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Women who inspire me – Dolly Parton on International Women’s Day

March 8th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Inspiration

Dolly Parton has sung some fantastic songs.  How do I know?  Because I enjoy singing along with her in the car or at home.  There’s no better test.  (Hey I am ENFP in Myers Briggs). I defy anyone to not join in with “9 to 5” – loudly. It is music that is made for [...]

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Women in business – less confidence than men?

February 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Bit of a Rant

50% of women in business admitted feelings of self-doubt in a recent survey compared to only 31% of men. The survey by the Institute of Leadership and Management was asking about  ambition and gender at work. Some of the findings indicated that women are holding themselves back…and not a glass ceiling created by a male-dominated [...]

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Mary Portas – queen of greengrocers and local shops

June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Branding, Inspiration

Mary Portas Queen of Shops BBC programme is helping small local businesses.   This week she focussed on a greengrocers.  It was excellent TV – we saw drama and disagreements, and excellent business and marketing inspiration. How could a business owner benefit from the programme? Mary herself comes across as very authentic and natural.  She doesn’t [...]

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Tags:female entrepreneur·retail shop·small business

Dragons’ Den – best entrepreneur yet

July 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Inspiration

What a pleasure to watch Dragon’s Den last night on BBC TV and see admiration from the dragons for one of the entrepreneurs. While it is obviously good television to have them be abusive to the hopefuls it does not do the image of business much good.  The dragons look cold and you feel embarrassed [...]

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