Tag Archives: 'entrepreneur'

North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2009!

If you own and operate your own business in the North East of England, you can put yourself forward for the 2009 North East Woman of the Year Awards! The awards are being hosted by Women [...]

Heather Gorringe – founder of Wiggly Wigglers

“Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm!” Heather quoted Winston Churchill as saying. This statement has been a source of inspiration to Heather, who, like many many entrepreneurs found that the path to [...]

Natalie Massenet – Fashion without boundaries

Natalie Massenet is the Founder and Chairman of Net-a-Porter, the world’s first online, high end fashion magazine. During the worldwide ‘pashmina’ boom, Natalie advised a friend, who was importing them to sell wholesale, to cut out the [...]

“Leap and the net will appear!” Sahar Hashemi

Sahar Hashemi, co founder of Coffee Republic, shares what entrepreneurship and success really look like. She believes there is an entrepreneur in every one of us; all it takes to release it is a shift in [...]

Make your Mark webcast with Julie Hall and Samata Angel

On Wednesday May 20th I had the pleasure of joining Samata Angel and the Make your Mark (MYM) team for a webcast called Take Control Today – Women Mean Business. People from all over the UK [...]

Laura Tenison – Becoming an entrepreneur against the odds

No experience, no capital and no bank backing! Laura Tenison, founder of JoJo Maman Bebe, shares how despite her unlikely beginnings, she went on to pioneer a company with a £19m turnover. “Courage is what you [...]

Imtaz Khaliq: From basic beginnings to success.

Successful tailor and designer Imtaz Khaliq began business by going door to door to London boutiques with her garments. Imtaz took the advise of one of the shop owners and returned with fresh garments, one of [...]

What makes a winner?

During the Create your Future conference held by Women Unlimited back in March, we saw some great speakers. One of the entrepreneurs that presented was Julie Meyer CEO of Ariadne Capital. I was really looking forward [...]

Liz Jackson… Inspiring entrepreneur

I had the pleasure of seeing Liz speak live at the Inspiring Entrepreneurs event in March at the British Library. She was absolutely amazing and the highlight of the evening. Here is her preesentation for you [...]

What kind of entrepreneur are you? Test yourself and find out…

Are you an Execpreneur or Lifepreneur? If so, then Rachel Elnaugh, one of Britain’s high profile female entrepreneurs — who has publicly experienced all the highs and lows that comes with this territory — suggests that [...]

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