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Being My Own Boss
Practical strategies, honest stories and a big dose of belief, to help you build a business, and a life, you truly love.
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“I wanted to prove to people that I could turn my life around”
Read more: “I wanted to prove to people that I could turn my life around”Tell us a little bit about yourself and your business… I am an 18 year old self taught Freelance Photographer and qualified makeup artist. I cover…
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An Accidental Business
Read more: An Accidental BusinessWhat motivated you to start your business? Do you remember when the recession started? Well it started for us in 2007. I was on maternity leave…
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The Obvious Leap
Read more: The Obvious LeapWhat motivated you to start your business? Following some freelance work for a friend’s retail business, as my youngest child tottered off to nursery, I found…
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“I vowed that I would only work for myself”
Read more: “I vowed that I would only work for myself”What motivated you to start your business? When I was in high school, my grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. We lived hundreds of miles away…
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“Having my sons changed me”
Read more: “Having my sons changed me”What motivated you to start your business? I was a relatively late-starter as a mum, having my first baby at the age of 39 and my…
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“I Knew I Had Made A Big Mistake”
Read more: “I Knew I Had Made A Big Mistake”What motivated you to start your business? I have always loved the wonderful world of dating and not just so I could date lots of lovely…
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“I love it because I’m doing what I love and I control the hours”
Read more: “I love it because I’m doing what I love and I control the hours”Tell us about your business… I have 4 businesses, which I love so much… The two main ones is my marketing company (Divalyn Small Business Guru)…
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Transforming Pain into a Productive Power
Read more: Transforming Pain into a Productive PowerWhat motivated you to start your business? The death of a mother-figure motivated me to start Woman tO Woman (W.O.W). I had an epiphany that many…
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“I dreamed of having my own business”
Read more: “I dreamed of having my own business”What motivated you to start your business? I’ve always been an entrepreneur. Even as a child and later when I was a teacher, I dreamed of…
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“I maintain my full-time job and run my consulting business on the side and I love it”
Read more: “I maintain my full-time job and run my consulting business on the side and I love it”What motivated you to start your business? Both of my parents are entrepreneurs so I grew up always assuming I would eventually do my own thing.…
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Read more: After Lea’s Mum Died She Decided To Quit Her Job And Start A BusinessWhat motivated you to start your business? I held my Mum’s hand as she died from a cancer-related complication. How can you just go back to…
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“Being blind was a wake-up call and made me put a lot of things in perspective”
Read more: “Being blind was a wake-up call and made me put a lot of things in perspective”What motivated you to start your business? In 2005 I lost my sight in my right eye due to a corneal hydrops resulting from the eye…
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