Podcasts

Want to get the best deals on your Christmas Shopping? Not sure how to make the most of Black Friday? Never fear! Sarah Pennells is joined in the studio by Martyn James, Independent Financial Expert and Commentator, Katy Phillips from Idealo, and James Walker from the complaints website Resolver.co.uk, to share top tips on securing that must have bargain as well as answering your consumer rights questions.

In the wake of Brexit and Donald Trump being elected, what should you take account of and what should you ignore when it comes to investing? Sarah Pennells is joined by Louise Oliver, a Chartered Financial Planner at Piercefield Oliver, Lisa Stanley-Mann from Good with Money, and Share Radio's own Senior Analyst, Ed Bowsher, to guide you through investments and what to look out for in a post-truth environment.

In need of a little extra cash for your Christmas present fund this year? Sarah Pennells is joined by Jasmine Birtles, Founder of money saving website Money Magpie, Naomi Willis from the money blog Skint Dad, and Abigail Dickinson, Communications Executive at cashback site Quidco, to look at ways to make and save those essential pennies for the Christmas shop.

Struggling to get on the property ladder? Sarah Pennells and Young Money Champion Olivia Rudgard look at the pros and cons of shared ownership with experts Lynda Clark, Editor of First Time Buyer Magazine, Kush Rawal, Sales and Marketing Director at Thames Valley Housing, and Paula Higgins, Chief Executive of Homeowners Alliance. Sarah and Olivia also hear from Alex Campbell who's bought a shared ownership property in Phoenix Quarter in Dartford in Kent.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week.

Children are worryingly lacking in financial awareness with both teachers and parents to blame for not talking enough about money. According to new statistics from the Money Advice Service just 7% of 7-17 year olds had spoken to their teachers about finances whilst only around a third had received advice from parents. One charity trying to improve financial awareness amongst young people is MyBnk and our reporter Tom Hill spoke to their CEO Guy Rigden to find out more.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday started off as an American import- but has it become a key fixture in the UK shopping calendar? UK households will spend £175 on average on those days according to a survey by Gocompare.com. To find out more about this Simon Rose spoke to joined by Martyn John at Gocompare Credit Cards

Every week on The Entrepreneur Show we meet interesting people behind some interesting businesses around the UK. This week, Simon speaks to Dean Dempsey inventor of Naturelly- a healthy fruit jelly snack for children which is gelatin free.

The UK's entrepreneurial performance reached a five year high in the lead up to the EU referendum. According to Barclays' eighth Entrepreneurs Index, it increased by 10% since 2011, to an all time high, and is bouncing back after a decline in 2014. It's not all good news though, the index warns of a lack of new scale up businesses and that uncertainty could harm growth. To find out more, Olivia Demetriades was joined by Richard Heggie, Head of High Growth & Entrepreneurs at Barclays and began by asking how entrepreneurs fared in the run up to the Brexit vote.

It's time for A View from the Valley - our regular update from the US on the world of entrepreneurs and business. This week Simon spoke to Sarah Soule, Senior Associate Dean, and The Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business about design thinking.