We are thrilled to announce that Emma Jones, the UK’s Small Business Commissioner and Hollie Lawson, Fair Payment Code and Policy Manager at The Office of the Small Business Commissioner will be joining us as guest speakers at our online Source to Pay Forward Focus event on September 10th
Emma and Hollie will be joining the online Source to Pay Forward Focus session to share the latest updates from the Office of the Small Business Commissioner and insights into the The Fair Payment Code.
Emma Jones
Following a degree in Law and Japanese, Emma joined international accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where she worked in London, Leeds and Manchester offices and set up the firm’s Inward Investment practice that attracted overseas companies to locate in the UK.
In 2000, bitten by the dot.com bug, Emma left the firm to start her first business, Techlocate. After 15 months, the company was successfully sold to Tenon plc when Emma was 27. The experience of starting, growing and selling a business from a home base gave Emma the idea for Enterprise Nation which was launched in 2005 to support the flourishing number of start-ups and SMEs.
Enterprise Nation expanded to become an active small business membership community, reaching more than 800,000 businesses each year with its powerful digital business support platform. Whilst leading Enterprise Nation, Emma presented a positive campaigning voice to government and the media on behalf of partners and members.
In 2011, Emma co-founded enterprise campaign, StartUp Britain, that she ran until 2014.
Emma served as SME Representative for Crown Commercial Service from July 2016, working to encourage more small businesses to sell to the public sector and its major suppliers.
In June 2012 Emma was awarded an MBE for Services to Enterprise. Emma was awarded the rank Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2021.
Emma started as the Small Business Commissioner in June 2025.
Hollie Lawson
Hollie joined the Office of the Small Business Commissioner in June 2026, after 13 years working in exporting, most recently as an International Trade Adviser at the Department for Business and Trade.
Within the OSBC, Hollie manages the Fair Payment Code. This is a credible, government endorsed award which rewards businesses for paying their UK suppliers quickly and fairly. It also helps add commercial value to businesses, manage their risk & regulatory management and improves their reputation.
Hollie is very passionate about helping small businesses be paid fairly and on time, having had family members and friends greatly impacted by this exact issue. It’s something she will continue to advocate for and promote the incredible companies they currently have signed up to the Fair Payment Code who are making a huge positive impact to the UK supply chain. Hollie is incredibly proud to be part of such a small but mighty team, heading an amazing initiative lead by the Small Business Commissioner, Emma Jones.
Registration is open and we look forward to introducing Emma and Hollie to our members this September!!
