Defining Moment

As a child I lived all over the country because of my father’s work. I loved it - living in rural Scotland until the age of six and loads of other places including Wales. I was educated across the UK. I think changing schools a lot and when joining a new… read more

Lifestyle Story

Running my own business has proved to be absolutely fantastic, fulfilling, rewarding, exhausting and hard work! When I first started the business I had a toddler to deal with and I am expecting another child next month! I’ve proved it is possible to… read more

Secret

The secret behind my success is my meticulous planning, honesty and my realistic ambitions. I am also very good at what I do. This is particularly important if you want to start your own business. You also need that passion and enjoyment to be really true… read more

Success

Professionally I faced the self inflicted challenge of approaching an entirely new client database rather than going back to old established clients I had worked for. My success in doing this has proved that my business approach does work! I’ve almost… read more

Support Story

I was also lucky enough to work with Chey Garland, one of the most prestigious female entrepreneurs in the country. She set up an extremely successful call centre and I was constantly enthused by Chey while working alongside her in HR role. She really… read more

Challenge

If I were to do things differently I’d plan a bit more, and spend more wisely. I only ever buy things that I really need, but I perhaps should delay purchases, … read more

Challenge

The biggest challenge I’ve faced is finance. Raising money wasn’t the problem; it was the personal commitment I had to make.… read more