The SME Community Podcast
The SME Community Podcast is the podcast for ambitious SME owners, entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders looking for practical insights to grow, adapt and innovate.
Hosted by Aisling Hurley, design-led innovation researcher, lecturer and founder of TBF Innovation Lab, each episode features honest conversations with entrepreneurs, researchers, industry experts, educators and changemakers shaping the future of business. Together, we explore innovation, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence (AI), digital marketing, leadership, sustainability, business strategy, design thinking, research and the real challenges of building successful organisations.
Whether you're starting a business, scaling an SME, leading innovation, navigating digital transformation or looking for practical advice from people who've been there, you'll discover inspiring stories, expert insights and actionable ideas you can apply immediately.
Originally created in partnership with Local Enterprise Office Tipperary, The SME Community Podcast is now proudly produced by TBF Innovation Lab, bringing together conversations with innovators, founders, academics, policymakers and business leaders from Ireland and beyond.
If you're interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence for business, SME growth, innovation leadership, design-led innovation, responsible innovation and the future of work, subscribe and join the conversation.
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The SME Community Podcast
How SMEs Can Become More Sustainable | John Butler
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Customers, funders and supply chains increasingly expect businesses to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. But where should an SME begin?
In this episode, Aisling explores how small businesses can become more sustainable through practical, achievable changes. John Butler of The Bookworm shares his experience of participating in the Green for Micro programme, while Stuart Nelson explains how SMEs can improve environmental performance, avoid greenwashing and identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency and support long-term business growth. Whether you're taking your first steps towards sustainability or looking to strengthen your environmental credentials, this episode offers practical advice to help your business move forward.
You can reach LEO Tipperary on localenteprise.ie Tipperary, or get in touch with them at their base in Clonmel, via Twitter or Instagram @LEOTipperary. You can get your books from John via his website https://bookworm.ie/
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The SME Community Podcast is produced by TBF Innovation Lab and hosted by Aisling Hurley.
Each episode shares practical conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship, AI, leadership, research and business growth to help SMEs, founders and business leaders innovate with confidence.
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