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Book Review: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg A dear friend gave me this book as a gift – and it was a wonderful choice because it was fascinating, amusing and informative all at the same time. Sheryl...
View ArticleInterview with Neil Leonard of Design Your Career
All photos (C) annamorganphotography.co.uk I visited the first Design Your Career event back in February (you can read my post about it here), and came away feeling so inspired and positive – why had...
View ArticleFacebook is your friend
These days even your granny has a personal Facebook account, but it seems that lots of you are still a bit confused about if and why you need Facebook for your craft business. If you have the whole...
View ArticleStrength in numbers
We have just started week 2 of the 4-week e-workshop, and this week we are tackling finance. One of the things I love most about this workshop is seeing the positive results gained when we share...
View ArticleTime for a career change
Once upon a time I thought life was about finding myself, and once the real me had ‘turned up’, the rest would be plain sailing. Now that I have reached my 40s, it has dawned on me that life is...
View ArticleProducing a quality product
Because I spend much of my time asking crafts-people to focus on something other than designing/making, I had a bit of light bulb moment when I visited the Contemporary Textiles Fair at the Landmark...
View ArticleCoffee and catch up
Yesterday morning I hosted my first Coffee & Catch-up for past clients. It was an opportunity for us all to regroup and hear how things were going within our businesses. Some people knew each...
View ArticleDesign Your Career: a round up part 2
Yesterday I posted the first part of my report from last weekend’s Design Your Career conference. I have come back with a goody bag full of business cards, and a notebook full of scribbles, and I’m...
View ArticleDesign Your Career 2 day event
I’m very excited about attending a brand new event taking place on February 2nd and 3rd, in Bournemouth. It’s called Design Your Career, and it’s a two day conference aimed at anyone who needs help...
View ArticleWho are you going to call today?
I have just had a phone call from someone that sells similar services to me, and therefore could be defined as a competitor. We had a great chat, swapped some insight about our businesses, and came...
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