A while ago I was a subscriber to Eve, a fantastic womens glossy published by the BBC. Sadly three years after selling to Haymarket Publishing we saw the disappearance of my my much loved Eve. Every month it arrived I would always turn to the 'Women Doing Their Own Thing' articles first as these were always inspiring. These articles always offered a glimmer of hope in my days filled with nappies and toddlers that there were women starting their own businesses and more importantly being sucessful too. I still love reading about small businesses and now get my monthly fix in Country Homes & Interiors with their monthly articles, 'Work to Live, Live to Work'.
image source - The Guardian
Yet I still miss the 'Women Doing Their Own Thing' articles and have several squirreled away in a folder. I know I am not the only one who misses these articles from several chats on Twitter. So I thought why not make Wednesdays 'Women Doing Their Own Thing' day here on my blog. I have spent some time thinking about this and want to feature women in creative industries aswell as retail, tourism and probably many more besides. I want women who run B&B's by the sea, cafes on the coast, galleries, restaurants, gift or interiors shops. I want women who have their own boutique hotels, holiday companies, whether these are cottages, campsites, walking tours or craft breaks. I want women who are designing and making and earning a living doing this, you could be sewing, baking, growing or painting. The list is endless and I hope some of you will be willing to share your stories. Even if you run the business with somebody else, male or female, I still want to hear from you. Oh and this is not just for mumprenuers, it's for every woman, with or without children
I am busy putting together questions for this, using the old Eve articles as a guide and hope to start this new feature next week. So if you would like to be involved in 'Women Doing Their Own Thing' please send me an email zoeanddrew {at} btinternet {dot} com (I know you all know to replace the words in brackets with the symbol!).
I look forward to hearing from you and reading about your business.
Take care
Zoe
