Enterprise coaching for rural founders and growing businesses.
Supporting Founders & Rural Businesses
Enterprise Thrive supports early-stage founders, rural businesses and individuals exploring new ideas.Starting or growing a business can feel uncertain — particularly in rural areas where access to support, networks and confidence-building opportunities can be limited.Enterprise Thrive provides practical, structured coaching to help founders gain clarity, make confident decisions and take realistic next steps.The focus is always on meaningful progress — not overwhelm.
about martina
Enterprise Thrive is led by Martina McKinnel, an Enterprise Coach supporting early-stage founders and rural businesses.With experience across regional business development programmes and lived experience of building ventures from the ground up, Martina combines structured coaching with practical understanding of the realities of entrepreneurship.Her approach is supportive, grounded and forward-focused, creating space for clarity while encouraging meaningful action.
HOW I WORK
Enterprise Thrive provides supportive but structured coaching designed to create clarity and momentum.
CLARITYCreating space to think strategically and define direction
STRUCTURETurning ideas into practical, achievable actions with realistic planning
MOMENTUMBuilding confidence through consistent progress and accountability
Supporting founders in action
Enterprise Thrive delivers practical, action-focused workshops designed to support founders at different stages of their journey.Through facilitated group sessions, participants explore challenges, develop structure and leave with clear next steps for their business.Workshops are designed to encourage shared learning, peer support and confident decision-making, with an emphasis on implementation, not just ideas.
What founders are saying
Feedback from founders who have participated in coaching and workshops through regional enterprise programmes.
''The coaching sessions helped me most by helping me to refinine my idea and focus on achievable next steps''
''One thing about the coaching that helped me feel more confident or capable was realising my fears/thoughts are normal and not to feed into them, and how thinking out of the box can lead to more opportunities''
''Hearing other peoples ups and downs in running a business makes you feel less isolated''
''The coaching sessions helped me think differently about my business in relation to other small businesses in the region, and its value''
''If someone was considering joining a programme like this, I would tell them to 100% go for it! Tailored, honest support and practical assistance''
''Before joining the programme, I felt overwhelmed, and now I feel energised!''
''I felt a bit lost at first - now I'm ready to go go go for it!''
''The biggest change for me during the programme has been getting focused and homing in on immediate steps without becoming overwhelmed by thinking about everything at once!''
''I now have more self belief that my business is filling a gap in the market''
''Being part of this group has helped me to meet other businesses who can support my growth''
''One of the biggest differences this programme has made for me personally has increased my confidence and resilience ''
Shaping Future Support in Rural South WEST SCOTLAND
Enterprise Thrive is developing future workshops and action-based programmes shaped around the real needs of local businesses in rural South West Scotland.If you are building or growing a business and would value specific types of support, whether around confidence, funding, marketing, structure or accountability — I would welcome your input.Understanding what genuinely helps founders move forward allows future support to be relevant, practical and impactful.
Experience & Background
Enterprise Thrive is led by Martina McKinnel, an Enterprise Coach with experience supporting early-stage businesses across regional development programmes.Experience includes:Coaching founders at idea, launch and growth stagesFacilitating group workshops and peer sessionsSupporting rural SMEs and community enterprisesBuilding and developing ventures from the ground upBackground in design, innovation and entrepreneurshipThis combination of structured coaching and lived business experience underpins the Enterprise Thrive approach.
Start a Conversation
If you would like to explore coaching, collaboration or future workshops, I would be pleased to hear from you.Whether you are at idea stage, early trading or planning your next phase of growth, Enterprise Thrive provides a supportive and structured space to move forward with clarity.Email: [email protected]