Success stories
Jane Woods realised that life is too short not to have a career she is passionate about
Kerrie Keeling Transforms Disaster into Design
Kerrie was dominating the field of investment banking. But, she was unhappy feeling as though she was surrounded by fake people and had to put up an act. She decided to open up her own business where she could be herself and transform the industry of interior design.
Sarah Edwards's Sexy Potraits for the Modern Woman
Sarah Edwards's reinventd the portrait portraiture of females in the U.K. Integrating the fields of media photography and portraits, Sarah's company, For Your Eyes Only, provides female clientelle with sexy but classy boudoir style photographs.
Sharon Winter continues success: speech made at the launch of The NatWest everywoman Awards 2008
Suri Poulos applies her executive coaching skills to teaching children...
Both Suri's background as an executive consultant and her academic training in Psychology impressed upon her how critically important emotional intelligence and good social skills are in adults. So, when she came across the concept of teaching emotional and social skills to children through play, she knew instantly that she was onto a winning business idea...
Clare Moran cooks up the right ingredients for an amazing venture
Sandra Shevey turned her love of walks into a thriving business.
Sade’s Quute bags light up the accessories market
Community Times allows Joanne to pay the bills and care for her family
Joanne Caulfield was torn between needing to earn money to help pay the family’s bills and looking after her two small children. One of her youngsters needed extra special care that meant she had to be at home a great deal.
So she looked round for a business that she could manage herself, working at times that suited her. Previously she had worked as an administrator and buyer for several clothing companies. But in 2005 she set up a local edition of Community Times – a glossy monthly magazine delivered free to every house in her neighbourhood.
Jan Smith, EOL IT Services
Carole Hill found a franchise she loved, a product she believed in and a whole new way of life...
Carole had no obvious qualifications or skills that she could turn into a business...all she knew was that she wanted to work for herself and that she didn't want to risk her financial security. The idea of building on someone's else's established business idea really appealed to her so she when she came accross a franchise opportunity she could feel passionate about, she grabbed it with both hands
Imogen Roberts: from fresh graduate to online fashion retailer
Gail Thomas's need for a shared PA sparked her business idea
Gail had always wanted to work for herself, but lacked a good business idea. When she decided she’d had enough of corporate life and started working as a business consultant, she quickly realised she needed a PA but couldn’t afford one. So Gail decided to employ one and share her - then had a "lightbulb-moment" when she realised she had her idea for a business!
Sarah Green proves that redundancy can be a good thing.
Denise Liebermann, an eye for detail
Julie-Anne Smith tells us how it's all about what you have underneath...
Becki Train lets us know about the greatest event of her life
Katy Hoskinson stitches herself a successful future
Tamara Gillan discovers the beauty of being her own boss
Katy Geddes took over a Belgravia Florist to make it a blooming success story.


