What's Actually Available to Small Businesses in the South East Right Now

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The FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has been around for over fifty years. But how much do you actually know about what it does, and whether it is relevant to you?

In this episode of the South East Business Show, Sian Murphy is joined by co-host Adelle Martin and two guests from the FSB: Jane Martin, Business Connector for the South East, and Alison Turner, Regional Development Manager. Together they cover what the FSB does beyond membership, how it takes grassroots problems directly to Westminster policymakers, and why the networking events running across Kent, Sussex and Surrey are genuinely different from the ones that cost a fortune and expect you to pitch before you have had a coffee.

There is also a frank conversation about entrepreneurial thinking in schools, neurodiversity in business, cash flow, late payments legislation, and the growth hubs across the South East that most businesses are simply not using.

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Thanks to our show sponsor The Executive Resilience Coach. Visit https://www.executiveresiliencecoach.co.uk for more information.

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Host

Adelle Martin

Adelle Martin is an Executive Resilience Coach, speaker, author, and co-founder of Stronger Together Through Cancer. After a 30-year corporate career in financial services and HR, she now helps women stay strong in business and leadership when life becomes challenging, combining resilience, wellbeing, and real-world experience into practical support and coaching.

Host

Sian Murphy

Sian Murphy is a businesswoman, broadcaster, publisher, and event organiser known for bringing together business growth, wellbeing, and community connection. She is the founder of initiatives including Café in the Calm, Stepping Out, and the Women in Business Big Show, and hosts business and wellbeing radio shows and podcasts across the South East. Through events, training, publishing, and media, Sian supports people to grow both personally and professionally in a practical, grounded, and approachable way.

Guest

Alison Turner

Regional Business and Stakeholder Manager at FSB advocating for small businesses.

Producer

Executive Resilience Coach

I am an Award-Winning Executive Resilience Coach and CEO & Co-Founder of Stronger Together Through Cancer CIC. My work focuses on one critical leadership challenge: How do businesswomen remain economically active when life disrupts everything? Through coaching, speaking, research, and advocacy, I am redefining resilience as a structured leadership system that protects women’s agency, leadership capacity, and economic participation during sustained disruption. My work bridges the gap between health realities and business leadership, ensuring women are not forced to choose between their well-being and their professional future.

Guest

Jane Martin

FSB Advisor and The Business Connector - Introducing and connecting you and your business to the right people and industry

What's Actually Available to Small Businesses in the South East Right Now

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