Sitting Pretty Tea shop, Galgate is opening again on Friday, but my Blogging for Beginners participants got to sample a range of Vicky’s amazing teas in a private session.
Self employment
Redundant at 50+ and getting to grips with social media.
Karen Dean was made redundant after 35 years with the same great company. Back on the job market she realised she needed to get to grips with social media. This is guest blog from Karen.
Creating Role Models For Change
Together with Digienable, we have just run the first all female led social media conference here in Lancashire. This is why..
Dyspraxia and Exercise. The last of a week of Dyspraxia Awareness blogs by Simone Sirmon.
Dyspraxia Awareness Week Day Five of my blog on training Jane! Today I’m highlighting people who have Dyspraxia and how they raise public awareness of the condition and the challenges it can present. A famous person in the media with confirmed Dyspraxia is the actor Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter. He has spoken publicly […]
Dyspraxia Awareness Week – Day 1 of a week of guest blogs by Simone Sirmon
This week is Dyspraxia Awareness Week and so I am taking a little detour from my normal blogs and posting a whole week of guest blogs by Lancashire Personal Trainer, Simone Sirmon. Why? I am Dyspraxic – and so is my daughter. It is a massive part of who we are and it is also […]
Giving up my crown as sole trader of the year, and fingers crossed for a new one
This post is a quick plug for ME. And why not? I work hard to ensure my customers are happy and skilled up. Last year I was awarded Sole Trader of the Year in the Enterprise Vision Awards. In October I hand that crown over to another hard working woman, but I hope to […]
The Multiple Personalities Of The Sole Trader – As Seen At The Edinburgh Fringe
It’s August and that means… The Edinburgh Fringe. Yeah! And we have just spent an amazing few days there. We saw some big names, great new acts and spent a lot of time exploring the Free Fringe, where many up and coming stars start out. Perhaps because I’m a sole trader, (soon to hand over […]
Business Surgery and a Butty with Phil M Jones
Award winning business educator, Phil Jones is coming up to Lancaster on May 1st to run a free event for young people on entrepreneurship and turning an idea or a passion into a way of earning a living. Phil has agreed to stay on after the session and run a tea time business surgery for local businesses […]
Filling the Skills Gap – The Alternative
On May 1st, Phil Jones is coming up to Lancaster to run a FREE event for young people and the unemployed.
Growing a Business From Scratch via Facebook
As you know I like to share stories and case studies of organisations who have used social media sucessfully Today’s case study is from Kerry Pace Founder & Specialist Teacher – Diverse Learners, grew her business through facebook