Ellen Bishop, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Ellen Bishop

Ellen Bishop founded Alcea Consulting Limited in 2017. With expertise in AI transformation, strategic planning and purpose-driven leadership, she helps medium-sized businesses adopt AI safely and confidently. Named Best AI Adoption Consultancy 2025 in the Midlands Enterprise Awards, Ellen is passionate about using her communications and change background to demystify and de-jargon AI while empowering leaders of SMEs to transform their businesses using AI strategically and securely.

From experimentation to execution: How SME leaders can turn AI curiosity into results

Ellen Bishop

Jan 27 '26

Over the past few months, the way SME leaders talk to me and the Alcea team about AI has started to change

What SME leaders really think about AI: Insights from the 2025 readiness survey

Ellen Bishop

Nov 24 '25

Over the past three months, my Elite Business column has been running alongside the UK SME AI Readiness survey, a survey exploring how leaders are adopting, experimenting with and thinking about artificial intelligence

How can AI help your business make money?

Ellen Bishop

Nov 12 '25

AI isn’t just about saving time. It’s about creating value. While the headlines focus on cost-cutting, the real opportunity for UK businesses lies in how well-placed AI can drive growth, boost revenue and improve shareholder and stakeholder returns.

Is your business ready for AI?

Ellen Bishop

Oct 2 '25

AI is shaping strategy across the SME landscape. As Boards begin autumn planning, benchmarking readiness is vital. A new survey offers leaders the chance to see where they stand

Most SME Boards know AI matters, so why are only 31% using it?

Ellen Bishop

Sep 1 '25

A YouGov poll shows 86% of SME leaders are familiar with AI, yet just 31% are actually using it. Familiarity won’t protect your business. Readiness will.