Ailis Topley: From lockdown hobby to £1m business

<p><b>The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation&apos;s podcast, is back! <br/><br/>This sixth season is powered by the </b><a href='https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-connected/'><b>business.connected online training programme</b></a><b> and our partners Vodafone Business, Builder.ai and JP Morgan. <br/><br/></b>Joining freelance journalist Dan Martin for the first episode is Ailis Topley, founder of sustainable and refillable candles company <a href='https://www.pottcandles.com/'>Pott Candles</a>.<br/><br/>Ailis’ business started as a lockdown hobby in 2020, but it now has sales of over £1m, its products are stocked in Selfridges and John Lewis and Ailis was named by Forbes as one of Europe&apos;s top young entrepreneurs.  <br/><br/>Tune into the episode to hear the inspiring Pott Candles story and its founder’s tips for business success. <br/><br/>----<br/><br/><b>The business.connected hub is a free online training programme of workshops, webinars and e-learning modules designed to help businesses go digital, adopt new technology, and stay safe online. </b> <br/><br/>To find out more, go to <a href='http://www.enterprisenation.com/businessconnected'>www.enterprisenation.com/businessconnected</a><br/><br/>To listen to previous episodes of the podcast, go to <a href='http://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast'>www.enterprisenation.com/podcast</a></p><p><b><br/></b><br/></p>