What is SBS? Small Business Sunday, shortened to the hashtag #SBS on  Twitter, was created by Theo Paphitis in October 2010.

I got selected to join the SBS community on 30th Jan 2011 and it gave me great PR. It gives you the tool to use in marketing and PR.

There is a great  website, which has recently had a makeover where you can find all the members of the SBS community.

Winning SBS was one of the highlights in 2011 and in the years following, with Theo's help we had a chance to get our name out there for everyone know about our products and helped us to expand our network.

Last Friday 30th Jan I headed to Birmingham's ICC for the #SBSEvent2015 where we listened to some very inspirational talks, had a question and answer session and all new SBS winners were able to have their photo taken with Theo.

This is the third event and I've attend them all as I was lucky to win early, when SBS was in it's early stages. It's now grown to a massive event. Initially it was held in a smaller venue, but this year we dominated the ICC!

Theo invited three other successful businesses to join him, they told us how they made their millions and then opened the floor to questions. It gave us all an insight into them as the person and their drive to succeed.

Networking and building new contacts is something that an event like this encourages and shows you how to make a successful business and step up to the next level, plus it's fantastic to put a faces to the people I regularly speak to on Facebook and Twitter.

To run a successful business, you need to have a passion for your product, to believe in it and also yourself. 

I believe in B Organic and I believe in myself.

It's not all business, we do like to enjoy ourselves and find ways of letting our hair down in the evening!

I'm looking forward to the next SBS event and would like to thank Theo for letting me be a part of this fantastic community.