This is my blog where I share my experiences of setting up, running and scaling businesses.
Read more to learn about the highs and lows, the good and bad times, the great times and the downright difficult times. I share how I hunted out opportunities, secured investment, sold businesses and formed strategic partnerships.
I also write about some of my favourite topics such as marketing (a big part of business growth), digital transformation, employing staff, time management, finance and numbers and delighting your customers.
#20 SWOT – Threats in the Market
Have you carried out a SWOT analysis for your business yet? If you haven't, I'd invite you to go back to episodes #16 (Strengths in your business), #18 (Weaknesses in the business), and #19 (Opportunities in the market) and find out how to this exercise. A SWOT...
#19 SWOT – Opportunities in the Market
We're continuing today with the SWOT analysis. We have talked about strengths. We have talked about weaknesses in the business. Today I'm going to talk about opportunities, so that is the third quadrant, and we're looking at opportunities in the marketplace. This is a...
#18 SWOT – Weaknesses in the Business
Welcome back to the Business Greenhouse and our week on SWOT, the SWOT Analysis. So that's the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. In a previous episode, I talked about strengths and how to identify the strengths in your business and why that's...
#17 Create a Success Mindset with a Morning Routine with Will Polston
Do you follow a morning routine? In this week's episode, I chat (for the second time) with award-winning mindset strategist Will Polston. Will aims to empower people to fulfil their potential in life and 'make it happen'. He's worked with celebrities, professional...
#16 SWOT – Strengths in your Business
If you want to download my free template you can do that here. Today's episode is all about reviewing your strengths and filling in the first of the four squares. Emmie Faust SWOT template If you need help with your SWOT then get in touch and book a 1:1 session with...
#15 The Customer Journey is Super Important
Today I want to talk about the customer journey, which is something that I believe is really important. I think it's often overlooked, and yet it's one of the most important things in my eyes. As a business owner, you must look after your prospects and your leads and...
#14 Why is SEO important for your business growth?
Today's topic is SEO, which stands for search engine optimization, and I want to share why SEO is important for business growth. So for those of you who are not familiar with SEO, what is it? Well, it's the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to...
#13 Are you creating the right kind of content?
Today I'm going to talk about content, and specifically why content's important for businesses and how you can go about creating the right content for your business. So in the previous episode, I talked about websites and why it's important to audit your website or to...
#12 Why it is Important to do a Website Audit
When I first start working with my business growth consultancy clients, I help them with their marketing. But part of that process involves a website audit. As part of the marketing process with my clients, I do quite a lot of market research and audits on the...
#11 Are you measuring your marketing properly?
In this episode of The Business Greenhouse Podcast, I talk about one of my favourite topics - measuring your marketing. Tune in and you will learn… Why you should measure your marketing Measuring what you're doing is important because if you don't, you don't know what...
#10 Goal setting in life and business with Will Polston
Do you set goals for your own life and business? Is goal setting something you do or have done before? In this week's episode, I chat with award-winning mindset strategist Will Polston. Will aims to empower people to be able to fulfil their potential in life and 'make...
#9 Have you got Google My Business set up yet?
Today, I'm going to give you a tip on Google My Business. I'm always amazed by how many businesses haven't set up Google My Business. And many aren't even sure why they need it or how to set it up. If this is you, let's find out. Tune in, and you will learn… The...
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Emmie is a brilliant marketing consultant as well as providing us with insightful business guidance and strategy advice. We really value having her as part of our wider team – she’s been a massive help over recent months and we look forward to working with her much more in the future.
Jeff Archer, Founder, Tonic 365
I have absolutely loved working with Emmie. She is one of the most efficient and organised individuals I have ever met. She created an incredibly thorough and helpful marketing plan for our company, and continues to assist with digital strategy. She has been an invaluable part of nourishing and growing our business model.
Annelie Whitfield, Founder, Ancient + Brave
What an amazing marketing strategy session with the brilliant Emmie Faust who helped me see the light in terms of where and how I should be focusing my attention that is realistic and very doable within my time constraints as a Mum with 4 kids trying to build my nutrition business. I’m so excited to get going and couldn’t get enough of her fab ideas.
Georgie Robertson, Nutritionist, GR Nutrition