International Women's Month

01/03/11

In celebration of International Women’s Month, which starts today, we are running a number of exciting events to showcase the achievements of female entrepreneurs and help others emulate their successes.

Ready to take on the world conference
Mon 14 March, 09.30 – 16.30
£85

Come along to this conference, hosted by Women Unlimited, to hear from fantastic female speakers and network with other like-minded delegates.

Speakers include:

Lara Morgan, founder and CEO of Pacific Direct, making luxury toiletries for the hotel trade
Lisa Irlam, founder of Swimovate, producing the Poolmate training device for swimmers
Jessica Huie, founder of Colour Blind Cards, which makes ethnically-diverse greeting cards
Rachel Elnaugh, founder of Red Letter Days and a small business mentor
Tamsin Fox-Davies, founder of Enthuse Marketing, providing marketing advice for small businesses

Mothers of Invention

Wed 16 March, 18.15 – 21.00
£10 (concessions £7.50)

Natasha Kaplinsky will moderate as four exciting female entrepreneurs share the secrets of their success and take questions from the audience in the latest Inspiring Entrepreneurs event.

Speakers:

Sian Sutherland co-founded Mama Mio skincare five years ago. Mama Mio is now distributed in 2,500 stores and five spas in eight different countries.
Sara Murray is an entrepreneur and businesswoman who founded the price comparison website confused.com and developed 'buddi', a GPS tracking device for vulnerable people.
Vanessa Heywood created Tiny Mites Music in 2004 to provide music and drama classes for pre-school children.
Shazia Awan is the founder and Director of Peachy Pink, a ladies shaping and anti cellulite underwear brand that launched in Debenhams in 2009 and is now also stocked in House of Fraser.

Please note, that these events have now taken place.