We help people and businesses develop valuable new skills to achieve their full potential

Our story

Nick and Heloise Laight, the husband and wife duo behind Canonbury Publishing Ltd, have a lifelong passion for helping people and businesses achieve extraordinary results through strategic learning and upscaling their skills.

With more than 60 years combined experience of publishing business, financial, and lifestyle titles, they’ve set out to provide high-quality advice for people seeking to master valuable skills, start their own business or grow an exisiting business.

Since launching Canonbury’ back in 2003, more than 60,000 motivated individuals, entrepreneurs and business owners have used their expert advice for proven business strategies.

If you have any queries about our consultancy or services and how Nick and Heloise can help you please contact them here

Our expertise

Decades of business experience

Information Publishing

With an enviable track record of successful launches going back to the early 1990s, Nick and Heloise are admired by publishers and customers alike for their professionalism, ethics and above all results. They work closely with experts who want to share their knowledge with a wider audience while making sure their customers receive the highest quality training and support.

Sales & Marketing

Thanks to 30 years of hands-on business experience, Nick and Heloise are recognised experts in direct response marketing. Heloise started her career in direct mail and made the successful transition online, managing countless groundbreaking product launches and campaigns. Nick is one of the UK’s most accomplished direct response copywriters, email and content marketers. He also consults for businesses large and small on communications, content and inbound sales strategies.

Helping Small Businesses With AI

AI for Business Growth

Nick and Heloise have spent years helping small businesses use technology to help drive their success. Today, they specialise in helping entrepreneurs and companies leverage AI to streamline operations, boost productivity, and unlock new opportunities. From automating time-consuming tasks to using AI-driven insights. They provide the tools and strategies businesses need to stay ahead in an ever evolving digital landscape.

Meet the founders

Heloise Laight

Co-Founder & CEO

Heloise joined Agora’s London office in 1992 as a marketing assistant. Her marketing skills were quickly recognised and she eventually rose to become Marketing Director and then Director of Publishing.

During her time at Agora she built a superstar team of direct marketers and went on to recruit and train key staff in the UK, France, South Africa and Australia.

She co-founded Canonbury Publishing Ltd with her husband Nick in 2003. Since then they have worked with experts across a wide range of subjects to publish scores of educational and training products & services to their audience of over 60,000 subscribers.

Nick Laight

Co-Founder & CEO

Like Heloise, Nick spent his formative years at global financial publishing giant Agora in their London office as a copywriter.

Fascinated by every aspect of the information publishing business, Nick held numerous high profile roles including Editorial Director, Digital Publishing Director and Publisher.

As well as helping individuals and businesses through Canonbury, Nick has held the chair of Specialised Information Publishers Association (SIPA) and copy chief at The American Writers & Artists Institute (AWAI). He is an in-demand speaker, business consultant and mentor.

Outside of ‘work’ Nick is occasionally found Djing obscure music, creating digital art and twiddling the knobs on his analog synthesiser!

What our customers say

Jon Jay

I just wanted to take time out to say thank you for this incredible wealth of ideas, inspiration and advice. After only a few days I’m beginning to think this really is the best subscription I’ve ever taken out

Terry Davies

Nick, your publications are superb, the best I’ve read, look forward to a long and happy relationship with you.

O. Railey

Your newsletter makes for extremely compelling reading and the presentation is top class, so I would like to congratulate yourself and team on a brilliant piece of “No holds barred literature”… keep up the brilliant work

J. Moore

A great Newsletter 10 out of 10. A breath of fresh air, someone who is not afraid to say it as it is.

Case Study

From Chinese Takeaway to Global eCommerce Success!

Ben Lee first came across Canonbury Publishing as a subscriber to one of their publications where he read about how to set up an e-commerce business. Still working at his family restaurant, he started selling on Amazon part-time. Within a few years he had built a multi-million pound e-commerce brand and now works with Canonbury to teach his unique online business model to other aspiring small businesses.

The Small Business AI Bulletin

The Small Business AI Bulletin

We’re passionate about helping small businesses thrive in an ever-changing digital landscape. 

That’s why we created the Small Business AI Bulletin – a straightforward, no-nonsense guide to the latest AI tools and strategies that actually make a difference.

Every month, we break down the essential trends, time-saving hacks, and must-know insights to help you stay ahead. Find out more here:

Expert advice to help grow your business

If you’re interested in getting access to our consultancy for customer communication, or incorporating AI into your business, we’d love to hear from you.

If you are a business owner seeking ways to grow your business take a look at our Canonbury Consulting Starter Package, or for details on a bespoke package, please get in touch using the contact form below.

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