Challenges are Opportunities
Joanna Potts had an epiphany while working at a cafe for minimum wage and feeling a bit off track with her life purpose. She realized that she could create...
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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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Case Studies: Student entrepreneurs
Building a Perfume Business
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. Soon her hobby of making...
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Becoming a Pastry Chef
Sharon decided to make some changes in her life and follow her dream of becoming a pastry chef. Read how she did it below… Sharon Mickel / United States...
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“It makes me want to get out of bed and do something different”
This story is about… Name: Arina Pritch Location: UK Company: Pritch London Industry: Fashion What motivated you to start your business? I grew up surrounded by art and innovation...
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She rose above dyslexia and focused on her dream to be a chef
This story is about… Name: Antonia Morosi Location: UK Company: Honey & Thyme Private Catering Industry: Catering What motivated you to start your business? I’ve always had a lot...
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“The freedom to be my own boss”
This story is about… Name: Natalia Obolensky Location: UK Company: BBureau Industry: Health & wellbeing What motivated you to start your business? I started BBureau with a friend from INSEAD during our...
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“I thought getting a job would be easy, but the jobs just weren’t there, so I started selling things on eBay”
What motivated you to start your business? After I had graduated and volunteered for months, I thought getting a job would be easy. But the jobs just weren’t there,...
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“Having suffered from depression and anxiety since my teens, it was always a struggle to figure out what I was good at”
What motivated you to start your business? It is difficult to pinpoint how I became motivated to start my own business as it has been such a whirlwind since!...
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“My inspiration for creating this line came when I decided to stop using chemical straighteners “
What motivated you to start your business? My inspiration for creating this line came when I decided to stop using chemical straighteners and “go natural” after nearly ten years...
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Success Is The Best Revenge
What motivated you to start your business? I have always loved writing and creating contents and looked forward to owning such a company and amazingly I met an amazing...
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