by Lara Sheldrake | Jan 6, 2021 | Business, Community, Entrepreneurship
Unpaid care responsibilities have increased dramatically as COVID-19 has closed schools, overwhelmed health services, and heightened the care needs of older persons—these have both disproportionately burdened women and exposed the fragility of women’s roles in the...
by Lara Sheldrake | Dec 31, 2020 | Business, Community, Entrepreneurship
As the year draws to a close, I want to encourage you to take this time to reflect on the past year, what you’ve achieved and the challenges you’ve overcome, because let’s face it, there have been many this year. I firstly wanted to thank you for being a...
by Sophie Hebdidge | Dec 16, 2020 | Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship
You’ve got this idea for an app, or maybe it’s a web platform, but you aren’t techy. You’re not a developer and you know you need to work with one to make your idea come to life. Working with a developer is a big investment, it’s time consuming and very often it is...
by Coni Longden-Jefferson | Dec 8, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Wellbeing, Wellbeing & Mindset
At the start of October, two things happened to me for the very first time. I launched a new business, Thea, and had an anxiety attack, all within about 48 hours of each other. Coincidence? I think not. The attack lasted almost a whole day and the ripple effect even...
by Aimee Browne | Dec 5, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Personal Development
The hustle mentality has been glamorised for far too long, and it’s about time we pave a new way! I wore the busy badge of honour for a long time. My role as an Executive Assistant was my whole life, and I took serious pride in the “hustle” of that corporate...
by Lara Sheldrake | Dec 3, 2020 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Personal Development, Wellbeing & Mindset
2020 has tested our mental health and wellbeing, we have had to adapt the way we communicate, run our businesses and manage our households. We have been thrown into a flurry of zoom calls, virtual meet-ups and as a nation we are spending more time online than ever...