Startup Sunday: Aligning With Your Values

Do you get a bit nervous when networking?

Do you want to have relaxed conversations with other women who understand the difficulties of starting a business?

Are you looking for a community to support your startup or freelancing journey?

The Lark Network is a group of women and non-binary folx who meet monthly for informal networking over tea and coffee.

Each month, we pick a new topic to help focus our conversations and help you get the most out of the event.

To start 2025, along with our usual cuppa and chat, we're delighted to welcome Sue Knight who will take us through a process to help align our actions with our values.

Sue is an experienced practitioner and facilitator whose approach blends Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), and the Prosocial Matrix to help people create meaningful growth and connection in their personal and professional lives.

Sue helps people practise acceptance, build psychological flexibility and live in alignment with their values.

Learn more about Sue and her approach at www.sueknightrecovery.co.uk.

😊 A relaxed environment with informal conversations where you can get to know other women who work for themselves

🙂 A friendly group of women who understand that self-employment or starting a business can be tough, especially if you face additional challenges in life.

👶 Child-friendly networking with activities to keep the kids occupied (including all the fabulous books in the children's section of the library!)

☕️ Free tea, coffee and light snacks funded by the Portsmouth Community Lottery fund.

⏰ We don't do "late"! Drop in any time between 11:30am and 1:30pm - we understand life gets busy so don't stress if you're not there for the 'start'!

You won’t be asked to do your elevator pitch (although if you want help perfecting it, we’ll be more than happy to help!). We’re not about pushy sales.

We believe in giving you the time and space to build genuine connections with other women, allowing you to create a real support network.

We're a supportive community where you can ask for help.

We don’t feel you should have to choose between your business and your babies, so children are welcome to attend.

Our networking is completely free to access. However, you can help keep our services low or no cost for the women who need them by making a donation to The Lark Network.

We're delighted to have received funding from the Portsmouth Community Lottery Fund. This enables us to offer free tea, coffee and light bites to eat at each event.

We're excited to have a fully accessible, family-friendly venue for our network.

We meet in Southsea Library on Palmerston Road, Southsea.

You can find out more about the library here: Southsea Library Website

Southsea Library runs a Rhymetime session from 10:30am until 11am on Sunday mornings! Just pop into the library to join in.

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