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NEWS: Stronger Together – Passing On the Blueprint for Success

Years before remote work became a global movement, a Devon entrepreneur quietly built her business from the ground up, proving what was possible with vision and determination and is now helping other women do the same. Kellie Simpson started her Virtual Assistant (VA) business in 2018. Back then, the idea of providing remote business support […]

Devon entrepreneur named one of 2025’s most impressive female founders.

Hepsie Goddin of Barnstaple has been crowned one of the UK’s most impressive female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain’s ‘f:Entrepreneur #IAlso100’ campaign. Hepsie Goddin, who founded martha and hepsie in 2011, is being profiled among 100 inspirational female entrepreneurs from across the country, as part of the campaign to celebrate the multi-achievements of women running […]

Freelance Mum gets two new hub leaders

When I was asked to take over as a “Freelance Mum Fairy” (our name for a hub leader), I was over the moon. The Freelance Mum community has been such a lifeline for me over the past two years as a self-employed mum, at a time when I was juggling a toddler and working, with […]