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Guest Blog: Rebecca Widdowson, Hallmark Whatley Hulme
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILDING TRUST FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS For any business, particularly service-based businesses, the cultivation of client relationships built on trust is crucial to ensure satisfied clients who keep coming back. Unlike...
Celebrating Success and Community: A Year with Women Who, Worcestershire 2023
2023 has been another incredible year for Women Who, Worcestershire and our members, with the number of networking meetings increasing across the county and even more local business women joining our online networking groups.Lets take a look back over the events that...
Guest Blog: Petra Bland Fitness
How to stay fit and healthy in peri menopause and beyond Do you find you are stuck in this cycle? It’s so common and so normal, so don’t feel bad or guilty. I know exactly what if feels like. You feel low and not motivated so you move less which then leads to making...
Guest Blog: Helen Yandell Photography
Is a brand shoot a necessity? Well I may have a biased answer on this but, I genuinely do think brand photography is a necessity especially if you want to launch your business and attract clients that value you and your business. People buy from people that’s a known...
Guest Blog: Nicole Allison, CEO Worcester City Women’s Football Club
Empowering the Future: Women's Football in England Over the past few decades, women's football in England has experienced remarkable growth and progress. From increased visibility and participation to the development of professional leagues, the sport has gained...
The Women Who, Worcestershire Diversity and Inclusion Survey 2023
The theme for International Women's Day this year is “Embrace Equity” and as part of our work to build a truly inclusive community for business women in Worcestershire, we wanted to understand the diversity of our group and whether it reflects the diversity of...
International Women’s Day – Amy Smith
#EmbraceEquity Hello! I’m Amy Smith and I’m the owner of Dragonfly Pilates with Amy. I’ve lived in wonderful Worcestershire for my whole life – in Droitwich, and now Ombersley. I’ve been blessed with a diverse working life, spending most of my professional working...
International Women’s Day – Jill Davis
About Jill Jill Davis, a freelance copywriter and marketer wrote this blog for International Women's Day 2023. Over the last few years, she has experienced an unhealthily varied array of bodily malfunctions, including migraines, anxiety, immune issues, visual stress,...
International Women’s Day – Loshini Bala
#EmbraceEquity I am a fourth generation Malaysian Indian born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is made up of three main ethnic groups - Malays, Chinese and Indians. The Indians in Malaysia are mainly South Indians, just like me. We are the minority in...
International Women’s Day – Natasha Willings
Background This International Women's Day I'm sharing my story. I was born in the county of Essex in the early 90’s, to a Black British father and a White British mother. Essex is a mixed area when it comes to diversity, like any county. Throughout my upbringing, I...
International Women’s Day 2023
#EmbraceEquity It is 2023 in the UK…Only 63% of girls are able to play football during their PE lessons29% of small businesses are owned by women 7% of small businesses are owned by an individual within an Ethnic Minority Group 49% of people report feeling lonely...
2022 Sponsor Interview: Aasia Baig
Women Who, Worcestershire meet Aasia Baig, Centenary Lounge Lisa met with Aasia Baig, founder and owner of Centenary Lounge to chat business, life and why she decided to become a Women Who, Worcestershire Sponsor. You can find Centenary Lounge online...
2022 Sponsor Interview: Rebecca Widdowson
Women Who, Worcestershire meet Rebecca Widdowson, Managing Partner at Hallmark Whatley Hulme Lisa met with Rebecca Widdowson, Managing Partner at Hallmark Whatley Hulme, to chat business, life and why she decided to become a Women Who, Worcestershire Sponsor....
Meet our Sponsor: Aasia Baig
Meet Aasia I’m Aasia Baig, founder and owner of Centenary Lounge which is a collection of cafes/Tearooms inspired by the railway refreshment rooms of the 1930s Art Deco Period. I’m also a mum to three incredibly smart and beautiful daughters and wife to a Mr Baig! I...
International Women’s Day 2022
An Evening With Women Who, Worcestershire On Tuesday 8th March we celebrated International Women's Day with an event in the beautiful Undercroft at Worcester Cathedral. We heard from speakers on a range of topics to help inspire, support and connect local women in...
2022 Sponsor Interview: Denise Carter Travel Counsellor
Women Who, Worcestershire meet Denise Carter, Travel Counsellors Consultant Denise Carter is a consultant with Travel Counsellors, an expert in providing the perfect tailor made holiday. Denise met Lisa to talk about business, life and of course, travel! Denise...
Meet our Sponsor: Louise Squires Inspired to Change
Meet Louise I’m Louise Squires, a Clinical Hypnotherapist based in Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. I offer face to face and online hypnotherapy sessions, as well as delivering workshops to businesses, wanting to help their employees to recognise and manage stress....
What if Santa was a woman?
Santa, or Father Christmas; An older, white haired, long bearded, fat man in a bright red suit. He’s got reindeer guiding his sleigh and elves back in the workshop making the toys. We appreciate this question defies a sacred myth but what if Santa was a she? What if...
Safeguarding for Women in Business
What is safeguarding? We often think of safeguarding as something that only applies to children and vulnerable adults and in care settings, but actually it applies to all of us. Safeguarding is about the measures we can take to keep ourselves and others safe from...
Guest Blog: TIEM Design – Do I really need a website for my business?
Yes, and here's why..... In a digital age, the way we shop has been evolving with huge changes over the last two years due to the global pandemic. Our businesses need to adapt to thrive and the way that we use a website needs to develop to maximise our...
The Women Who, Worcestershire Relaunch
On Friday 10 September Women Who, Worcestershire got together for the first time in 19 months! We promised to share BIG NEWS with everyone who came along in person, and it was great to see so many people there in person, excited to be meeting in person again.our big...
The Impacts of Lockdown
Women Who, Worcestershire met up at Ravenmeadow Golf Club as usual on Friday 14th February 2020. We didn’t know it would be our last face to face networking event for well over a year. March 2020 saw the UK move into lockdown as a result of the COVID19 pandemic, and...
The Women Who, Worcestershire Summer Season Sales Event
Each year we run a series of fundraising events for the Women Who, Worcestershire charity of the year. This year our charity is The DAWN project led by Worcester Community Trust. The project supports victims of domestic abuse in our area, and the number of referrals...
The Benefits of Networking
The dictionary tells us that networking is “the action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.” Sounds like a good thing to do if you run your own business, right? But what are the actual benefits to...
Creating opportunities through networking, events and peer support for female business owners and company directors in Worcestershire.
Surround yourself with a positive, supportive and inspiring network.