Entrepreneurs Can Lead Britain’s Recovery If We Help Them
This article by MIYB Founder, Alison Cork, has appeared in various publications, and we thought you might like to read it here. Faced with mounting job losses and economic stagnation, …
This article by MIYB Founder, Alison Cork, has appeared in various publications, and we thought you might like to read it here. Faced with mounting job losses and economic stagnation, …
On Friday Jan 17th we were absolutely delighted to welcome our Prime Minister Boris Johnson to our MIYB session in Uxbridge. He spoke inspiringly about the importance of growing our economy, of facilitating…Click here…
Make It Your Business Partners with the British Library to offer networking and events for female entrepreneurs. Click here…
The Prime Minister, Theresa May MP joined Make It Your Business for their first event in Maidenhead. Click here…
Make It Your Business will be holding its first Cumbria event this September! Click here…
We were so excited to hold our first Make It Your Business event in Cardiff last week! Joining us at Tramshed Tech were a panel of fantastically inspiring entrepreneurs from the fields of retail, design, food and lifestyle. Click here…
‘We Are The City’ recently interviewed our Founder, Alison Cork about her entrepreneurial journey and why she started Make It Your Business. To read the full interview and be inspired Click here…
With MIYB coming to Torquay next month, we caught up with one of our speakers, Alison Benney, Director of enlightenHR to get a glimpse into her business story so far and what she will be discussing at the event…
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With just one day to go until Make It Your Business returns to London to discuss the all-important question, “When should you leave the corporate world to pursue entrepreneurship?” we caught up with our fourth and final panellist, Dayo Akinrinade, for a quick fire insight into what she will be discussing on the panel this Friday…Read more…
With MIYB coming to Wales next month, we caught up with one of our speakers, Sophie Pycroft, otherwise known as the ‘Chief Mermaid’ of Spectrum Collections to find out what inspired her and her sister Hannah to launch ‘the world’s most Instagramable make-up brushes’ and what she’s most looking forward to about speaking at the event in Cardiff in April… Read more…
With Make It Your Business coming to London at the end of this week to discuss the all-important question, “When should you leave the corporate world to pursue entrepreneurship?” we caught up with one of our esteemed panellists, Jennifer Ison, for a quick fire insight into what she will be discussing on the panel this Friday…Read more…
With ‘Make It Your Business’ coming to London at the end of this week to discuss the all-important question, “When should you leave the corporate world to pursue entrepreneurship?” we caught up with the one panellist who is currently juggling her start-up with her corporate career, Virginia Stagni – for a quick fire insight into what she will be discussing on the panel this Friday…
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With MIYB coming to Torquay next month, we caught up with one of our speakers, Jacqui Shaw, Senior Partner and Director of Coralline Health Limited to find out the story behind her business so far and what she will be discussing, along with her business partner Pauline Neal, at the event… Read more…
Alison recently appeared on The Women in Business Radio Show to discuss her business journey and Make It Your Business. Click here…
After applying for a pot of money in 2012 from the Mayors Fund to spend on improvements to the local high street with a few other local residents, Gail Laser started the ‘Love Barnet’ Facebook group to encourage local businesses and the community to engage with each other. Read more…
Having decided to make the all-important leap and launch her own dental practice once her children had grown up, Dr Mandy Kent knows a lot about the highs and lows of setting up a business.
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Dear Aspiring Entrepreneur, It’s all go here at MIYB. The new year has already seen us hold our first event, and on Jan 31st we launched our online advice forum with Mumsnet! But there’s much …
Back in the 1990s it became possible for individuals to trade the financial markets for the first time. The development of the web and increasing popularity has led to reduced costs and the ability to trade online.
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City AM recently featured Make It Your Business and its Founder, Alison Cork. Click here…
Alison recently appeared on London Live to discuss the launch of Make It Your Business on Mumsnet. Click here…
Talking all things country-inspired and launching a successful business from your kitchen table, to the complexities of recruiting and leading a team when you have only ever been in junior roles previously (plus relationship changes en route, juggling motherhood and the unglamorous reality of retail that rarely gets seen); it’s safe to say there was alot to discuss with Alice Wingfield-Digby…
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Once you have worked your way to a profitable business it’s very easy to maybe sit back, relax and enjoy your life. Maybe if no-one gave you a helping hand in life, it’s easy to think that people should learn the hard way, or on their own. But if you’re a female founder, I strongly encourage you to spend time researching mentorship programs, so you can spread your knowledge and help other women up the ladder. Read more…
Jane Austen is now emblazoned on Britain’s £10 note. Back in Austen’s day, women were entirely reliant on their fathers, brothers and husbands. Luckily, times have moved on and it would appear that women have shaken off the patriarchal shackles of the 19th century. But we still hear of the gender pay gap issues and sexism in the workplace. Read more…
20 years after she set up her first salon on Fifth Avenue (which had a red door, which can be seen on her products today), she owned 150 upscale salons across the United States and Europe. At this time, her 1000 luxury products spanned 22 countries and at her prime, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world. Read more…
Lack of money to fund a new business, can often feel like a hurdle too high to overcome, but it’s important to remember that you are not alone and very few entrepreneurs have had the good fortune to start out with a pot of gold or a generous benefactor, but this has not stopped them from following their entrepreneurial dreams and it shouldn’t deter you either. Read more…
It seemed appropriate that in our first blog, we should set out our stall. So who are ‘we’ and what are we trying to achieve? Well, we are a group of female entrepreneurs who want to help other women fulfill their dream of starting their own business. Read more…