The Lark Network

23/02/2026

Yes you are and yes you do!

16/02/2026

Here's a cheery little affirmation to lift us on this (finally) sunny Monday!
You make us feel AWESOME, Lark sisters!

05/02/2026

Portsmouth and South Coast Business Week is just a couple of weeks away!

Take a look at the schedule and all the great free events available!

🎉Portsmouth & South Coast Business Week 2026 – Launch Day

Kick off the week-long celebration of local business with a day packed full of insight, inspiration, and networking opportunities. Connect with business leaders, innovators, and professionals from across the South Coast, and explore ways to grow your team, your business, and its future success.

📅 Monday 23 February 2026
🕘 09:00 – 15:00
📍 Queens Hotel, Portsmouth, PO5 3LJ

Hear from:

David Bharrier, Head of Research, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) | Founder, BCC Insights Unit

Councillor Steve Pitt, Leader of Portsmouth City Council with responsibility for Economic Development

They will share their expertise and perspectives on the latest business trends and opportunities in the region.

Free to attend – don’t miss out! https://buff.ly/S2pD3dY

02/02/2026

☕️🍽️ Sister! 🍽️☕️

Are you an entrepreneur that works on her own a fair bit?
We are, so we created Lark Lunch Break as an opportunity, for at least once a month, meet up and have lunch together and connect - not a business coffee, not a working lunch, just a normal lunchbreak for women who hustle on their own most of the time.

Here is the Link for further info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979613437080?aff=oddtdtcreator
The event is FREE but registering via the Eventbrite link gives us an idea of who's coming.

See you in a bit x

06/01/2026

📣THE FIRST START UP SUNDAY OF 2026!📣

New year, same you...new perspective?

Join us at...
Southsea Library
Jan 11 from 11:30am to 2pm GMT
FREE

An inspiring, informal, reflective networking event that invites us as female/TWIA entrepreneurs to collectively look ahead to 2026. Projection and Pivot is an opportunity to explore where we’re heading — and how to move forward with confidence, even if the path isn’t yet fully clear.

Guided by Jane Moody - , this session will support you in projecting intentions for the year ahead while staying flexible and responsive to change. Together, we’ll explore tools and perspectives that help you pivot when plans shift or clarity feels just out of reach. Whether you have a clear vision already or are still navigating possibilities, this event offers space for reflection, discussion, and practical insight to help you step into 2026 with greater focus, hopefully direction and definitely community!

Perfect for anyone looking to reconnect with their goals and move forward with intention.

Children are welcome to join in with supervision.



https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/startup-sunday-projection-pivot-with-jane-moody-registration-1979855222266?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/01/2026

☕ Save the date

Our Lark Lunch Breaks are back for 2026 💚

A chance to step away from your laptop, meet other women building businesses, and enjoy proper conversation over a cuppa.

Pop these dates in your diary now and come and join us at The Host Cafe between midday and 2pm.

🔗 More details and booking via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/lark-lunchbreak-3248159



The Host Coworking The Host Cafe

03/01/2026

Some simple way to support the small businesses you know and love 💙

Happy New Year to phenomenal small businesses across the UK!

Let’s keep shopping small this year, and continue to support our independent businesses and local economies.

Here are four simple but powerful ways to help support small businesses this winter and beyond:

1️⃣ Shop locally and spend with small businesses
2️⃣ Show them love on socials – like, share & comment
3️⃣ Leave a glowing review (pictures are a bonus!)
4️⃣ Spread the word with your friends & family

Every little action makes a BIG difference to small business owners!

Image description: Small Business Saturday UK graphic with four icons titled “How to Support Your Favourite Small Business." The first icon is a shopping bag with the advice to shop locally. The second icon shows social media symbols that are used to show love on socials. The third icon is a speech bubble suggesting sharing a positive review, ideally with pictures. The fourth icon is a megaphone advising to spread the word with friends and family. The Small Business Saturday logo appear.

07/11/2025

✨This Weekend!

Simple Socials – easy wins for small business owners

Join us this Sunday, 9 November, 11:30 to 14:00 at Southsea Library for a relaxed morning of connection, coffee and community.

Our guest speaker, Susan Bonnar, founder of , will share simple, practical tips for growing your small business on social media without the overwhelm.

☕ Free entry, tea and snacks included
👶 Children welcome
📍 Southsea Library

28/10/2025

Is this a familiar feeling?

As a woman running my own business, who’s also a mum, managing multiple medical conditions (and a full-time day job!), it often feels like life is one long exercise in plate spinning, trying to keep everything balanced without letting anything crash.

I think a lot of women can relate to that. We juggle work, caring, health, family, and somehow still find the energy to build something of our own.

That’s where The Lark Network comes in.
Because we get it.

We know you need workshops that fit around school runs, events that are welcoming if you bring your child along, and spaces where you don’t have to pretend you’ve got it all together.

We know you need training that gives you practical, time-saving tips from women you can genuinely relate to – role models who understand the reality of doing business alongside everything else life throws at you.

That’s why our November events are designed with real life in mind. From our relaxed Lunch Break to our inspiring Startup Sunday and focused Writers’ Retreat, each one offers space to reconnect, reflect and get things done.

Here’s what’s coming up this month 👇

📅 Monday 3 November – Lark Writers’ Retreat at The Host Space, Southsea, with Heather Barrie from Effective Entrepreneurs and Dr Jennifer Jones - Writing Coach.

📅 Monday 3 November – Lark Lunch Break at The Host Café, with special guest Catherine Anderson from Barclays Eagle Labs

📅 Sunday 9 November – Startup Sunday at Southsea Library, with Susan Bonnar, founder of British Craft House

🎟️ Find all our November events and book your place here: https://TheLarkNetwork.eventbrite.com

If you’re feeling like the plates are wobbling right now, you’re not alone.

Come join us; you’ll find women who understand, space to breathe, and maybe even a chance to put a few plates down for a while. 💛



St Luke's Church, Southsea
The Host Coworking
Official Portsmouth libraries

11/10/2025

🌈 Startup Sunday, 12 Oct, 11:30–1:30

📍Southsea Library

Come for chats, coffee & inspiration with .glo 💛

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to find out more, or just pop along!

05/10/2025

Tomorrow is the first Monday of the month, which means it must be Lark Lunch Break! 🍽️

📍 Join us at at St Luke's Church, Southsea between 12 noon and 2pm for our informal monthly lunch for women business owners and freelancers.

There's a hot drink for everyone and a meal for anyone who needs one. (We highly recommend the jacket potatoes 😋)

🔗 We really appreciate it if you let us know you're coming by registering on Eventbrite using the link in our bio. (It's totally free, but registering helps us get the data we need to secure funding!)

24/09/2025

🌟 An affirmation to carry with you 🌟

✨ "My unique story is my strength, and it connects me with those I am meant to serve."

One of the things I love most about running Lark is that I get to meet so many women who understand the barriers I face too; whether that’s being a parent, being neurodivergent, or simply juggling all the demands life throws at us. 💛

Our stories may be different, but they are also the threads that connect us. Your story is powerful, and it matters. 🌿



Image description: White background with a grey stylised feather illustration on the right and the words “Centre Yourself” at the top in script. In the centre is the affirmation text: “My unique story is my strength, and it connects me with those I am meant to serve.” At the bottom left is The Lark Network logo, a stylised line-drawn lark in green, teal and golden yellow. Next to it, the words “THE LARK NETWORK” appear in grey, all-caps font.