Meet Jane, shop eco for xmas, and browse for some cards to post to your loved ones..

We love Jane. Jane has been a member of the SMBN for several months and she supports so many local networks it’s incredible. Jane promotes herself as a Utility Warehouse Partner (see her welcome post here), but that’s not all she does – like getting blood out of a stone I recently learned of her knitted xmas tinsel! You can see her Cadbury’s teddy with some colours to choose from. I love this tinsel, the normal tinsel drives me mad as bits of foil end up everywhere and I love that I can now get Jane to knit me some to use year after year. Very sustainable and eco friendly, and so pretty! Contact Jane via the SMBN or I can tag her on any social media channels for you.

Jane sells cards too! See link below to stock up supporting not only a small business but smaller artists too.

and of course Jane is a Utility Warehouse partner, and I believe there is more.. to be continued!


Enterprise and economic growth in financially-excluded communities

On Wednesday, I was delighted to be invited to a presentation and discussion in the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Kamall of Edmonton, about how we unlock enterprise and economic growth in financially-excluded communities and achieve ‘growth in every postcode’, and I am pleased to share that some key players attended, and asked questions…

Opul Nails

I LOVE these nails, and i’m always asked about where i’ve had mine done! BUY YOURS HERE

The SMBN returns! and I’m so happy to be ‘home’.

JOIN US TODAY You can join as a member or as a supporter! There are HUNDRES of amazing pictures I could share to try and capture the feeling of the SMBN. I invite you to view the full gallery here. I had closed the SMBN in February 2025. I needed to step away and focus…