Women in the City’s ‘It’s all about you’ shopping evening

Women in the City

I was excited and delighted to go along the ‘All About You’ shopping event organised by Gwen Rhys of Women in the City who recently came on the show. Women in the City is an organisation that promotes, recognises and rewards female talent. The evening was fantastic with brands such as The Fold London, Upper [...]

Change as a journey not a destination by Veronica Broomes

Dream Corner - Focus

Will Lady Luck choose you or are you choosing to shape your future? Over summer, during the two weeks when there was a mix of deserted trains and overcrowded streets and pavements in some parts of London because of the Olympic Games, I spent time reflecting on how I could increase the value I bring [...]

Never knowingly undersold….by Funmi Johnson

Never knowingly undersold

I had to write 2 biographies for myself a little while ago for my business. I ran them past a few friends and was told that they absolutely did not do me justice. In summary, I had ‘undersold’ myself. As I worked on them again, it got me thinking: why do we as women, routinely [...]

You are a strange one aren’t you?

no noice, downsized, for stock

“Where do you get these strange ideas?” my poor bewildered mother asked as I came to her with yet another weird and wonderful thought. As a child, my mother warned us not to swallow the seeds of fruit, telling us that if we did, the fruit would grow into a tree in our tummies. What [...]

Step away from the diet, it will only make you crazy! By Funmi Johnson

Dream Corner - Dieting

Would it surprise you to know that the diet industry rakes in anything between $40-$100 billion dollars each year? Isn’t that amazing for an industry that makes its money from failure? Weight Watchers, The Cambridge Diet, The Atkins Diet and Lighter Life are just a few of the top names in the industry. If I [...]

How to write a press release and speak to a journalist by Sarah Wolf

Blowing your trumpet

So – you think you have a story? Go through the below checklist to work how best to present your little nugget of gold: Remember – is it news? The launch of a new product, the first of something, a new member of staff or an amazing contract or partnership. Does it add to news, [...]

PR – it doesn’t have to be rocket science by Sarah Wolf

Sarah Wolf

Guest post by Sarah Wolf of Diablo PR….. Sarah’s one piece of advice for small businesses who want to do their own PR is to think about all their successes as potential stories for the local press. Sarah says, “By simply making contact with your local news or business editor in the paper that you [...]