Little Diary

 Hi    Sarah tell us a bit about yourself? (and your business)  Hi, I'm Sarah, artist, illustrator and owner of my business 'Sarah Lovell Art'. I  design hand illustrated greetings cards, prints and  colouring books. I am  inspired  by wildlife, my children and the magic in the air all around us, which  I try to capture in my designs. I believe in unicorns.                                                           What was the driving force to set up Sarah...

Incase you missed our newsletter here are July's top ten, 1. Day out with you Hotdog this month in London, Glasgow and Norfolk 2. Great lunch box for picnics 3. Holiday eats where the food is local, tasty and they welcome families - Italy, Ibiza and Portugal  4. The best places to picnic 5. How to keep kids entertained in the back of a car  6. Here’s an actual helpful holiday packing list. If like me you read it and then forgot the bag don’t worry it will be ok. 7. Games to play on the beach 8. Lipsticks to make you feel and look good 9. A hooded towel for hotdogs without Frozen on it 10. This, because it made me laugh Photo is of Ollie who was the winner...

Mother Pukka has recently launched  Flex Appeal. A ‘crusade’ to challenge the status quo on the current limited flexibility open to parents. Initially, I was going to post a picture but it didn’t feel enough. I wholeheartedly agree with Mother Pukka that there is not enough discussion around flexible working, the impact of family life, the impact felt most significantly (in my opinion) on women’s careers. So I decided to share my story. This is my experience, it may be similar or different but I’m writing it to help open the door of that conversation further. In my pre H...

In my previous life as a Buyer I attended A LOT of tradeshows. I really thought I knew everything there was to know about them. I was wrong. As a visitor the experience is so different to the Behind The Seams reality of exhibiting. This is my experience and some of things I learnt: Research which show is right for you Planning the business launch had to include being part of the right trade show. I picked Dot to Dot, London because it holds a special place in the heart for buyers and press. The Vinyl Factory where the show is...

It's been nearly two full months since launch and our feet have barely touched the ground.  I'm no expert in the world of PR and marketing and so to gain insight before I launched Little Hotdog Watson I attended the amazing at Mothers Meetings business club to learn more. They had brilliant guest speakers in the form of Rosie J Nixon, Lisa Smosarski and Liz Matthews. Their honest advice was to ring people up, speak to them, tell your story and be nice. Alongside this, they also talked about working with experts in their fields to help you. Following their...