Remembering Me
A short story by Liz Dew that she kindly allowed us to share with you… She could feel the bile rising from the pit of her stomach. It was a sensation she thought she had experienced many times before, but she could not be sure. No matter how hard she tried it was growing more [...]
Benefits + Expenses = Slave Labour? Or just avoiding long term mental health problems
There has been a lot of social media, newsprint and political debate in the past week over part of the Governments heralded Work Programme. The conclusion of the headlines seems to be that Tesco’s offer as part of the Work Programme was portrayed as slave labour. But is it? Personally, the important details seem to [...]
Love Coworking – have you tried it yet?
Interest in starting up your own business is at an all-time high – despite the doom and gloom we hear. However, when starting up your new business, it can also be a challenging and sometimes lonely time. Most start-up businesses either have to work from their ‘box room’, or worse still, turn the lounge into [...]
*The case for plastic surgery*
I was talking to my Mother recently when I went over at lunchtime to walk her dog (a Westie called Tracker, in case you are interested) when she said something that really made me think. She (my Mother that is) is 83 and definitely has ALL her marbles, but our conversation make me feel a [...]
Four women entrepreneur success stories on Kiva
by Elizabeth Goldman Whilst I am but an aspiring business woman currently, it makes me immensely proud to see other women running enterprises and changing their lives and the lives of their families for the better. Seeing UK female entrepreneurs make it (or even start a business) is of course fantastic to see but there [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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