I found myself with an excellent dinner companion last Thursday evening. Seated to my right was the new star of Dragons’ Den, the funny and feisty Jenny Campbell. After leaving school at 16 she worked her way up in the banking sector, before turning entrepreneur. She sold her business in 2016 for a reported £50million,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Investing Women
Advice from Kate Adie, and thoughts on #Indyref2
I was in Edinburgh last week to host the 2017 Investing Women Ambition and Growth Conference. It was a tremendous couple of days, and the entrepreneurs who had signed up – both men and women – were treated to a variety of keynote speeches, workshops and 1-2-1 sessions with professional advisers and potential investors. Part… Read more »
Rethinking my work life balance
I have just looked back at my diary to see that I’ve worked every day for the last four weeks, apart from last Thursday. Before you think I’m going moan about being under pressure or being unable to get my work life balance in order, let me reassure you that I was – and am… Read more »
Promoting female led businesses, and Dunblane’s legacy
Introducing Hilary Clinton at a presidential rally in New Hampshire a few days ago former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright used a line she has quoted many times before; ‘there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.’ Her aim was to encourage American women to unite behind the candidate… Read more »