In this podcast by Northumbria University, Paul Beal, part of the Help to Grow: Management team interviews Jeni Smith, owner of North East networking specialists NetKno, to unlock the power of networking.
In this episode discover the importance of having a strategy, and how with a little creative thinking you can avoid a morning of bad hotel coffee and develop useful connections.
You’ll also learn about Jeni’s journey as a small business founder. Jeni set up NetKno in 2020, at the start of lockdown. Born from a demand for networking evolution, NetKno has helped individuals, corporate teams, and universities all over the world to network with purpose.
During her career, Jeni has won several awards in enterprise, including being named one of the Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs in the UK, becoming a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021 & 2022, and being named by the Telegraph as one of their 100 Women to Watch.
Alongside running her business, Jeni is in the process of completing a PhD at Durham University Business School, where she is researching the relationships between networking event anatomy and entrepreneurial narratives.
Learn more about the Why Small Business Matters podcast
Why Small Business Matters from Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University provides a platform for successful small business leaders to tell their stories, offer advice and unravel what it means to be a successful modern SME.
Brought to you by the Help to Grow: Management delivery team at Northumbria University, Why Small Business Matters takes a casual but insightful look behind the scenes of small businesses, with contributions from rising entrepreneurs and leaders of established SMEs that have been trading for many years.
It finds out what gets them up in the morning, how they've navigated the challenges of the pandemic and their vision for small business in the region, the country and across the globe.
Explore previous episodes of the Why Small Business Matters podcast here