The Lilac Review UK

Join Sarah Berthon, founder of Excel against the Odds for a webinar on Thriving with Chronic Illness: Strategies for Balancing Business Success and Self-Care on Monday 11th November at 11am This webinar is part of Small Business Saturday UK's The Tour 2024 webinar programme which covers a range of small business topics, from SEO to finance, sustainability and inclusion - there really is something for everyone. Click the link below to check out the full list of upcoming #TheTour2024 webinars and to register for Sarah's webinar on Monday: https://ow.ly/7PQ950U244B Video shows Sarah Berthon talking to camera

Entrepreneurship should be accessible to all. The Lilac Review Interim Report highlights the challenges faced by disabled entrepreneurs and suggests actionable ways to overcome them. Access the report here: https://ow.ly/an0850RHZBT Image description: Recommendation for Financial Services taken from The Lilac Review Interim Report "Inclusion of Disabled entrepreneurs in the development and review of financial products and services"

We're delighted to share that Melanie Costas has won Mental Health Champion of the Year at the All4Inclusion CIC Awards! Melanie is the founder of Melanie Costas ~ Pink Haired Inclusivfluencer 💖 and Rural Mental Health Matters Limited. Image description: A pink framed graphic each with a caricature of Melanie Costas with pink hair, blue eyes and wearing a pink t shirt with a necklace with MC initials on. She's holding an award and smiling, background is stage and people celebrating with All4Inclusion Awards written on the stage background. There's lights and celebrating going on. At the bottom of the page is text that reads "Melanie Costas Pink Haired Inclusivfluencer, Mental Health Champion of the Year, All4Inclusion CIC Awards 2024". Either side of the text is a graphic, left is a cartoon trophy with party poppers coming out the top, right is a brain cartoon with a crown.

Sarah Berthon, founder of Excel against the Odds, supports people with chronic illnesses in the workplace through mentoring, workshops and online communities. Living with conditions like PoTS, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, ME/CFS, and Chronic Migraine, Sarah brings personal experience to The Lilac Review Steering Board, including from corporate roles and entrepreneurship. A podcast host, she is also Purple Tuesday Ambassador. Video shows Sarah talking about her experience of running a business as a disabled entrepreneur and why she loves working with small businesses.

Purple Sock Day takes place on 3rd December, The International Day of Disabled People. All you need to do to be involved is to buy a pair of Purple socks at just £7, wear them on the day and share your pictures. This simple act of mass participation will not only help raise positive awareness for disability inclusion, but also create meaningful social impact, as 50% of the profits are donated to support D/deaf, Disabled, and neurodiverse entrepreneurs. 'Sustainable Style with Social Impact.' Head over to the BAM website to select from, Stripeys, Retros and new for this year, Shades: https://ow.ly/nL4x50TW4ev Image description: Advertisement for Purple Sock Day promoting purple socks on sale for £7. Includes a QR code, website link, and message that 50% of profits will support disabled entrepreneurs.

Did you know that you can watch the launch of The Lilac Review Interim Report on our YouTube channel? Attended by Disabled entrepreneurs and Steering Board members, the Interim Report's main findings and recommendations were shared along with stories from and conversations with Disabled entrepreneurs. Watch here: https://ow.ly/NBao50SJV5p Image description: Mich Ovens CBE, talking and standing in front of a large screen at The Lilac Review Interim Launch. She is wearing a white t-shirt with the words "HOW CAN I HELP" in blue letters.

The Lilac Review is being spearheaded by Small Business Britain who are committed to making all their campaign events as accessible as possible. To achieve this we have: ▪️ A BSL interpreter at all events. ▪️ Produced reports in plain text and audiobook format with executive summary available in BSL. ▪️ Captions on screen both at live and online events. ▪️ Made quiet spaces available for anyone who needs them. Image description: A guide dog wearing a purple service vest looks attentively to the side while standing beside three individuals. The person closest to the dog is holding a pink cane and wearing patterned shorts, black tights, and bright pink shoes. Another individual is holding the guide dog's lead and is dressed in a purple dress, while a third person is partially visible on the left.

The Lilac Review Interim Report contains vital recommendations for Government, financial services and business support organisations. These recommendations aim to inspire action to help make entrepreneurship accessible to all. Access the full report here: https://ow.ly/9yrv50Svgij Image description: Promotional graphic for The Lilac Review Interim Report. Recommendations For Government: Inclusion of Disabled entrepreneurs in the development and review of Government programmes.

Dr Mark Esho is a serial entrepreneur and member of The Lilac Review Steering Board. He runs several businesses as well as a social enterprise, and is currently setting up a foundation to mentor, support and offer financial help to disabled entrepreneurs. Video shows Mark talking about his experience as an entrepreneur.

Contribute to The Lilac Review. The ability to submit existing data and research to the Lilac Review has now reopened. To ensure that The Lilac Review includes all available insight, views and data in its recommendations, it is open for submissions from any interested person or organisation that would like to contribute to its findings. Please complete the form on the website here https://ow.ly/ZNu350SmkFc and upload a document outlining your insight or evidence to be shared with the review. The team will get back to you within 7 days to acknowledge your submission. In order to make this process as accessible as possible, please contact us if you need to submit evidence in another format. We are happy to receive audio format, emails, or whatever format works best for you. Please contact us with your requirements and we will get back to you: hello@lilacreview.com Image description: A graphic with a clear call to action featuring the phrase "SUBMIT EVIDENCE" in bold, white font centred on a purple banner. Above and below the text are playful plus signs and circles in varying shades of purple and blue. "The Lilac Review" is written at the bottom.