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30s, 30s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Creating jobs for others, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, Marketing, mum entrepreneur, Mum entrepreneur, Overcame a personal challenge, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, UK

August 2014

Think Big, Dream Big

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/550091_10151237437627466_2145926536_n.jpg”] Saija’s story shows great insight into the the everyday life of an entrepreneur. Having grown up in a family of entrepreneurs, she’s able to…
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20s, 20s, All Stories, Barbados, Case Studies, Child Care, Duration of Business, Industry, Less than a year, Search stories by age, Search stories by country

August 2014

Starting a Sitters Agency

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Malou2-Edit2.jpg.jpg”] Malou and her friend Sheena started a smart, simple service connecting people in Barbados with reliable nannies, house sitters, and pet sitters. Their story…
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10+ years, 50s, 50s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Had Children and Started a Business, Industry, Marketing, Mum entrepreneur, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, UK

July 2014

Building a Marketing Agency

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Caroline-Watson.jpg”] When her husband came home lamenting that he couldn’t find a telemarketing agency for his client’s needs, Caroline decided to lend a helping hand.…
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40s, 40s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Canada, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fashion & Style, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Mum entrepreneur, Search stories by age, Search stories by country

July 2014

Starting a Clothing Business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/twitter1.jpg”] Sky started a clothing business in her 20s that made millions of dollars in sales. After the venture failed and she lost everything, Sky…
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10+ years, 30s, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Events, Fashion & Style, Had Children and Started a Business, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Mum entrepreneur, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, USA

July 2014

Success is Always Under Construction

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/nicole-headshot.jpg”] Learning how to build a brand and a blog gave Nicole the tools to reinvent her life while she was confined to her hospital…
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1-3 years, 30s, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Hobby to business, Industry, Jewellery, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, UK

July 2014

From hobby to business

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/tolly-flower-crown.jpg”] Tola decided to become a full-fledged jewelry designer after 4 years of feeling unfulfilled at her job. She took one step at a time,…
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20s, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Duration of Business, General, Industry, Left job and started business, Less than a year, Marketing, New Zealand, 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

July 2014

Playing it Safe is not Living

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/halleyheadshotsquare.jpg”] Halley Gray knows from intimate experience that life is too short to play it safe. She left her office job and embraced the adventure…
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1-3 years, 30s, 30s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fashion & Style, General, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Mum entrepreneur, Online Retail, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, USA

July 2014

Building an Online Retail Store for Women’s Activewear

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/image-7.jpeg”] Allison noticed that women were being left behind when it came to having options for stylish golf clothing. So she started a business that…
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1-3 years, 20s, 20s, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Branding, Case Studies, Creative, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Graphic Design & Illustration, Industry, Search stories by age, Search stories by country, USA

July 2014

Bootstrapping doesn’t have to be ugly!

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Becky-Kinkead-DIYdesign.jpg”] Becky started her business to help bloggers and entrepreneurs learn how to design like professionals…because “bootstrapping doesn’t have to be ugly!” Read how she…
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1-3 years, 40s, All Stories, Australia, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Coach/NLP, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Industry, mum entrepreneur, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country

July 2014

We Can Always Choose Our Attitude

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Ros-pics-013-Copy-2.jpg”] While in the midst of overcoming breast cancer, Ros Cardinal resolved to do the things she had put putting off for “another day.” One…
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30s, All Stories, Australia, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fitness, Health & Wellbeing, Had Children and Started a Business, Industry, Less than a year, mum entrepreneur, Overcame a Personal Challenge and Started a Business, Search stories by country

June 2014

Helping Women Master the Art of a Healthy Pregnancy

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Fi-head-shot.jpeg”] Fiona and her husband created a special app to help women take control of their well-being during and after pregnancy. In doing so, Fiona…
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30s, 5-10 years, All Stories, Being My Own Boss, Case Studies, Doing What I Love, Duration of Business, Fitness, Health & Wellbeing, Industry, Search stories by country, USA

June 2014

“Beautiful in their skin.”

[kleo_img_rounded src=”https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image7.png”] Stephanie is passionate about helping women achieve their health goals, starting right in their kitchen. She started out with a website, then self-published a…
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