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Dress for success
Sisters Claire Chapman and Jo Cowan set up bridal shop Belle Bridal in 2009 and expects to double their opening year’s turnover to £100,000 this year.
A date to remember
Lexi Proud launched dating website ArrangeMeADate.com in January and is set to make profit in year one.
A snack on track
Michelle Daniells launched children’s nutrition company Benjoy Nutrition in 2008 and is expecting sales of £1 million for the next year of trading.
Raising the Bar
Cherie Blair talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about her new network designed to promote women in business and why encouraging female entrepreneurship could lift millions out of poverty
Hashemi: 'Stay close to your customers'
Coffee Republic founder Sahar Hashemi tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about her regrets at leaving the coffee chain and why it’s important to stay within touching distance of your customers.
Claire Young: 'Rottweiler' of The Apprentice
Runner-up on The Apprentice Claire Young discusses being fired by Alan Sugar, turning down a job with Karren Brady and her new company Elegant Venues.
Trading faces
Kate Craig-Wood is a woman who has it all. Beauty, wealth and success. But a lot has changed since she founded her IT company Memset – including her name, Robert.
Saira Khan: nobody’s apprentice
Feisty Saira Khan shot to fame in 2005 as a finalist in the TV show The Apprentice. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about her baby skincare company, Miamoo, and why the glass ceiling for women in business needs to be smashed
Have your say: Funding for women
Financial institutions may well need a shake up when helping female entrepreneurs. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some women in business about their experiences of raising finance and asks for your comments.
Don't let age be a barrier
Margaret Wood started her engineering company ICW UK, which makes high-tech windows and windscreens, at the age of 46. Based in Yorkshire the 61-year-old entrepreneur received a Women Inventors in Industry award in 2003. Her company has a turnover of £400,000
Risking It All expert gives funding advice
Julia Chanteray, resident business expert on Channel 4's Risking It All programme, founded business advice and mentoring service The Joy of Business to help small firms through the difficult early years of growth. SmallBusiness.co.uk caught up with Chanteray and asked her to share some pearls of wisdom on the funding routes available for small firms.
Podcast: Who’s afraid of the female entrepreneur?
At SmallBusiness.co.uk we are always eager to point you in the direction of useful resources that can help your business. SmallBizPod is the UK's first small business podcast and includes interviews and practical advice for start-ups and businesses of all sizes.
Saira Khan: what I wish I'd known when I started
Former star of The Apprentice and TV personality Saira Khan gave up the corporate world to start baby skincare company Miamoo three years ago. Here she tells SmallBusiness.co.uk what she has learned on the way.
