Theo Williams from localised.com on keeping more business in the local community.

Theo Williams from localised.com on keeping more business in the local community.

Theo Williams co-founded localised.com. It was his first business and the mission was to help local communities thrive by more efficiently connecting local buyers & sellers. Theo talks about the start-up journey and keeping business local.

Theo Williams is a Director and CEO of www.localised.com which is a local business discovery tool and helps owners to buy from sell to, and partner with other owners.

He works with government and locally focused corporates. to build and activate business owner communities and to build resilience and grow micro-economies.

Localised was his first business. Six years on Theo talks to us about the ride and shares with us;

  • How a move to the regions prompted the original idea for Localised
  • The stuff up's, the learnings, the successes
  • The pathway that led to finding the right product-market fit for the business
  • The massive opportunity for local businesses to do more business locally
  • The benefits to local communities from connecting local buyers and sellers
  • The evolution of the Localised platform 
  • How connection and networking are still so critical for small business owners
  • How he is encouraging the takeup of digital technologies and services to build resilience in small businesses

 

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