Funny Women Stand Up – 8th March 2010

Some of the best and most innovative female comedy acts will take to the stage for the seventh year running in support of Funny Women’s annual charity gala, Funny Women Stand Up, on International Women’s Day, Monday 8^th March.  The show brings attention to the issues surrounding violence against women both home and abroad. Read the story »

Website basics: Pitfalls to avoid when you are just starting out

When you are starting or running a business, a website is likely to be one of your most important investments.  There are a number of things that will be factors in the decisions that you make around creating a website, but here are a few things that you should definitely think about before you start.

Choose the right domain name: It can make a difference if you use a .com or a .co.uk domain.  Read the story »

The secrets to success of a business partnership

A good business partnership is like a good marriage. You meet the right person, work well together and combine talents to create something wonderful. In a Valentine-frosted feature, Emma Jones offers the secrets to a successful business partnership.

A perfect match

Many businesses thrive on account of being run by a partnership. There are Read the story »

Inspiring Startup: Karen Peters, Iceblading

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending the North London Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business lunch.  They featured three women, all inspirational in their own way (watch out next week for an Inspiring entreprenur article on Laura Tenison, founder of JoJo Maman Bebe), but Karen Peter’s story is full of personal tragedy, challenge and inspiration, so we have decided to focus on her today.

The death of her husband from a rare form of cancer in 2007, caused Karen to re-think her life.  She was an experienced Leisure Manager with an MBA in Community Regeneration through Sport and Health.  Finding it difficult Read the story »