An Accidental Business
What 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 with two young...
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Read our How She Did It ® stories of female entrepreneurs from around the world and get inspired and empowered to succeed in your own business. We’ve published stories on a wide range of women, from girls in their teens, to women in their sixties, from student entrepreneurs, to mum entrepreneurs! From women who quit their job to start a business, to women who were made redundant and so started a business. These women come from all over the world – from the UK,
the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Russia, India and more! But despite all of their differences, these women do have a few things in common – they are all passionate, determined and committed to turning their ideas into a reality, building successful businesses and living a life the dream of and LOVE. I hope their stories inspire you and leave you feeling fired up, ready to achieve incredible things!
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“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 men myself! I...
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“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 having my own...
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“Although I loved working in the corporate world, I’d wanted my own marketing business for a long time”
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your business… I’m a Yorkshire girl at heart, although I’ve moved around quite a bit (Hampshire, Berkshire, Tucson in Arizona and...
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Self-publishing a 10-Book Western Romance Series
What motivated you to start your business? The night I saw High Noon on the big screen was the night that changed my life forever – for the better....
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I needed the flexibility to manage my career and the children
What was your main motivation behind starting your business? I started my business in 1998 after leaving a senior role on HP where I headed up Learning & Development...
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Turning a Hobby into a Business
Tell us about your business… I teach arts and crafts and make handmade gifts that I sell over the internet. What is a day in the life of you...
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“Life’s too short to spend too much time doing something you don’t love. So, I quit.”
After going through a really tough time, Liz Hardy decided that life is too short to do something you don’t love. So, after she graduated from university she started...
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Starting a Business as a Creative Outlet to Cope With a Difficult Situaion
Talya Goding started her business as a creative outlet to help get her through a tough situation. Read her inspiring story below. What motivated you to start your business?...
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“I truly believe you just have to keep moving forward no matter what happens”
“I had only been in the industry 12 months and my boss told me I couldn’t teach a certain style of class. So I put a plan in place and jumped...
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