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Forced labour and child labour can mean life long misery for many but, through GoodWeave, we can all do the right thing.   We are proud to be a GoodWeave partner and to work with amazing people.  A special Good Luck mention to @NinaSmith who recently moved on as CEO of GoodWeave after an epic 24 years.  And of course a big Hello and Best Wishes to @JonJacoby who has taken over the reins.

Second Nature Online is proud to be one of the best known retailers of jute rugs in the UK.   These versatile and sustainable products have been around for many years but they are unlikely to ever go out of fashion...

If our workforce is being encouraged to put mental health before their work - what happens if their employers do the same?  Mental health has finally been given the recognition and attention it deserves. It's a relief to know that...

Introduction As many sellers will know, Brexit has had a devastating impact on cross border selling between the UK and EU but, over the next few articles, I hope to cover some of the ways that we have begun to...

So - after 9 months of hard graft my beautiful new website was delivered to the internet.  And yes, the time it took to create is precisely that of a human pregnancy but actually, moving to a new website has been more...

So, here’s the deal.  I have a new website – and it has a ‘blog’ link plastered on the home page.   With my face on it.   There is no escape.  We are all keeping a safe distance these...

Twas a pleasant Sunday morning in May 2013, that an ear-splitting shriek could be heard across the roof tops of Dumfries. Was it a spider in the bath? A weekly step onto the bathroom scales? No, it was me on...

If you ask someone what they most want from life, there’s a good chance that ‘being happy’ will be top of their list. Of course, there are many factors which influence our capacity for happiness, but employment choices will always...