Risking it all to follow your passion
Profiles of two women who gave up well-paying jobs to go it alone.
How Franchising Can Work for Women
Franchises are locally-run businesses, with the support and recognised branding of a wider company network. They can be a safer way to start a business.
Student Start-up? Get Networking! Juliana Geller’s Story
Juliana is building a digital media consultancy while she’s a student. Networking is at the heart of her strategy.
The Future of Work is Here: Are You Ready for the New Reality?
If you work in a big organisation today, odds are that you will be self-employed in the very near future. How can you equip yourself for the new reality.
Latest Networking Events for Women in Business
Women’s business networking events, networking groups and business clubs meeting across the UK this week.
Raising Your Profile: 12 Top Tips
Whether you are big business or work for yourself, you need to get noticed and that means raising your profile. Rosemary Cooper-Clark shares her top tips for standing out online, in print and in person.
Living With More Vision and Less Sight: My Journey into Self-Employment
When visual impairment was stopping her getting a job, Steph Cutler decided to employ herself. Ten years later, as she has grown and developed with the business, she looks back on what she’s learned.
Success is about Making a Difference
Founder of Company of Women, Anne Day, shares her business journey. Facing tough challenges taught her that money is just one element of success: mostly it’s about fulfillment and time.
Reaping the rewards of going social
Social media can be an effective way to get your company out there to a wide, yet tailored, selection of potential clients and customers.
Why your networking isn’t bringing in new business and what you can do about it
If networking isn’t working for you, here’s where you may be going wrong and how to turn it around.