Doug Richards meets Savannah

Attending the Enterprise Nation Conference last week was a very interesting experience, meeting up with lots of other entrepreneurs and hearing their stories and how they handle the challenges of running small businesses in today’s economy was fascinating.

I also experienced a huge attitude shift of my own, too many time when I have looked at what I have achieved with Gloriarty and Hello Dolly Magazine I have not seen just what exactly it is I have done, how far I have come and just what I have built. The conference really did open my eyes and make me recognise that I am an entrepreneur, one of the great unrecognised army of hardworking people who create wealth for the UK but are almost invisible to the Government

Doug Richards holding Savannah

I was, by equal measures amused and embarassed by one of my reborn dolls ending up on stage with Doug Richards for his presentation, hers are the little legs you can see dangling over the edge of the podium in the video.

The next issue of Hello Dolly Magazine is an incredibly special one for us, it is the first anniversary of the magazine’s existance and we have gone from strength to strength, the readership is growing and the positive comments keep flooding in.

The latest issue’s cover star is Scarlett by Artist Donna Wells of Nana Dreams Nursery whose beautifully composed themed photograph will be gracing the December issue cover in celebration of the Birthday issue. Donna’s work will be featured in the February issue so you will all be able to read all about her work then.

We were really impressed with the number of entries we received to the December Competition and how much effort and thought went into a lot of the entries, people really took the theme to their hearts and had fun with it.

4 Examples of entries to the December competition
Top Left Picture by Beth Downing of Beth’s Babies Nursery
Top Right Picture by Carolyn McGrath of Eden Reborn Nursery
Bottom Left Picture by Jane Bishop of Forest Babies Reborns
Bottom Right Picture by Lisa Pybus of Best Beloved Nursery

Enterprise Nation

Gloriarty was invited to go along as the guest of Helen Brennan from Access Self Storage to take part in Enterprise Nation’s Home Enterprise Day and I can honestly say I had a really fascinating day, I met a number of very interesting people and was particular interested by the presentations given on the day.  The Keynote speech by Doug Richard (former Dragon from Dragon’s Den and CEO of School for Startups was very enlightening and somewhat embarassing as one of my dolls, Savannah ended up on stage with Doug during his presentation.

Savannah

The other speaker I was particularly struck by was Mike Finnigan, AKA Mr Motivator and no I don’t mean the one in lycra… although I must admit I would have enjoyed it immensely if he had shown up in lycra! He not only had the audience in stitches but what he had to say struck a real chord and really made me think about what I have been doing over the past 15 years or so. For the first time it struck me, I am an entrepreneur!!! Wow how amazing does that feel to say that out loud, it’s not that I work from home… I am not a just a mum who happens to do a bit of work from home… no I am a business worman, I am an entrepreneur, I can say it loud and say it proud.

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