Something I learned last year is the importance of investing in yourself and in your business. It’s not something that I’d done much of until 2022. I managed the majority of the first decade of being self-employed completely by myself - I did everything. And somehow, I made it through!

But, they say that it takes a village to raise a child. Well I think it takes a village to run a successful thriving business.

Every year, the World Health Organisation marks World Mental Health Day on 10th October. This year, the theme, as set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is “Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority”.

For me, measuring impact goes further than counting the number of students, teachers or schools that a programme has worked with, or the amount of hours spent delivering an initiative, or the volume of resources that have been downloaded.

STEM Ambassadors support learning in the classroom by helping young people to understand how they can apply the concepts they study with their teachers to the real world.

I’d like to tell you a little (made up) story today…

A fictional engineering organisation (let’s call them Green Machines!) that manufactures components for electric cars has a vibrant Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda.