Sarah McLean, Managing Director, McLean Restaurants Winner of the Hera Award at the 2020 NatWest everywoman Awards, Sarah McLean worked her way up through the McDonald’s organisation to become its first female UK regional manager. She now operates one of its largest franchised organisations, employing over 2,000 people and running 21…

Secret to becoming a midlife millionaire: It’s not as impossible as you think, says the brilliant winner of the Mumpreneur of the Year award, who shares her insider tips to making it big. Christine Kelly, 49, from South London, has…

  Five Secrets of Great Innovation So what does it take to succeed with a great new product? Business expert and author of The Small Business Bible Steven D. Strauss offers this advice: Do you have a problem, something that…

“When you know what you want, and you want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.” Here is a familiar scenario for all of us: You have an exciting goal in mind, you’ve done your homework,…

Unless we establish a clear and precise picture of who we want to be and what we want to do or have, it will never come to pass. You’ll keep on drifting aimlessly in your self-fulfilling prophecy, settling for who…

Can achievement be broken down into steps? It isn’t always that easy, but those who achieve great things usually go through much of the same process, with many of the items listed below as part of that process. So if…

    My lightbulb moment: Entrepreneur Samantha Jameson reveals the inspiration behind her soap company Samantha Jameson, 43, founded handcrafted soap company Soapsmith in 2010 Revealed her inspiration came from doing a three month soapmaking course She pawned her wedding…

Post Covid-19, how are you thinking of empowering yourself?  Have you been laid off?  Furloughed? Told to work less hours?  Receiving less pay?  I hope the story below inspires you to start something for yourself. Husayn Kassai, co-founded tech start-up…

Working from home can be challenging for business owners and their staff. We outline eight ways you can help to reduce your team’s stress levels while they work remotely. Now more than ever, managers and business leaders need to be…

  Someone once asked me the question, “How can I have more opportunities come into my life?” It is a good question—but I think my answer might have surprised them a bit. I bypassed the obvious (and necessary) points about hard work,…