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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.

30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Had Children and Started a Business, Industry, Less than a year, Property & Construction, Search stories by country, UK

April 2014

Tenacity, Tenacity, Tenacity!

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Wendy.jpg”] Choosing the entrepreneurial path has allowed Wendy to leave the corporate world and design a life of freedom in which her family can be…
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30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Less than a year, Photography, Search stories by country, USA

April 2014

Building a Photography Business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/katy-headshot.jpg”] Katy Blevins was stuck in a job that was putting a damper on her creative energy. The day she picked up a camera was…
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30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Coach/NLP, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Less than a year, Search stories by country, UK

April 2014

Business of Introverts

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Kathryn-Hall.jpg”] Inspired by Susan Cain’s TED talk, “The Power of Introverts,” Kathryn Hall created an online space to support introverts who want more freedom, creativity…
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30s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Branding, Case Studies, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Quit Job Started a Business, Search stories by country, USA

April 2014

Combining Art & Technology

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/3c6c0d1.jpg”] When Antoinette Marie Johnson and her husband realized that they could provide a branding and advertising service superior to that of the local traditional…
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30s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Dance, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Search stories by country, Spain

March 2014

Building a Dance Company

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Berenice-Flamenco2.jpg”] Michele Goldin took her skills and experiences as a dance educator and started her own dance company in Spain with just 3 children in…
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1-3 years, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Duration of Business, Industry, Search stories by country, Translating, UK

March 2014

Building a Translation Business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/CIMG2159.jpg”] Alexia saw a need and filled it when she discovered that companies are willing to pay to have the varying languages of their websites…
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10+ years, 30s, All Stories, Art, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Search stories by country, USA

March 2014

The Artist Entrepreneur

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Natasha_wescoat.jpg”] Natasha Westcoat has combined her skills in marketing and art to create a very successful business as an artist. Her story shows just how…
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1-3 years, 40s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Coach/NLP, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Japan, Search stories by country

March 2014

My Organized Chaos

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/EBISUJIMAJo_02Sforweb.jpg”] After the Great Tohoku Earthquake hit in Japan, Jo Ebisujima decided to build a location independent business. So she created “My Organized Chaos” – a…
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1-3 years, 40s, 40s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Coach/NLP, Consulting, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fashion & Style, Industry, Left job and started business, mum entrepreneur, Overcame a personal challenge, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Quit Their Job to Start a Business, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, UK

March 2014

Stop Feeling “Vanilla”!

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/60W0250-copy.jpg”] Steph Robson was inspired by the challenge of starting her own business without compromising her family life. After her 40th birthday, she embarked on…
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40s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Australia, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Got Made Redundant and Started a Business, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Quit Their Job to Start a Business, Search stories by country, Virtual Assistance

March 2014

Building a Serviced Office Business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/annaheadshot.jpg”] Anna James grabbed the opportunity of a voluntary redundancy so that she could pursue her dream of being an entrepreneur and opened a serviced…
Read more: Building a Serviced Office Business
1-3 years, 50s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fitness, Health & Wellbeing, Food & Catering, Industry, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country, USA

March 2014

Embracing a Low-Carb Life

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/jaynes-headshot.jpg”] Jayne Wood found that a low-carb, sugar-free lifestyle produced great benefits for her in her personal quest to heal herself through nutrition and fitness.…
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20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Less than a year, Performing Arts, Search stories by country, UK

March 2014

Helping Young Performers

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/photo-72.jpg”] Jo Britland took her love for the performing arts to a whole new level when a conversation led her create a website that would be…
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