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Author Archives: Sarah

Small, Local and Focused

By Sarah | Published: January 24, 2011

I don’t believe it is possible to set goals for this project without local intelligence. I need to set up a working group. I would like to recruit a small number of mothers who are considering starting a business or becoming self-employed, or are in the early stages of starting-up. They should ideally be from [...]

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Where now? Finding a new path.

By Sarah | Published: January 20, 2011

This image was taken on a walk in Finedon Pocket Park – along the old railway track that used to service the now defunct local Iron mining industry. Iron Ore was taken along the railway to Cally Banks, where it was burned to remove impurities. The railway track is well preserved, but has the occasional [...]

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New Dialogues

By Sarah | Published: January 14, 2011

The networking event I attended yesterday was great – I really enjoyed meeting people from such a range of sectors. Acquired many snippets of useful information in a relatively short space of time, as well as making some new contacts. Came away feeling positive and reminded that I actually do relish the opportunity to make [...]

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Fear of being tongue-tied

By Sarah | Published: January 11, 2011

Tomorrow, I am attending my first proper networking event in over two years. I am having a last minute attack of nerves. It feels like it has been a very long time since I have had to pitch my business to a group of people – in particular, a room full of strangers. Perhaps the [...]

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Mapping the landscape and making a list.

By Sarah | Published: January 7, 2011

As an artist I felt it was crucial to understand how your work – the aesthetics and the thinking behind it, fitted within the social and artistic context in which it was being made. I certainly feel the same applies to any kind of business support scheme  or professional network – you have to understand [...]

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Nuturing my own web.

By Sarah | Published: January 7, 2011

I moved last year from London to East Northamptonshire. Work was quiet when we initially got here because my daughter was still a baby and I wasn’t ready to give up being her carer all of her waking hours. What work I did have was tackled during her sleeping hours. Having settled our family into [...]

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    Business Development resources for the self-employed in Northamptonshire, East Midlands, Nationally and Online.
  • Business Resources: Local (Northamptonshire)

    • Creative Northants
  • Business Resources: National

    • CIDA – the cultural industries development agency
    • Cultural Enterprise Office – information factsheets for creative / cultural business
    • Innovation Exchange
    • Local Enterprise Partnerships – the future of business support set out by Dept of Business, Innovation and Skills
    • Women Entrepreneurs in Rural Tourism (WERT)
    • Women in Rural Enterprise
  • Business Resources: Regional (East Midlands)

    • Business Link East Midlands
    • School for Social Entrepreneurs – East Mids
    • Women in Rural Enterprise
  • Documents

    • Project Outline
  • Factsheets

    • Action Learning Sets Factsheet (CIPD)
    • Cultural Enterprise Office – information factsheets for creative / cultural business
  • Online

    • Action Learning Sets Factsheet (CIPD)
    • CIDA – the cultural industries development agency
    • Cultural Enterprise Office – information factsheets for creative / cultural business
    • Horses Mouth – a social network for informal mentoring
    • LinkedIn
    • Mother's who work
    • Mumsnet
    • Women in Rural Enterprise
    • Wyrkplace
  • Relevant Articles

    • Are women likely to be hit particularly hard by the current economic crisis?
    • Jobless figures show female recession is underway
    • Local Enterprise Partnerships – the future of business support set out by Dept of Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Blog Posts:

    • Small, Local and Focused
    • Where now? Finding a new path.
    • New Dialogues
    • Fear of being tongue-tied
    • Mapping the landscape and making a list.
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