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Confident steps to building a business

According to recent research by Avon, the top five reasons women do not start their own business are:

Not having a business idea No start up finance Not good enough Wouldn’t be able to do it alone with no support No qualification or experience

A recent report by UK Domain also shows that 54 per cent of millennial mums who returned to traditional employment after maternity leave...

Local student runs successful business from her bedroom

According to recent research, graduates regret going to university due to debt, and half reckon they would have landed their current job without having to study for a degree.

Someone who is working to ensure she gets the best out of her time at university is Geography student Katie Parker, 18.

When she first started studying, Kate was struggling to pay travel costs from her...

Empowering women through beauty and make-up

To Plymouth lady Sandy Rice, 72, age is just a number.

A proud nanny with 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a lifetime of experience, Sandy has been empowering women through beauty and make-up.

Sandy started to work for Avon, and eventually start her own business after suffering from ankylosing sponditis, a form of spinal arthritis that eventually causes a fusion...

Two thirds of SW women dream of starting own business

New research released today shows that over 63% of women living in the South West dream of starting their own business, motivated by the desire to bring more flexibility and earnings to their lives and the potential to be their own boss.

In order to have a perfect work/life balance, women in the South West believe work should be 37% and life 63% however, currently 87% of their waking...