Many women can run a business but just don't realise it!

You do have the ability and we will help you succeed. Join the growing band of women entrepreneurs.

Find out how women just like you have succeeded in starting and growing a business.

Read about successful ventures such as PR Companies, Solicitors, Photographers, Florists, Teaching and Learning Providers, Fine Foods, Personal Development Specialists, Wedding Planners and Computer Maintenance Experts.

Gain help and inspiration from the many success stories inspired by the West Midlands Women's Business Centre.

Success Stories

Sally Heath : All Sewn Up

Sally Heath - West Midlands Women's Business Centre

A single mum of two and aged 45 - and has just started up her own business!
"I had recently heard an ad on the radio about the services Business Link provided to help people set up their own businesses - so I gave them a ring to find out some more information and they referred me tothe Women's Business Development Agency."

Joanne Asselman : ThoroughlyChic Limited

Joanne Asselman - West Midlands Women's Business Centre

"I am Joanne Asselman and I am the director of ThoroughlyChic Limited. I was born in Northamptonshire in England and was educated in England and Scotland; attending The University of Liverpool where I gained a BSc Honours in Mathematics and The University of Glasgow where I studied Medicine."

Kate Rossin : Depict

Kate Rossin - West Midlands Women's Business Centre

"My name is Kate, I am 27 years old and I have been a lecturer in photography for the past 5 years. I started teaching as soon as I left university and literally threw myself into my job. Though I got so much satisfaction from seeing my students develop their own skills I found it very hard to ever have the time to try and continue my own personal work."

Caroline Smith : Oakley Media Ltd

Caroline Smith - West Midlands Women's Business Centre

"I trained as a Graphic Designer in the early eighties (back in the time of the dinosaurs before PC’s were invented and we had to use ink and glue to prepare artwork!) and have worked in commercial studios and public sector organisations for the last 25 years, developing my skills to embrace the digital era along the way."

Andrea Mclean : Andrea's Garden of Eden

Andrea Mclean from Andrea's Garden of Eden

"I am a mother with 3 girls aged 15, 12 and 7. I have been a florist for 24 years and after, recently being made redundant, I decided to fulfil my dad’s dream (who died 2 years ago) to work for myself. I have become a more confident person and WBDA have given me the support I needed and helped me to have a greater outlook for the futurebecause I now believed in myself."

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