2020 Milspo Impact Report Impact Report Design Milspo stands for Military Spouse, Partner and Other-halves, and exists to support all partners within the currently serving military community. The common factor of all of our members is that they are running, or have considered running a business whilst living the military life. The network exists [...]
As business owners, we often find ourselves living the “multi-hyphen life”. As you know, I am a designer by ‘trade’, but I’m also a social media manager-copywriter-project manager-tea maker – oh, and I also host a podcast series. When you’re just starting out, you’re unlikely to have an unlimited budget for outsourcing your business [...]
It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! I completely LOVE Christmas, but I think after a busy year of uncertainty we are all really looking forward to the New Year, and of course a little break over December. It’s usually a crazy time for my family. Not only has my husband [...]
I was a guest blogger on the Enterprise Nation website earlier this month - you can read the full article here Enterprise Nation member and designer Jess Sands knows a thing or two about branding and looks at what we can learn from a branding perspective in the latest episode of Dragons' Den. Last Sunday's Dragons' [...]
“Perhaps it will brighten the dark moments a little to think how you have meant to someone more than anything ever has or ever will. What you have striven for will not end in nothing, all that you have done and been will not be wasted, for it will be a part of me as [...]
SBS – My Story Female entrepreneurship is booming, and I love it. After years of fighting for equality in the workforce and struggling for equal pay (spoiler alert, we aren’t there yet – check this out) women are making great progress and some of it has been fuelled by a recent explosion of female [...]
As a military spouse I know that in the past my career has been put on the back-burner. I made the choice to follow my husband and his demanding job as he was posted with his work with the RAF. With deployments, tours, detachments, frequent postings and growing families it can be difficult to keep [...]
The best part of building your business is the sense of pride you get from it. No matter how large your company grows, there’s nothing like stepping back and realising all that you’ve achieved. So when it comes to picking your branding and logo, you should really think hard about what you want to do. [...]
Once upon a time, in a beautiful city far, far away, I had an amazing career…and then the posting notice arrived. Like so many other ‘military spouses’ I felt that it was the right choice to leave my job to follow my serving husband’s demanding job. Five and a half years later, the little design [...]
It’s that time of year again, the run up to summer. While the temperatures change and the nights start to lengthen, there’s one thing in the back of the mind of every military spouse. Female entrepreneurship is the new ‘thing’, and I love it. After years of fighting for equality in the workforce and struggling [...]
It’s 7.40 in the morning of International Women’s Day and I am on an express Virgin train heading north to Wolverhampton. Flip me the 5.45 wakeup call was a bit of a shock and even the fur-babies were confused as to why I was awake while it was still dark! What also came as a [...]
Spring has Sprung! There’s nothing like a bit of sunshine and feeling the stretch in the day to encourage a little spring clean. It’s at this time of year when I have a good tidy and clear out, especially for my business. A time to re-develop my systems to get me business ready for a [...]
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"] [et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Building a brand is time consuming but so very important. It’s the representation of your company and what people think of it – put simply it’s your company’s reputation. “Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.” – Jeff Bezos, [...]
Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients - time to say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Welcome back to the final Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients blog in the series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series [...]
Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients - time to say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Welcome back to the Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series we will explore what [...]
Welcome to 2017! How exciting, a new year has arrived full of excitement and business plans. This year will be ‘our year’ and we are going to ace it as business owners! This time next year Rodders we’ll be millionaires! httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEoIuqS6CNU However, there’s a real chance that at this time of year [...]
Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients – time to say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Welcome back to the Build Your brand & Attract Your Dream Clients series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series we will explore what branding [...]
Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients - time to say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Welcome back to the Build Your brand & Attract Your Dream Clients series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series we will explore what branding [...]
Welcome back to the Build Your brand & Attract Your Dream Clients series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series I will explore what branding is, and throughout the following posts I will aim to show you how great branding can attract your dream clients, how [...]
There’s been a new trend developing that anyone with an Instagram account can’t avoid. Modern Calligraphy is everywhere! Team it with a watercolour background and you probably have the look of 2016/2017. I have been desperate to learn modern calligraphy for a while now, and so when I spotted the waiting list for a beginners’ [...]
It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! I completely LOVE Christmas, and after the events of 2016 I think we are all really looking forward to the New Year, and a little break over December. It’s usually a crazy time for my family. Not only has my husband spent the last few years [...]
Build Your brand & Attract Your Dream Clients - time to say 'goodbye' to boring logos and 'hello' to beautiful inspirational branding. In this first blog post I want to discuss what branding is, and throughout the following posts series I will aim to show you how great branding can attract your dream clients, how [...]
Heropreneurs Networking – A Wives Tale I have mentioned before that I am a military spouse and the difficulties that arise with that. After recently relocating to North London I realized it was about time I did some business networking. We’ve just been posted from RAF Brize Norton, where I enjoyed the some productive and [...]
When the military posts your husband and you follow – A business owner’s tale and handy tips for a transferable business Female entrepreneurship is the new ‘thing’, and I love it. After years of fighting for equality in the workforce and struggling for equal pay (spoiler alert, we aren’t there yet - check out this) women [...]
Design Jessica wins its first business award at the Supporting the Unsung Hero Showcase Day in Canary Wharf Every year delegates from The Supporting the Unsung Hero (SUH) Business Course are invited by HSBC to their Headquarters in Canary Wharf to celebrate their achievements in a Showcase Day. Supporting the Unsung Hero Business Start-Up Course [...]
