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Sharon Fishburne


Sharon Fishburne is a freelance marketing consultant who specialises in helping SMEs take their businesses to the next level. An expert at marketing strategy, she previously worked at some of the biggest global consultancies, including PwC, advising multinationals on their expansion strategy.




Food, beverage, and biodiversity

By Sharon Fishburne

Dec 02 2021 12:45PM

Food Business News - As supply chain issues batter the world economy, consumers may have seen the difference on the shelves. You may have struggled to find your favourite snacks on the shelves, and those heading out to restaurant chains may have noticed menu items missing. However, most sources say these are temporary issues.


Food, beverage, and biodiversity

Finance Business News - UK fashion sales as a proportion of total retail sales remain below their pre-pandemic level, a new study shows.ONS data shows that in January 2020, prior to the first lockdown, UK fashion sales as a proportion of total retail sales stood at 11.48 per cent 4.8bn .


UK fashion sales recovery sluggish compared to other key markets, study shows

Traditional industries on the verge of an innovation boom

By Sharon Fishburne

Nov 05 2021 12:04PM

Technology Business News - Businesses in our mind s eye tend to fall into two categories. We separate traditional, old-world industries from the new and modern. But the lines are becoming blurred.In the past, any heavily digitised business that relied on heavily on tech was in the latter category, but this is now becoming the norm.


Traditional industries on the verge of an innovation boom

4 trends to look out for on the high street

By Sharon Fishburne

Oct 12 2021 01:12PM

Retail Business News - Consumer behaviour changed dramatically throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Food retailers such as Tesco created thousands of vacancies for new drivers to keep up with the increased demand of online shoppers. Conversely, high street stores up and down the country lay vacant, unable to trade given government restrictions.


4 trends to look out for on the high street

Finance Business News - It is no secret that the South West of England has been lagging behind for many years. As a region, it suffers from low wages, low productivity and high unemployment rates. The same trends can also be found in its major cities Bristol and Plymouth, amongst others. However, with the help of key industries from green energy to aerospace.


Does the South West have the potential to become an economic hub?

Finance Business News - New research into consumer shopping trends across four key English-speaking markets, the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia, during the pandemic reveals the UK saw the greatest increase in online sales as a percentage of total retail sales.


UK saw greatest increase in online shopping during pandemic, study finds

What will financial services look like in 2030?

By Sharon Fishburne

Aug 11 2021 04:25PM

Finance Business News - Digital technology has transformed business and sparked innovation on a scale rarely seen before. Just as the last ten years saw remarkable change, so will the next decade. Here are a few ways in which the financial services of the future could look very different to those of today.


What will financial services look like in 2030?

Why you should support small charities and grassroots movements

By Sharon Fishburne

Aug 10 2021 06:26PM

Charity Business News - Donating regularly to charities is not only great for the charity that you re supporting, but it s rewarding for yourself too. With millions of people donating to good causes each year, I wanted to talk about which kinds of organisations can make the biggest difference to your community.


Why you should support small charities and grassroots movements

Energy investment consultancy primes for growth into renewables

By Sharon Fishburne

Apr 08 2021 10:52AM

Energy Business News - Claydon Energy Partners, the London-based international energy investment consultancy, has today set its sights on expansion into the renewables market as it primes for recovery after the pandemic.


Energy investment consultancy primes for growth into renewables

Finance Business News - With the world facing the greatest public health crisis in living memory and public sector borrowing at record levels, leading economic historian, Dr George Maher, argues that the root causes of many of the economic disasters of our time are much the same as those of the Roman Empire.


Pugnare - George Maher's lessons from the economic collapse of Rome

Entrepreneurs need to decide on their company's future

By Sharon Fishburne

Mar 16 2021 05:24PM

Recruitment Business News - We are undergoing an unparalleled shift in how we work. The coronavirus pandemic has been compared to the 2008 financial crisis countless times over the past year, but there are some big differences this time around, that business leaders need to make themselves aware of.


Entrepreneurs need to decide on their company's future

Marketing Business News - Andreas Emmanuel, founder and Managing Director of Emmanuel Marketing, a boutique marketing agency specifically designed for SMEs, has today announced his firm will offer an intensive, two-day marketing course at no cost for entrepreneurs and business owners from the North of England.


Andreas Emmanuel offers free marketing course for struggling firms in the North

Why entrepreneurs should keep companies private

By Sharon Fishburne

Mar 04 2021 04:29PM

Finance Business News - With IPO s trending, it can seem pedestrian to want to retain control of your company. But there are many compelling reasons to do so. So while everyone else is listing, let s go through the reasons not to.


Why entrepreneurs should keep companies private