Lisa Angel started a business customising clothes and jewellery from her living room. For supplies, she scoured the charity shops. Eight years later, Lisa runs a £1 million turnover business with three retail units and thriving online sales.
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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. And just like pearls need grit to form, JK Rowling, Michelle Mone and Hilary Devey built success out of tough times.
Mothers of Invention
How the ‘power of the playground’ helped two mums, with no design experience, invent and launch Splats.
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?
Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy business…
A healthy body and a healthy mind go together. And there’s a link between your personal fitness and the health of your business. Is it time you started to change your habits and get in shape? The good news is that it doesn’t need to be difficult.
Now or Never: finding the courage to ‘Go for It’
Katie Day was in her 50s with a business going nowhere fast. Witnessing a car accident gave her the push she needed to ‘Go for It’ and restart her business and her life.
How to deal with changes outside of your control
Sue Stockdale,the first British woman to ski to the magnetic North Pole, talks about dealing with changes outside your control.
How do you on focus on the “right things” that will help your business move forward?
Start-up Stories: 6 Women in 60 Seconds
Six women from one small town share their experience in 60 second videos. The passion is contagious!
A working life: the inventor
When Mandy Haberman had a baby with feeding difficulties, she designed a solution. From that came more inventions and her own company
Starting a Business in Your 50s
Starting a business in your 50s is a growing trend. Is it time for you to find the courage to put long-held dreams into action?
Stretching Time: Top Tips from Lynne Franks
Preparing for the business you envision won’t be possible unless you find a way to stretch time.
Lauren Luke: YouTube Marketing Masterclass
Lauren Luke is a YouTube marketing phenomenon. Watch the video and read Lauren’s top tips to help you build a business with YouTube.
Try the Crowd for Business Finance
Bubble and Balm have attracted the UK’s largest crowd-funding investment of £75,000 from 82 micro-investors. It’s a sign that this new form of business funding has taken off in the UK.
Finding a Good Business Mentor
A business mentor could help you to grow. Here’s how to find one and get the best out of the relationship.
7 Tips for Generating the Idea
Great ideas make great businesses. Whether it’s a brilliant new product or a refreshing twist to what you’ve been doing for years, that creative spark can make the difference between success or slow death.
Scaling-up Female Social Enterprises
There’s no shortage of women starting small social enterprises and delivering great services with passion and commitment. But still few women can be found heading up the larger social enterprises. What can women do to break through?
Halla Tomasdottir: A Feminine Response to Iceland’s Financial Crash
Halla Tomasdottir managed to take her company Audur Capital through the eye of the financial storm in Iceland by applying 5 traditionally “feminine” values to financial services. At TEDWomen, she talks about these values and the importance of balance.
Innovating out of Recession
Recession is one of the best times to start a business. As the whole country undergoes an immense shake-out, businesses and households have no option but to tighten up and review their suppliers.