Earlier this year I researched and wrote a series of case studies for the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC). These case studies - which focused on the 2007 winners of the Creating the Future Awards - can now be seen on Showcase, a newly-launched library of case studies from the ASC.

The Showcase website is a good example of how video and photos can help to bring a case study to life - and the site makes effective use of tags to help people find case studies that are relevant to them.

The Creating the Future awards promote organisations, partnerships and individuals helping to transform our cities, towns or villages, and celebrate achievement across the public, private and third sectors.

In 2007, award winners ranged from a new kind of library and learning service in Tower Hamlets, to a development forum for graduates working in regeneration in Merseyside.

Last year I worked closely with the web team at Make Your Mark, the not-for-profit campaign to unlock the UK’s enterprise potential.

Make Your Mark is full of inspiring and energetic people and they’ve currently got a number of job vacancies in the PR team and other areas - well worth checking out if you’re on the lookout for a new challenge!

Following the launch of the Smarta microsite, you can now get up-to-date news and views on issues affecting entrepreneurs and small businesses on the Smarta blog.