Podcasts

Every week on The Entrepreneur Show we speak to the interesting people behind businesses. This week it's the turn of Paula Wilkinson, director of Mums Bake Cakes - a company that links cake makers to people searching for an alternative gift anywhere in the world to local home bakers.

It's time for A View from the Valley - our regular update from the US on the world of entrepreneurs and business. This week, Glen Goodman was joined by Lisa De Simone, Assistant Professor of Accounting at Stanford Graduate School of Business. They spoke about what UK and European tech entrepreneurs can expect to see in the wake of Trump's policies in the US.

At Christmas time our thoughts often turn to a wider perspective. It is a time when faith is celebrated around the world. But many struggle to find a reconciliation between what science teaches us about the world and their deeply held faith. Here is an attempt to make sense of it all written by Gavin Oldham from Share Radio some years ago.

As we approach the end of 2016, entrepreneurs have had a lot to get to grips with the Brexit vote and its effect on the UK economy and the impact on immigration are of major concern to new businesses. But many entrepreneurs are up beat about their prospects for next year. Glen Goodman was joined by Jamie Kerr, head of entrepreneurship and tech policy at the Institute for Directors.

Helal Miah, Investment Research Analyst at the Share Centre, reviews this week's stock market activity with Share Radio's Juliette Foster. They take a look back at Dixons Carphone, Micro Focus, Centrica, Petrofac, Wood Group, Carpetright and Bellway. They also look ahead to Carnival.

Japanese banks have warned the UK government that they will move their business from London if no guarantees can be provided on the UK's continued access to European markets. For more on this, Share Radio's Alexi Phillips spoke to Max Colchester, UK Banking Reporter for the Wall Street Journal. They began by discussing the motives for this warning.

Share Radio teams up with Claer Barrett, personal finance editor of the Financial Times, for Serious Money. On this edition - a FT panel of experts recently sat around the table to review the financial highs and lows of 2016 and look ahead to 2017.

2015 was a disappointing year for the FTSE100, finishing down 6% due to big falls in mining, oil and gas and banking stocks. Despite a tough start to 2016, the FTSE 100 is up around 10% for the year. And what will 2017 bring? Glen Goodman was joined by Michael Hewson Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets to look at some of the key events in the financial markets over the last 12 months and have a quick look at what 2017 might have in store.

This is The Magazine Review, Share Radio's look at the top political and financial stories of the week under the forensic eye of expert guests. Today's brains are Owain Bennallack, Analyst at The Motley Fool and Robert Colvile, Editor of CapX, author of 'The Great Acceleration' .

Is Switzerland on a collision course with the EU? In a bid to curb immigration, officials have given the green light to laws that prioritise Swiss nationals in the jobs market. Switzerland is now awaiting a response from the European Union. For more analysis of this story, Share Radio's Juliette Foster was joined on the line by Camino Mrtera-Martinez, Research Fellow and Brussels Representative at the Centre for European Reform.