We help brands build relationships with small business owners.

Work with young startup founders to develop business plans and support them in the early stages of launching a business. This was a part-time volunteer role.

BusinessZone aims to provide growth-stage businesses with the networks and experience they need to scale. UK Business Forums is the most active online community of small business owners with over 1,500 posts per week and 600,000 unique visitors per month.• Managed a team of two full-time staff, one part-time contractor and a number of freelancers• Developed an industry-leading network of contributors including Luke Lang, James Caan, Reshma Sohoni, Lawrence Tomlinson and Richard Reed• Created an editorial strategy for high-quality commercial content, with 11% of articles sponsored during H1 2017 • Spoke at industry events, including appearing on Reuters flagship business show Money Matters• Launched the Start | Scale | Disrupt podcast• Played a key role in launching content on UK Business Forums• Proofread work from a wide range of contributors• Sat on the editorial advisory group that worked directly with Sift’s management team

• Responsible for setting the editorial tone and direction of the publication• Worked with internal staff and contractors, and commissioned freelancers and industry contributors• Developed the editorial strategy to focus on growth-stage businesses during a website relaunch that led site visitors to increase 30%, page views 61% and session duration 92%• Wrote company profiles, advice features and analysis

Freelance journalist specialising in small business and politics.• Wrote for titles ranging from The Guardian and The Financial Times to Vice magazine• Covered small businesses for Business & Finance, Real Business and Atlantic Business• Broke a story about recruitment agencies’ abuse of National Minimum Wage allowances that eventually led to new legislation• Covered politics and economics for Vice, including a story picked up by the national media outlets• Passed the NCTJ’s Foundation Course In News Reporting• Worked with local publications while living in Canada, Ireland and the UK• Completed two internships with The Financial Times

• Broke exclusive news stories, developed columns, researched and wrote analysis pieces, and feature writing• Worked with external columnists• Contributed to Recruiter.co.uk and wrote daily email alerts• Developed an extensive range of contacts, attended industry events and held regular face-to-face meetings with sources• Proofread magazine and web copy