“Find someone you can confide in about your dreams and visions. When you’re running a business, you might feel like you can figure it out as you go along. But when you’re trying to grow, you get to a certain stage and you realise there’s so much you need to learn - especially if, like me, you don’t have a business degree. One thing I found really useful is Google’s free 1-to-1 mentoring sessions, which helped me structure and understand the direction in which I’m taking my company, and introduced me to tools like Google Ads. They’re open to all small businesses and charities, and they work around your schedule.”

“Prioritise your health – both mental and physical. When I first started out, I was constantly working, even during breaks between seminars. Then it got to a stage where the work I’d put in was finally coming to fruition, but that’s when I started experiencing burnout. You really need to focus on your health and not get caught up in this hustle culture that tells you that you have to work every hour under the sun.”

“Don’t be intimidated by competitors. You bring your own unique and creative flow to an idea that can revolutionise your whole industry. Having long-established, large companies that have been there for years doesn’t mean anything if they aren’t catering to a market that you know exists or that you know could greatly benefit from your idea. So have confidence in yourself and that what you know, or are willing to learn, will actually take you to the stage that you need to get to.”