I have run and grown SMEs for over 30 years including through COVID and understand the highs and lows of running your own small business. I am a qualified chartered accountant and have launched start ups, managed fast growing companies with turnovers from £1m to £100m overseeing expansion into EMEA, Asia, Africa and the USA and executed business sales and aquisitions. I have also managed businesses through the financial crisis, Brexit and COVID so have significant experience in business resilience, funding and crisis management.