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Small Business Network Newsletter          5 March 2014 Share           Small Business Showcase           Hurry! Exporting category closes Friday 7 March Have you found success taking your business to a new market? Don't miss your chance to enter the Showcase competition and have your company featured in the Guardian               Ask the experts           Live Q&A: Starting a drinks business Join us between 1-3pm on Tuesday 11 March for our live chat on starting up in the beverages industry               Top stories           Homemade success: how to be original in the arts and crafts industry From lace to latex, meet the home-based entrepreneurs stitching their own niche in a crowded market         Capitalising on social media to grow your business A host of PR and marketing strategies exist for building customer awareness, but one area often overlooked is social media               From our partners: Direct Line for Business           Parent entrepreneurs: starting a home business helps work-life balance New parents soon learn that looking after babies and small children is a full-time job. So why are more parents adding another demanding aspect to their life by starting a business?               Other small business news from The Guardian           How five years of rock-bottom interest rates have changed Britain Five years ago on Wednesday, the Bank of England slashed interest rates to a record low of 0.5% - and it's still there. For some it's been goods news, for others bad         Production returning to UK as cost advantage in China diminishes One in six companies brought manufacturing back to Britain in last three years according to EEF, with signs trend will continue               Get in touch           Contact us Alison Margiotta, Editor,Alison.Margiotta@theguardian.com » Richard Beedell, Commercial Manager,Richard.Beedell@theguardian.com »     Other ways to connect               Posted "By Mike Armstrong" - The Voice of Social Media