Although the Christmas period is a very special time of year for families, it can be full of challenges if you’re a busy (overworked?) female micro-business owner. I’ve put together this compilation with you in mind. Please grab a cup of tea or coffee (or even mulled wine?) and enjoy the read 🙂
When we checked in to our expensive hotel in Cornwall last winter, we were delighted to receive a complimentary upgrade to a superb room with by far the best sea view in the building. It reminded me of a time on a cross-Atlantic flight, when I was upgraded to first class — my first experience […]
“Keep going… try again… don’t give up”— these are messages often given out by personal development experts. They are words I certainly use to motivate my micro-business clients when they experience a setback and their morale has taken a dive. They all say that to achieve success, you must never give up. Sadly, I see […]
Are you new to networking? Or have you been networking for some time but are not enjoying it or getting any results from it? Here are our top tips … the short and sweet version:
Richard Branson wrote a great article recently about ‘The art of asking for advice’. In it he mentions a talk he once gave in Greece during which a man in the audience asked at least half the questions that came up that day, really taking on board the answers. It turned out that this man […]
The other day, I was talking to a client who had found making a business decision particularly difficult.  She came to me having chosen what seemed like a safe and easy option. It wasn’t until I asked her a couple of probing questions that she realised that her decision was financially unsound and wouldn’t help […]
The theme at our last International Women’s Day event was breaking through the barriers that women experience in business. We had deliberately planned a smaller event than usual which worked out well, as the theme wasn’t our usual positive success theme and may not have resonated with some micro-entrepreneurs and business owners. Indeed just before […]