Mollie Barnard had her deposit paid and her halls booked at a dance school in London. She turned it down the day before she was due to leave. Sixteen years on, she runs The Hair Hut from a salon her parents built in her garden in Essex, fully booked five days a week, with a waiting list that keeps growing.

Looking for a website template that works for your service business? These are the four template shops worth bookmarking.

She'd rehearsed in the mirror, finished her slides and knew her content cold. Shannon Alter, executive presence coach with over 30 years of experience, breaks down why her client still lost the room and what female founders need to know about the signals they're sending before they say a word.

A professional headshot has been doing the same job for sixty years: showing strangers you're a credible professional. The Beautiful Moments founder Hetal Trivedi argues that the job hasn't gone away, but it's no longer enough. Here's what brand storytelling images can do that a headshot was never built for, and how to make every photo on your website earn its place.

Evening routines tend to slip the moment work gets busy. Psychotherapist, author and yoga instructor Eloise Skinner explains why winding down properly matters for your sleep, your mood and your nervous system, and shares three gentle yoga poses you can add to your evening tonight.

Giving back as a small business doesn’t have to be expensive or performative. Discover meaningful, sustainable ways that female founders can create real impact in their communities. 

Most founders think PR isn't working because of the pitch. After 22 years building reputations behind the scenes, Laura Perkes argues the real problem starts much earlier.

Mia Hadrill co-founded an off-grid retreat in the Welsh wilderness with no WiFi, no phone signal, and no mains electricity. Not as a business idea. Because she needed it herself. Here, the Aim Agency founder makes the case for why switching off isn't a luxury for leaders, it's a responsibility.

Miranda Priestly's takedown of Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada 2 is the sharpest line in the film. It's also the question every female founder should be asking herself.

The absence of proper legal documentation can be catastrophic. Commercial lawyer Rebecca Kelly on the documents that protect your business before something goes wrong.

Discover the dangers of using AI-generated ads for your small business, plus why human creativity and "homemade" content are the keys to business growth in 2026.

Barbara Ayisi cold-called The Langham, sent seven follow-up emails and landed her first ever brand shoot at one of London's most prestigious hotels. On persistence, preparation and how to approach a luxury venue with a proposal they cannot say no to.

Travel retail gives brands access to millions of international consumers every year. But it works very differently from traditional retail. Yvonne Airey on commercial readiness, margin expectations and how to approach the channel strategically.

Healthy eating does not need to be complicated, especially when you are busy. Award winning Registered Nutritionist Lucy Jones on the six simple habits that actually fit into a founder's life.

From choosing the right event to interacting with strangers, Hannah Capocci-Hunt on what product founders need to know before their first market stall and what the experience teaches you that nothing else can.

Sophie Neall changed the Good Kynd recipe 70 times, turned down an investor who offered everything they needed, and launched a vegan oat iced chai brand while figuring it out as she went. On building something real without knowing what you're doing.

Carla Pooran spent years on Harley Street before building her own boutique skin clinic in Colchester — and then a second business for women navigating skin changes in midlife. On twenty years of experience, launching during a pandemic, and why she'd rather educate than overwhelm.

We're living through a trust recession. The gap between what people say and what they do has widened — and audiences are exhausted by the performance. Danielle Thompson on what they actually want instead.

Charlie Terry, Founder of CEEK Marketing, analyses TALA’s £2.6m operating loss, Grace Beverley’s strategy and the wider debate around founder-led UK brand profitability.