Coffee Catch Up at Cafe Bonito in Wood Street, E17

9.30am and we're at Cafe Bonito, Wood Street E17 who opened specially early for us thank you Sba Shaikh of Mehraj Textile Art & Design is talking about the success the Waltham Forest Women's Network International Women's Day she realised that Silvana Gambini @uncalmitalian had been managing a stall right next to her wasn't it well organised talking about being organised how can she get an apprentice Sue Mclellan Mrs Bounce had just taken on one and gave us first hand experience of the options available she also talked about her new business partnership which happened as a result of meeting new WFWIB member Janet Herber of Catalyst Design & Print at the last Coffee Catch Up at Oh My Coffee Shop in Chingford then Cory (husband of Strange Fruit greetings cards and ex Walthamstonian Denise Rawls) talked about Droplet a great new mobile money app and the opportunities it offers for small business  WFWIB member and artist Sharon Drew and talked about her new exhibition at a London gallery with impressive celebrity connections and how she been introduced to the owner by WFWIB member Louise Kerr of Resonance Voice Training then Anita August of Safe For All mentioned the secret gardens in Greenaway Avenue which were being refreshed as a part of Cultivate WF and realised that Sharon lives just around the corner 11.00am 90 minutes gone in a flash...

... and that's why we have the Waltham Forest Women In Business Network