I’ve been asked three times in the last week how to get published in the Huffington Post. I couldn’t answer immediately as the question needed some thought and time. However, I promised to write a blog and here it is. I’m a regular blogger on the Huffington Post and I’ve been published three times in the Guardian. My […]
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How to write a blog
Good Morning, It’s blustery, sunny and cold this morning. I’m going to write a quick blog to address a question that I’ve been asked three times in the last week and that is- how to write a blog? The question has no doubt be poised as I’ve been relentlessly plugging the fact that I’ve been […]
Be brave- what’s the worst that can happen?
Before I set up My Own Den I was a business consultant. I’ve offered advice and support and on more than one occasion I attempted to nudge people into action by telling them to be brave- what’s the worst that can happen? It’s a lot easier to give advice than take it! This week I […]
Stepping out from the shadows into self promotion
Self Promotion (or the art of building a brand with no budget) Eek today is a short blog and it’s about self promotion. Today I had a blog published in the Guardian, read it here for yourselves!!! I AM QUITE PLEASED ABOUT THIS!! About three weeks ago a friend forwarded me a tweet from the […]
Women Behaving Badly
This morning 18 Mumpreneurs in Cambridge got together to network, swap stories and enjoy a presentation by Liz Weston of Weston Communications on marketing and business ideas. We met in the famous and idiosyncratic Orchard Tea Rooms in Grantchester. The Mumpreneurs in Cambridge arrived behaving well and left with the intent to behave badly, or at least […]
I’m a Cambridge Mumpreneur then?
You might be aware that Entrepreneur week is approaching, I wasn’t! Well it is and I found out that the organisation Mumprenuers Networking Club are running a series of events in that week to celebrate. Great I thought as I’d love to go to one in Cambridge. Guess what? There wasn’t one but somewhere along […]
Don’t panic- three weeks into a new business
It’s three weeks into a new business that is My Own Den and I’m in a panic. I’m in a panic about marketing, sourcing goods, competing with the perfect looking interior design cool sites. In short I’m in a panic about almost everything. It’s hard to think strategically when in a panic so I’m also panicking […]