Amanda Kerin: overcoming isolation for women in business
Amanda Kerin launched Creative Women’s Mastermind in July 2019 after moving from Bristol to a small ski resort in the French Alps, where, having left behind a strong local business network, she discovered within months that working from home alone was harming her confidence, creativity and income, so she built the community she wished she […]
Remote Working UK: Practical Guide for Women in Business
Remote working UK arrangements are now a permanent feature of the labour market, not a temporary experiment. According to ONS Labour Force Survey data from 2024, around 13% of UK workers were based entirely at home and roughly 27% worked in a hybrid pattern. For women running businesses, freelancing, or managing teams from a home […]
How to Achieve Remote Working Success for Your Business
Remote and hybrid working are now permanent features of UK working life. For women-led and home-based businesses, the flexibility can be a genuine advantage, but only if it is managed deliberately. Whether you are building a startup from your kitchen table, managing a dispersed team, or trying to get more done away from a traditional […]
Working From Home Loneliness: How It Holds Back Founders
Running a business from home usually means working alone. If you live alone too, feelings of isolation and loneliness can quickly become overwhelming. For UK women founders, who now make up a growing share of the self-employed workforce, working from home loneliness is not just a personal issue; it is a business risk. Social isolation […]