Sam Thurlow chased the 'shoulds' until burnout affected her eyesight. Now she runs In Collaboration her way, and it's three times the size it was.

Isobel Lorna's Agende sold out in two hours. What the planner really costs, and what the launch was built from.

Putting the out of office on for a week feels impossible when the business is you. Fiona McCoss, women's mentor and founder of Wild Feminine Retreats, argues that stepping away is a leadership decision rather than an indulgence, and sets out what to check before you book one.

Steve Jobs had his turtleneck. Coco Chanel built a legacy on a symbol. Samantha Harman explains how repetition, story and a single piece of jewellery can turn what you wear into a brand people actually remember.

For a long time I thought EVN had a product problem. Every quiet week, my answer was the same: I needed more products. Ten years in jewellery retail should have told me otherwise.

You leave feeling worse than when you walked in, but nothing happened you could point to. That's not oversensitivity. It's your radar doing its job.

Nobody rings the Nasdaq bell in year one. Six female founders on the quiet, unglamorous middle years, when nothing's working yet and quitting would be the sensible thing, and why those are the years that count.

Most of us set the goal, then promise ourselves we'll celebrate once we've hit it. But the goalpost keeps moving, and the celebration never comes. Bose Akadiri makes the case for flipping that: work out what actually brings you joy first, then build goals that amplify it.

Nobody teaches you what to do when a client asks for a refund. Here's the law, the mindset, and how to stop folding out of guilt.

Between hybrid working and school runs, most founders have quietly stopped getting dressed properly. Samantha Harman, personal stylist and author of Just Get Dressed, makes the case for putting your wardrobe back to work, and shares the three-step method she uses with clients to get out of a style rut.

Sorting a pension is the task most founders keep pushing to "later." Here's a clear guide to your self-employed pension options in the UK, from personal pensions and SIPPs to NEST, and how to start with as little as £10.

Amy Ryan built Lip Lock Aesthetics through an MS diagnosis and a father who chose her path. Her story, in her own words.

Ambitious women don't fear failure, they fear success. Jennifer Davy on why, and how to stop playing small.

We optimise our calendars and workflows, but rarely ask whether our surroundings are helping or hindering us. Rachel Clacher, Co-Founder of Coertze + Clacher, on why environment is never neutral and what it means for the way you build.

Mollie Barnard had her deposit paid and her halls booked at a dance school in London. She turned it down the day before she was due to leave. Sixteen years on, she runs The Hair Hut from a salon her parents built in her garden in Essex, fully booked five days a week, with a waiting list that keeps growing.

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She'd rehearsed in the mirror, finished her slides and knew her content cold. Shannon Alter, executive presence coach with over 30 years of experience, breaks down why her client still lost the room and what female founders need to know about the signals they're sending before they say a word.

A professional headshot has been doing the same job for sixty years: showing strangers you're a credible professional. The Beautiful Moments founder Hetal Trivedi argues that the job hasn't gone away, but it's no longer enough. Here's what brand storytelling images can do that a headshot was never built for, and how to make every photo on your website earn its place.