She joins a network of 100 individuals across the South East who have been recruited to act as role-models for women and to promote the benefits of being in business.  This network will help raise the profile of women’s enterprise and its importance to the South East economy.

The South East network forms part of a nationwide initiative featuring more than 1,000 women entrepreneurs, which was launched by Minister Margaret Hodge earlier this year.

Ambassadors are volunteers and will not receive payment for their work within the network.  However, their involvement will afford them opportunities to promote their businesses and influence women’s enterprise policy at local, regional and national level.

Suzie is a Nutritionist at the Evergreens Clinic in Comptons Lane in Horsham.  Her company, Nutrition Lifestyle, offers one-to-one nutritional consultations at the clinic and also visits companies and organisations educating staff on how to eat healthier, lose weight or alleviate stress in the workplace.

Says Suzie,

“I am really looking forward to becoming involved at a grass roots level with SEEDA, helping other women embarking on their business journey to have the confidence and support to succeed”.

The introductory meeting of the South East Women’s Enterprise Ambassadors Network took place recently hosted by Pam Alexander, Chief Executive of SEEDA and Co-Chair of the National Women’s Enterprise Taskforce.

Pam Alexander says:

“Encouraging greater levels of entrepreneurship amongst women is a government priority.  Men are twice as likely as women to set up their own business and women are massively under-represented among the region’s business owners.  The South East Ambassador Network has been created to encourage and support new female entrepreneurs boosting the number of women in business”.

For further information please contact Suzie Sawyer on 07879 477811, through her her website or Helen Cook at SEEDA on 01483 500784.

However, there are things that we can do naturally which can really help, before reaching for those pharmaceutical drugs which can cause severe drowsiness the next day.

Think about the following options:

• It sounds obvious, but make sure your bedroom is dark.   The neurotransmitter, melatonin which regulates the sleep cycle kicks in as it gets dark.
• Melatonin is produced from serotonin and many women are deficient in serotonin.  Waking far too early in the morning, and not being able to get back to sleep is a classic symptom of being serotonin deficient.  The pre-cursor to serotonin is 5-HTP which can be taken as a supplement.  Sometimes, just supplementing it for a month, half an hour before going to sleep, with a little carbohydrate such as an oatcake can bring everything back into balance.
• The mineral, magnesium, is known as nature’s natural tranquiliser.  If you are particularly stressed, you will use up more magnesium so it is worth both supplementing and including foods containing magnesium into your diet in the evening.  Magnesium rich foods include seeds, nuts, green vegetables, wholegrains and seafood.
• Cut down on the stimulants.  Caffeine is an obvious one to avoid before bedtime.  Sugar is also a stimulant which will affect your blood sugar balance.  This in turn will switch on the stress response which gives you instant energy. Not really the effect you want when trying to get to sleep!