“I have learned how to map out and build an audience and develop a content strategy for my business which has been invaluable.”

Mahtab Chenevix-Trench runs a food business, Tabbi Eats, a bespoke meal-planning service but when the Coronavirus hit her client numbers dwindled she decided to use the time to train in social media so she joined our Foundation in Social Media Marketing course.

"The most important part of the course for me was learning how to develop a social media strategy around my brand.”

When the first lockdown began Jo Keigwin’s work as a freelance designer began to dry up but instead of feeling deflated, she used the opportunity to focus on her side business and joined our Foundation in Social Media Marketing course to help understand how to grow her business on social media.

"We have really enjoyed the course and it has delivered what we wanted and more."

Klara Akerstrom, 39 and Mel Booth, 43, are the founders of Marketing Lab a friendly Marketing Consultancy offering practical and tailored advice and support to a diverse range of clients based in the Surrey Hills. They jointly completed our Foundation in Social Media Marketing course and are looking forward to sharing their newfound social media expertise with their clients.

"I have seen my confidence improve and the tweaks that I’ve started implementing are already showing results on the business accounts."

Keri Mason, 40, completed the Foundation in Social Media Marketing to support her move to freelancing, so she can weave social media into her portfolio of content creation services.

"Be the one doing it properly, not the one playing at it!”

Emma MacFarlane, 48, is a successful marketing freelancer and lives in Thames Ditton, Surrey, with her husband and family. She completed the Foundation in Social Media Marketing to expand her social media knowledge and to offer another marketing avenue to her clients.

"I now have a much better understanding of how social media enables businesses and charities to engage with their target audience."

Heather Paton works as a Programme Coordinator for Link UP London’s ReLaunch Programme who funded her place on our Foundation in Social Media Marketing course. She lives in Clapham with her family.

"The course has enabled me to plan my social media strategy for my new business with a lot more confidence."

Meet Helen Robinson, founder of Gifted Local. Helen completed our Foundation in Social Media Marketing course and is now excited about applying her learnings to grow her new business which connects people to creative businesses in their local area helping them to shop more sustainably.