This month’s theme is put it into action, taking small, simple steps that help you move your business forward without overwhelm. Action does not have to be big. It just has to be real. A lot of us struggle to take action because we are not clear on why we are doing it. Simon Sinek
Thinking Space Test The first Thinking Space test ran in County Durham on 8 July. It was a quiet, steady session with time to think, plan and reflect. The session used July’s Priority Picker worksheet, which helped people choose one thing to focus on for the month. A few gentle tweaks have been made based
I’ve had the chance to pause and find space to think about the direction of Rural Business Network (RBN). Clarity, connection, and courage continue to guide the work, and they feel truer than ever. Earlier this year, I received an ADHD diagnosis. It’s helped me understand my working rhythm and why I created Thinking Space,
Many rural business owners reach a point in early spring where the clutter starts to get in the way. Emails build up, digital files get messy, and systems begin to feel heavier than they should. Clearing the decks is a simple but powerful way to create space for clearer thinking and smoother work as the
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the conversations I’ve had with rural professionals, especially around the kind of support for rural professionals that often goes unseen. The people who quietly hold communities together, keep businesses running, and make decisions that ripple far beyond their own front gate. One theme keeps
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Over the past few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about finding clarity. It has come up in conversations with rural business owners, with professionals who support them, and with organisations who are trying to understand what is really happening on the ground. It has also been coming up in my own work as
A gentle starting point for the year ahead As we move into February, many rural business owners are beginning to think about what they want the rest of the year to look like. The conversations I had at the Yorkshire Farming Conference last week reminded me how powerful it can be to pause for a
Next steps for rural businesses in the year ahead often begin with something small. A shift in focus. A clearer sense of direction. Or simply taking a moment to pause and think about what matters most. As we move further into 2026, many of us are looking at the months ahead and quietly considering what
This week has been shaped by one word that keeps rising to the surface for me: access. I spent time at the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) in a workshop exploring the learnings from the Farmer‑Farmer mentoring programme delivered by Pasture for Life. It reminded me how powerful it is when people are given the
January in rural life has its own rhythm. While the wider world pushes resolutions and reinventions, our communities begin the year in the quiet – in the dark mornings, the slow starts, the steady return to routine. It’s a time for gentle reflection, not pressure. At Rural Business Network, we wanted to honour that. So
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