Hair Combs to Care Homes
Sunday, 29 January 2012 16:41
When Harlow-born Jenny Twigg was approached to work in a local care home as ‘the hairdresser’ in 2001, little did she know that 9 years later she would be sharing a stage with one of the most feared ‘Dragons’ from the TV series ‘Dragon’s Den’, retelling her business journey to a live audience whilst also being broadcast worldwide on an online TV channel for entrepreneurs! But, then again, Jenny Twigg is ‘no ordinary’ hairdresser....
Sisters Doing It Featured
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:26
A question asked at the just right time by Wendy Barriball of her sister Lucy Gilmour crystallised musings of a business venture that both sisters had been harbouring. It took just months for those musings to become reality and RecruitAbility was born. Two visions in purple arrive. The cufflinks, the jewellery, the pullover, the clipboard – all purple. These ladies look like they mean business. They are walking and talking their brand. These ladies turn out to be Wendy Barriball and her sister Lucy Gilmour, founders of RecuitAbility, described on their website as an ‘independent generalist agency specialising in Essex…
A CULINARY JOY! Featured
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:04
Thitiya ‘Joy’ Sookphanich opened her first Thai restaurant in Hertfordshire after divorcing her husband, eight years ago. Her story is an inspirational one for any woman who harbours an entrepreneurial dream… An extension of the chain that began with award-winning Pu’s Brasserie in Holborn, Hertford’s Baan Thitiya restaurant is an authentic slice of Thai within the East Hertfordshire community. Three years ago, buoyed with Hertford’s success, Joy created a second Baan Thitiya restaurant on London Road, Bishop’s Stortford.
Get the Party Started
Thursday, 12 January 2012 11:10
Yes ladies, the party season is upon us. ‘Mwaah mentee’ Lizzy Drewett discovered these women in the region who might just help you...
The Nursey with Rhyme and Reason
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 15:44
Putting your most loved and cherished possessions – your offspring - into someone else’s hands can be a tremendous concern, especially if work takes you miles away from home. Dawn Leahey visits a new local children’s nursery that’s ticking all the boxes. It’s a wrench and a worry and your checklist is pretty stringent, right? You want a nursery that offers everything home does and more. You want it to be cleaner than clean, smart, modern, safe, efficient. You want education as well as play. You want bright, experienced, smiley carers to love your child as much as you do. In short you want the very best and more!…
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The Net Effect
Monday, 09 January 2012 12:03
With 76% of the UK population now using the internet – it’s no longer a place for just the young, the over 50s is the fastest growing demographic of internet users. In fact, this age group makes up 31% of all internet users in the UK*. And if you are thinking of starting a business, Claire Taylor has some useful advice with regard to your on-line presence. With most of us using the internet to research holidays, do our banking, shopping, catching up on the news or more recently watching TV it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid embracing the online world.The advent of smartphones, like the Blackberry or iPhone,…
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