SME: SOS

I know that it all feels a little upside down right now still but I wanted to reach out and connect with you all!

As we all know, small & medium businesses make up 99.9% of all private sector businesses in the UK, but they are under threat, now more than ever.

With this in mind I have launched SME: SOS as a free resource to empower small businesses with the latest information & highlight the help available to them. This is a platform to make sure that you do not feel alone through this tumultuous time.

I’ll be talking to the community every day through my Instagram & will be feeding back the urgent needs of SMEs to the Government, on what more they can do. I am virtually right next to you,

Interviews with The Experts #20 Jayne Hardy
Founder of The Blurt Foundation

Holly chats to Jayne Hardy, founder of The Blurt Foundation – a social enterprise dedicated to helping those affected by depression. They look at how we can each put a framework in place to look after our own mental health, now and for the future.

Jayne reiterates the importance of leaning into things that bring you comfort and joy and to take self care back to the basics – drink plenty of water, get outside, take each day as it comes and give yourself breathing space.

Interviews with The Experts #19 Pippa Murray
Founder of Pip and Nut

Holly catches up with Pip, founder of Pip and Nut, who says that ‘start ups are used to pivoting’ which is where the innovation we are seeing right now is coming from!

Pip notes the heartening sense of community, and the heightened awareness of our responsibility as a global community, which is leading to a sense of connectedness that contradicts the necessary physical distance right now.