Diamonds

Rags to Riches: the UK’s Top Self-made Women Entrepreneurs

Self-made female entrepreneurs are the fastest-growing group of millionaires in the UK. Here’s how JK Rowling, Michelle Mone and Hilary Devey became diamonds under pressure.

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The ‘not so secret’ secret behind SEO

The latest thinking on how to get your website higher up the Google search rankings.

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DIY legal services to start and grow your business

Some legal aspects of running a business are straightforward. Here’s where you could save money by doing it yourself.

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How to Delegate: 8 Steps to Success

If you’re going to grow your business, you need to know how to delegate. Follow this foolproof 8 step process to increase your chances of success.

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How to network

How to Network: 8 Steps to Success

Learning how to network is worth the effort: it opens up career and business opportunities. If you follow our top tips you might just enjoy it too!

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Dress for Success

Dress for Success

It’s never too soon to dress for success, especially when you are your business. To get started just ask yourself these three simple questions.

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Mothers of Invention

How the ‘power of the playground’ helped two mums, with no design experience, invent and launch Splats.

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The Power of Dreams: 5 Steps to Tap into Yours

Are you following your dreams? It’s a term associated with achieving your ambitions, finding your purpose or starting a business. But have you ever considered the literal power of dreams to deliver inspiration and drive those goals?

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy for Women in Business

What is Margaret Thatcher’s legacy for women in business? Leadership, inspiration, enterprise for all?

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British Library Supports Women’s Business Innovation

The Business & IP Centre at the British Library is a fantastic resource. Here is how they are supporting women in business.

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You're Invited

Top 8 Mistakes When You Manage Your Own Event

Bringing people together gives your business momentum. You have just one chance to get it right – and so many ways to go wrong!

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10 Ways to Increase Engagement on Facebook

Love it or hate it, Facebook is a top driver of business sales and engagement. Can you afford to ignore it?

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Top 10 Tips to Start a Food Business

Lots of food businesses have made the leap from kitchen table to household name. Whatever your ambition our top ten tips will get you off to a solid start.

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Marth Lane Fox

Women on boards are good for business – and local economies

How can we improve local economies by growing more female leaders?

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executive women

What Does It Take To Be An Executive?

The tide may be about to turn for executive women. Make sure that you have 5 key skills in place so that you can make the most of opportunities when they come along.

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From Superwoman to Sandberg: How to Do it All

Is ‘Lean In’ a digital-age bookend to 1980′s best-seller ‘Superwoman’? Neither aims to break down barriers, but they do offer some useful small steps towards change.

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Reinventing yourself

What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? The honest answer to this could be your first step towards reinventing yourself.

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Making the Space for Ideas

How do you find time to really think? First you need to learn to calm the noise, be mindful and find your flow. Follow our 8 simple steps to get started.

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Turning Twitter into Turnover

Many small business owners are put off social media, because they do not know how to translate it into sales. So how do you turn Twitter into turnover?

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Lisa Newton Boogles

Start-up Story: Lisa Newton Accounts for Her Own Success

“I just didn’t want to work for anyone else but myself. I also believe you should start before you have anything to lose… the sooner, the better.” Lisa started a bookkeeping service 8 years ago with £150. Today, she employs 25 people and runs a UK-wide franchise.

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