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Guestblog: Gumption!

Guestblog: Gumption!

Exploring positives from chick flicks – not all flimsy and unrealistic “happy ever after” perhaps…

Guestblog: The modern way of parenting

Guestblog: The modern way of parenting

When I was pondering a possible subject for this blog, I found it very difficult to think of anything that wasn’t apocalyptic in nature. I don’t know if it’s because I’m now 44, or because the menopause is presumably lurking, or because the world really is going to hell in a handbasket, but there you [...]

Guestblog: How I learned to speak Spanish….

Guestblog: How I learned to speak Spanish….

….. By Amanda Hamilton, owner of Andalucia’s most luxurious guest house I was 40 when I got the final permissions necessary to move to Spain with my then 6 year old son in our 13 year old motorhome. Not just 40, but 40 and “useless at languages”. I’d decided that when French arrived in my [...]

Small business inspiration – five names to follow

For this guest post, I had a pretty simple remit: to write a short piece on some inspirational women in business – no shortage there! But as I started to make my list, I realised that the sheer number of incredible women in business that I’m inspired by today would make for a very long [...]

Guest Blog: What makes a woman, a woman?

Guest Blog: What makes a woman, a woman?

If you’re reading this I hope you’re sitting comfortably as I’ve been hearing rumours that we need to look at what being a woman really is and from here on in, it just might get a bit more uncomfortable, or maybe not! Ok, so if you don’t have legs offering 88 inches of therapy then [...]

In Her Shoes

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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