The Commerce Club Podcast
Starting and running an e-commerce or product based business can be a very challenging and lonely place.
As founders we tend to wear all the hats (product development, marketing, customer service, sales, operations etc etc...) and sometimes it can be a minefield trying to figure out the solutions to all your business problems alone, so this is where me & The Commerce Club podcast comes in.
The Commerce Club podcast is all about helping you confront the big challenges you are facing in your product based business right now!
You might be an entrepreneur with a great idea for a product, but no idea where to start to bring that business to life.
You might run a fashion brand that has up until now had consistent sales, but whatever you do, you just don't seem to grow.
You might be a jewelry brand founder struggling to find time to juggle your business alongside your full time job.
Whatever your challenge in your product business right now, I want to help you find a solution!
Every week I’ll be chatting exploring topics in the world of e-commerce to help debunk myths, solve your problems and delve in to current industry affairs, as well as chatting directly to founders of small product based businesses, just like yours, helping them unpack and find solutions to their challenges to help them move forward and thrive in the current times.
About your host... In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Sophie Biggerstaff an ex-fashion buyer turned e-commerce business mentor & consultant and I’ve spent the past 12 years working for brands such as Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Kate Spade and Burberry.
Back in 2020 I left the corporate world behind and began help e-commerce business founders generate more sales without investing hundreds of dollars in to ads by getting really strategic with their organic sales strategy, which in turn helps them convert more browsers in to buyers.
So, with that in mind if you are a ecommerce business founder looking to grow their brand, or an e-commerce entreprneur seeking inspiration to start a new business venture, be sure to subscribe, and follow me on socials.
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The Commerce Club Podcast
S127. How to network to benefit your small business with Clare Alexander
Clare is back for this episode of The Commerce Club podcat & today we are talking about how to network to benefit your product based business…
Clare & I met during the pandemic via a networking group called The Coven and bonded over a shared mission to support small product business owners set up and grow their brands and our mutual love of dessert.
We both joined The Coven because starting a business during lockdown was super lonely, we didn’t have anyone to share our experiences with, hold us accountable or hash out our problems to. We were craving connection, with people that actually understood what we were going through as new service business owners…
& we found that in eachother! Suddenly business didn’t feel so overwhelming and we were constantly sparking ideas off of eachother, so much so that we decided to collaborate and back in September 2021 we hosted our first LIVE networking event which was a special evening brining 50 small product business owners together to chat about their brands, find support in eachother, share learns, and find their business community. So many of the attendees of this event have gone on to collaborate with eachother & find life long business besties - which is something we know you probably want as well, but maybe you don’t have the confidence to approach people or you don’t know how to network…
In this episode we talk you through some of our tips for networking and also invite you to join our product business networking hub - a place for you to connect with other small product business owners who are going through and facing the same challenges, lessons & conversations as you!
If you want to find our more about Clare you can find her at https://www.clare-alexander.co.uk/
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