There is a petition going round by We Are Pop Up for pop up shops to get business rates relief for 3 months. While I love the idea of pop ups, I do not agree with this petition. Here is why: An Open Letter to the Supporters of the Pop Up Business Rates Relief: I … Continue reading
The Design Trust is such a fabulous site full of tips and information for designers and business start ups. If you sign up as a business member you will be able to find lots of great webinars and events exclusive to members, definitely one to follow and refer to! You can also follow The Design … Continue reading
It’s coming up to the Autumn fairs so I thought I’d give you a few tips on what to prepare and what questions you need to ask… There are a couple of things you will need to prepare before you go to a trade fair. It can be quite overwhelming and exhausting, especially if you … Continue reading
Read it, Love it! is my new weekly blog post where I will be sharing great blogs, websites, designers and shops that I’ve come across over the last few years and have given me great advice, tips and inspiration. First up is Creative Boom. Such a fabulous site full of tips and information for designers, … Continue reading
Slightly blushing a bit, but I’ve been interviewed by Sarah Lidwell-Durnin Founder of Natural History, Tradescant & Sons and Create*Live*Work (I know one very busy lady!) about how I went about setting up The Perching Post. Create*Live*Work is a blog about tips on setting up your own business specifically for business in design. Sarah also … Continue reading
This was the most stressful to set up: Electricity & Gas As soon as you plug your phone in you’ll get at least 5 calls a day from sales people trying to sell you an electricity and or gas contract each one of them hell bent on tricking you. So be warned these sales … Continue reading
When I was setting up my providers I found this quite stressful because one, I thought it would be fairly simple and it wasn’t and two, they are very sneaky and you need to watch out! I’m going to do this in two blog posts as this category covers quite a bit. Phone and Internet … Continue reading
Finding the right location can be tricky and can take longer than you think. The best thing to do is not to rush your decision and to do as much research as possible. Here are a few points that you need to think about and what I took in to consideration when picking out my … Continue reading
From the moment I decided to take the plunge and set up my own furniture and gift shop my first conundrum was what was I going to call the shop? What is the ethos? It’s a good idea to think about this early so that you have a clear idea of what you are trying … Continue reading
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