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Doing What I Love

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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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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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…
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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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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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March 2014

Center of Gravity

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Geva-Salerno-2014_Alex.jpg”] Geva Salerno found herself burnt out at work and thus proceeded to do an experiment that helped her find balance. Now she teaches other…
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March 2014

Challenges are Opportunities

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/32505_392747107918_2619553_n.jpg”] Joanna Potts had an epiphany while working at a cafe for minimum wage and feeling a bit off track with her life purpose. She…
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March 2014

The Superwoman Project

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/han2.jpg”] Hanni Melnicenko had a profound shift in focus after losing her Mum to cancer. She stopped climbing the corporate ladder and chose to dedicate…
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February 2014

Breathe. Organize. Repeat.

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/IMG_9231_pp2.jpg”] Kelsey Groetken left her secure but non-fulfilling 9-5 job to embrace the adventure of being an entrepreneur and doing work that she could be…
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February 2014

Building an Interior Design Business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/IMG_5248.jpg”] Kimberley Richmond knew that the only way to fill the void in her spirit was to give her dream of being an interior designer…
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February 2014

People First, Style Second

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/k.jpg”] Laurie Brucker believes in the power that comes from feeling great about ourselves and how we look. She helps women unleash this positive energy…
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February 2014

Living Life to the Fullest

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/katie-2.jpg”] Katie Trinder and her sister Lucy overcame extraordinary hardships with a firm resolve to create a business that would bring joy into their lives.…
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February 2014

Building a Perfume Business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/1390537_525226540903123_74103785_n.jpg”] Shwetal Shah’s main goal was to make constructive use of her time during her summer break when she enrolled in a perfume making class.…
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