The Nook On Five is hosting Mushroombiz, annual Outlook Summit to illuminate the factors, risks and opportunities presented by the year ahead. We look at the at how business leaders can navigate the challenges posed by high inflation, the war in Ukraine and the threat of recession, offering practical insights to aid decision making and achieve their goals. With a first-class panel of experts and veterans of entrepreneurship, join us to dissect the things all leaders need to know to be successful in 2023.
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Discussion themes:
Our multi-disciplinary panel brings together expertise from across the spectrum of professional and lived business experience - from economics and commercial law to HR, accounting and tax - offering insights, ideas and inspiration as business leaders look to plan their strategies for the year ahead. Among the subjects to be discussed are:- The economic outlook and what it means for small-to-medium sized businesses
- Work and employment trends in 2023
- The tax landscape - and what to look out for
- Legal shifts and risk
- Selling a business: what it takes - and what happens next
- Entrepreneurial appetite of the nation - Mushroombiz polling results
Special Guests:
An economist, author and frequent media commentator on UK and international economic, monetary, political and social issues, Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
She was previously Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service. A former Partner at KPMG and the holder of numerous academic posts, Vicky’s books include “Greekonomics: The Euro crisis and Why Politicians Don't Get It”; “It's the Economy, Stupid- Economics for Voters”, with Ross and Urwin; “Redesigning Manufacturing”, with Nielsen and Beverland; and “Women vs Capitalism”.Vicky joins us to offer her unparalleled insights into the economic picture in 2023 and how those in the SME space can plan to maximise the year ahead.
A regular source of carefully researched video advice to an online following of over 12,500 people on TikTok, Steph Gemson also works with business owners day-in, day-out through her chartered tax practice TaxGem.
Helping private clients, entrepreneurs and owner managed businesses to minimse their tax burden and maximise their income, Steph joins us to look at the major trends in taxation and how these impact companies and their owners at an individual level.
Running a food business with penetration into major supermarkets, health food shops and service stations, Steve Rich knows a thing or two about building a successful business.
With Fulfil recently sold to confectionary giant Ferrero, Steve joins us to talk about Fulfil's business journey and what life is like before, during and after the sale of a company.
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Catherine Hyde is the founder of HooperHyde, a specialist law firm for UK businesses supporting business owners to build with strong legal foundations that set them up for success.
Heading-up Mushroombiz's own outsourced HR Services to a multitude of clients ranging from small hair salons to multinational-owned giants, there is little Charlotte Szeptycki (Assoc. CIPD) has not encountered in her dealings with every kind of small business you can imagine.
From quiet hiring and hybrid working to upcoming statutory wage rises and the ongoing fight to recruit talent, Charlotte joins us to share everything you need to know about hiring, motivating and managing people in the year ahead.
Imran Tariq (MBA, FCCA) has been keeping SMEs on the straight and narrow with their accounting for much of the past decade. Regularly advising Mushroombiz clients on the best strategies for accounting and tax-related issues, few accountants are as close to the action when it comes to helping people achieve their business and personal goals.
With Vicky Pryce's economic outlook as a launch point, Imran joins us to share his insights into the practical things leaders can - or should - be doing to handle their financial affairs well in 2023.