At the same time the diverse nature of their business types and models provided a real opportunity to flex the full range of my business experience across retail, and catering. It was a pleasure to see how keen these small traders where to access support that is not normally available to them and for me to have the opportunity to work with a group of developing businesses. It was also nice to deliver a mixed bag of personal visits and zoom sessions which increased the flexibility for sole traders to access my support services. 

There were many highlights and I covered a wide range of topics from merchandising to brand support, and e-commerce to book-keeping over a three week period. For me the most interesting experience was helping two young ladies establishing new businesses one clothing and one catering with their business and launch plans and I wish both every success in their new ventures.