Stylist and mentor Amy Louise Hatch shares her small business journey in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.
In a Corporate RoleAmy originally worked for various companies in the creative industry in London as an Office Manager and PA. Having moved to Kent, over five years ago, Amy had a baby boy. On weighing up her options, she realised that it would be financially pretty unviable to return to her office job. So she decided to set up her own business.… Read more
Seed merchant Grace Alexander shares her small business journey in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.
Setting Up Her First BusinessBased in Somerset, Grace was working as a children protection consultant clinical psychologist when in 2013 personnel issues arose in her workplace. She started planting flowers in her garden, loving the tangibility of gardening as it balanced the intangibility of her job. She then set up her first business and called it Corfe Fruit & Flowers. And she started creating wedding flower designs.… Read more
Florist Joanne Truby shares her small business journey in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.
Epiphany Whilst TravellingAfter her A levels, Joanne worked in the e-commerce departments at Heals and River Island. Then whilst travelling through Central America, she decided that she wanted to do a degree in something creative.
Studying Floral DesignShe signed up for Floral Design & Event Management, and fell completely head over heels in love with flowers. In 2012, once she’d finished studying, she created the wedding flowers for a friend.… Read more
Farmer Florist Rebecca Stuart from The Garden Gate Flower Company shares her small business journey in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.
Getting Experience in the Corporate WorldAfter studying at Surrey Institute of Art & Design, Rebecca moved to London and began to temp. She worked her way up from receptionist to secretary to running a team. And during this time, she learned a lot about the processes of running a business like marketing, PR and email management.… Read more
Farmer Florist Milli Proust shares her small business story in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.
Training as an ActorInspired by her grandmother, Milli has always loved flowers. At the age of 18, she considered becoming a florist, but ending up following her other passion, which is storytelling. And she got a place at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ) in London and studied acting.… Read more
