s First Dates, Merlin Griffiths
Founder and chairman of Pimlico (formerly Pimlico Plumbers), Charlie Mullins
Retail expert and former Dragon, Theo Paphitis
Author and boardroom expert, John Tusa
Digital guru and investor, Sherry Coutu
Entrepreneur and former Dragon, Rachel Elnaugh
Businesswoman and Dragon, Deborah Meaden
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2005 candidate, Tim Campbell
Gousto CEO, Timo Boldt
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2018 candidate, Jackie Fast
Investor and former Dragon, Piers Linney
Investment fund manager, Nicola Horlick
Supermodel turned entrepreneur, Caprice

We’ve got podcast episodes from the first series looking at:

How one business owner’s mental breakdown caused her to see trolls from her past
How one entrepreneur hired a videographer to track their every move and build their business brand
How funding a business led one entrepreneur to stress-related alopecia
One entrepreneur’s first professional public speaking engagement
Adapting to UK life and learning English before starting a business
Securing seed funding
Finding the perfect head of customer care
Reaching a £1 million

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What the Brexit deal means for small business

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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Small business owners are relieved that the Brexit deal has finally been agreed, as it means certainty going forward.
Although on Friday afternoon, the legal text of the deal – apparently just 500 pages long according to prime minister Boris Johnson and not the reported 2,000 pages – had not been released, it does include a Small Business Chapter.
Mike Cherry, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “The work of looking through the detail of the agreement to map out exactly what it means for the small firms that make-up 99 per cent of our business community now begins.
>See also: How Brexit is going to affect your business – #1 imports
“As well as going through the terms of access to each other’s markets, we are keen to see the Small Business Chapter that we have championed and encouraged both sides to include.”
Mr Cherry repeated his call for £3,000 transition vouchers that small business owners can spend on training and advice to navigate a new trading relationship with the European Union.
Jonathan Geldart, director general of the Institute of Directors, agreed.
“Wherever possible, changes should be phased in,” Mr Geldart said. “Financial support for SMEs,

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