I just worked out I have 36,712 followers across all my social media accounts (personal & business). I'm sure this is much higher than most people but it has taken me 9yrs to get to this number & I have been consistently posting about business startups & scaleups,

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On Friday (7 November), Paul Harrison (Founder & Creative Director, The Shape Strategic Marketing & Branding) will share how you can better engage with your target audience using a strong brand identity at our PLATFORM (Sunderland) event... 1/2

Want to know how to use Data, IoT & AI to solve your business / organisation problems? Come & hear Paula Merifield (Co-Founder, Triform Digital Limited) speak at our PLATFORM (Sunderland) event on Friday (7 Nov)! Book your FREE ticket to attend at platformsundnov25.eventbrite.com ⭐️

Did you know The Federation of Small Businesses is the UK’s leading membership organisation for small businesses & the self-employed? Howard Little (FSB) will be speaking at our PLATFORM (Sunderland) event on Friday! Book your FREE ticket to attend at platformsundnov25.eventbrite.com ⭐️

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92.7% of respondents to our UK Startup & Scaleup Survey 2025 say they regularly use LinkedIn to be inspired or find information about starting or growing their business. 40% say YouTube, 38.2% Podcasts, 36.4% Instagram & 30.9% Facebook. Only 12.7% say X/Twitter. Surprised? ⬇️⭐️

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