About us

Here at indie guides we understand what it is to be independent – what you are up against every day to make a success of your business whilst competing against the corporate giants that dominate many market sectors.

We know how difficult it can be to wear many hats: one minute an accountant, the next a product buyer and, of course, always the super salesperson. And with a marketing budget that would not cover lunch for most corporate marketeers, we know you need maximum bang for your bucks!

Big challenges, indeed! But on the positive side, many great innovations and new companies have been driven by inspired independents. Indies can be quick to react, spot gaps in a market and deliver an excellent customer experience.

We’d like to help you accentuate the positives, to help independents stand out from the crowd. We believe indie guides can help you do that - by deriving strength from a national network to boost your local presence.

If indie guides can help with that one part of your business, that’s great. But we have ambitions to evolve beyond that: to create a members “community” of like minded individuals - independent business people who want to trade with and help one another. Wouldn’t that be great? A ready market in your area of the country and a ready-made business network.

Steve Wickens and Steve Knapp are co-founders of indie guides. Between us, we have over 38 years’ experience of running small to medium sized independent businesses. Steve Wickens has 18 years’ experience in the mobile telecoms industry, dealing with issues of constant change and rapid development. Steve Knapp has run his own accountancy practice for more than 20 years and has experienced just about every stage in the cycle of business development. In that time he has also been a principal in a number of enterprises, all of which have broadened his experience of the strengths and pitfalls of running small businesses"

Time and time again, we see what works - Simplicity.

indie guides is a simple concept dedicated to helping good independent businesses prosper against the tide of corporate development. We hope you’ll join us.

Be indie, be happy!