As entrepreneurs muse over whether to throw caution to the wind and start their own business, there’s no better way to deaden the inevitable pains of being an owner manager than by being  forearmed Below is a compelling list of top 13 ‘learns’ (everyone does 10 and I’m not superstitious!) from members of my business [...]

Pinnacle of success path requires different thinking. If you are emotional, trustworthy, niche and possess an iphone – then you’re on the starting block to be a potential winner in the brave new business world over the next three years. This is the message from the world’s biggest chief executives’ organisation Vistage International which is [...]

Bottoms are proving BIG business for savvy entrepreneur Sarah Blakely whose Spanx bum-shrinking/smoothing knickers are adorning the posteriors of a galaxy of stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Katie Holmes and Gwyneth Paltrow  – the latter  an advocate of safety in numbers who wears two pairs at one time. The idea was fleshed out when the former [...]

Following on from my Double Standards? post, this blog is a celebration of the tremendous work being achieved in Yorkshire and the Humber to promote and nurture female entrepreneurs. Our regional development agency Yorkshire Forward is supporting dynamo Etta Cohen who, from scratch, has built up a 3,000-strong “Forward Ladies” forum (above) which provides business [...]