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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

 

Nina Phipps: Guardian HR

Nina Phipps from Guardian HR
Guardian HR offers employment law advice and support to companies of all sizes, across all industries in the UK.

Stephanie Morris and Sandra Purser: Classique Bridal Studio

Stephanie Morris from Classique Bridal Studio Ltd
Classique Bridal Studio Ltd offers a range of bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dresses, prom dresses, cruise wear, evening gowns, mother of the bride/groom outfits, hats, fascinators and tiaras. We also offer a range of "worn once" ex-catwalk outfits which have been cleaned and are ready to wear.

Cheryl Hopkins : TaxAssist Accountants

Cheryl Hopkins from TAxAssist Accountants
I run TaxAssist Accountant who offers clients a personal service. Clients benefit from the core accountancy services plus other additional services which help clients build their business and gain good contacts locally.

Julie Bolton: Inform Health and Fitness

Julie Bolton from Inform Health and Fitness
Inform Health and Fitness is an alternative option to using a public/private gym. It offers specialist training for women from pregnancy and birth through to age related conditions and rehabilitation of the female form. In a private studio or your own home, you can train 1 to 1 with a group of your friends or you can attend a weekly fitness class together with support and advice on lifestyle changes.

Luana Lea : SeeSaw Nursery

Luana Lea from SeeSaw Nursery
SeeSaw Nursery is a children’s day nursery, based in Bedworth, providing full and part time child care to babies and children between the ages of 6 weeks – 5years.

Jude Ower : Buy Serious Games

Jude Ower : Buy Serious Games
Buyseriousgames.com is a website that provides a showcase and shopping facility for serious games products and utilities.
The facility allows developers to join as a member and supplier, upload products to the site and showcase special offers and featured products.

Trudy Shaw : Shut Up AND DRIVE

Trudy Shaw
I am an independent Driving Instructor, offering lessons in Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth and surrounding areas.

Hannah Mackinlay : Hannah Mackinlay Video Productions

Hannah Mackinlay
Hannah Mackinlay Video Productions provides a video production service for business, social and training events. I offer professional videos at realist prices.

Sarah Williams and Louise Baragwanath : In The Pink Gifts

Sarah and Louise from In The Pink Gifts
We sell gifts mainly aims at girls and ladies although we do see items for the garden and a few decorations for boys' bedrooms...

Kimberley and Hannah : Best Friend Dog Groomers

Kimberley and Hannah - Women in Business

Now we have our own business called Best Friend Dog Groomers! We provide Dog grooming services, which includes bathing, clipping, styling, drying etc.

Anne Staniforth : Anne's Help

Anne Staniforth set up Anne's Help with the help from WBDA

Anne’s Help offers to take the worry out of people’s lives by caring, cooking, cleaning etc.

Carrie Pailthorpe : Home On The Hill

Carrie Pailthorpe - Women in Business

Home On The Hill is about teaching and writing about organic horticulture on a freelance basis.

Nina Evans : Blueberry Hill Patisserie

Nina Evans - Women in Business

Blueberry Hill Patisserie is a business that makes patisserie and desserts and supplies them to hotels, restaurants and cafes.

Sarah Rowley : TeenieTots Childcare

Sarah Rowley - Women in Business

Sarah Rowley has provided the inspiration for TeenieTots Childcare...

Dawn Culverwell : Dawn Culverwell Independent First Assistant

Dawn Culverwell - Women in Business

‘Dawn Culverwell - Independent First Assistant’ is about assisting surgeons for all operations where an assistant is required.

Rowen Wilde : Custard Moon

Rowen Wilde - Women in Business

Custard Moon offers a children’s entertainment service including circus skills, balloon twisting and party games etc at children’s parties and other family celebrations, community and corporate events.

Catherine Thompson : The Detox Shop

Catherine Thompson - West Midlands Womens Business Centre
"My services are based at a Coventry Health Clinic where I offer Colon Hydrotherapy, Detox Supplements and Aids, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and Beauty Therapy."

Debbie Blackburn : Debbie Blackburn Limited

Debbie Blackburn - West Midlands Womens Business Centre
"I acquired a franchise of LighterLife, weight management programme, for the Halesowen region of Birmingham."

Bernadette Powell : Essential Holistic Therapies

Bernadette Powell - West Midlands Womens Business Centre
"At Essential Holistic Therapies I focus on providing clients’ with a complete holistic treatment.  This means treating the whole person; that is the mind, body and spirit and not just the presenting symptoms."

Michelle Tennison : Tennisons Limited

Michelle Tennison - West Midlands Womens Business Centre

"My business offers all forms of Photography. PR, commercial, press, portrait and event Photography are available in Coventry and the surrounding areas. I am also able to offer high end Retouching and design work through my husband, who is a Photoshop expert with 15 years experience."

 
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