This is a question I ask my prospective clients quite a lot. Not just in terms of your professional life, but you as a whole.

By comparing how you see yourself to how others see you can be the catalyst to taking positive steps to getting noticed for what you want to get

This last few weeks have been slightly manic to say the least! Having attended a fashion show and having our eel skin leather accessories on the catwalk, I was approached by two Head Buyers at Topshop. After many conversations, negotiations and meetings, I finally signed the contract to have a concession within their Oxford Circus flagship store. What a rollercoaster ride it has been thus far!!

Its that time of day again where I feel compelled to write so I thought I would let you know details of a great charity event that a few of us are organising!

On the 13th November, we will be raising money for Women of Action, to support over 25 women to overcome and lift their families out of poverty in Bangladesh. The event will be held at Stix Bar, Beaconsfield and will start at 7

Diamonds, diamonds, diamonds. There is nothing that brings a smile to us ladies like a diamond does. And the bigger the better! It's that magical rainbow sparkle that twinkles as you move your hand around, catching the eye under the light... Hmm and then some chocolates and champagne to go with... Better stop before I am totally in dreamland!

This week, the 20th largest rough diamond

The new series of Mary Queen of Shops kicked off on Monday, 9th June, on BBC2. The target: a womenswear boutique in Ascot (Berkshire) specialising in large sizes.

The script was as simple as usual: shop owner doesn't know her business, therefore doesn't make any money and Mary Portas comes to the rescue. It's the same formula as Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares really

One great thing about running an on-line business is the potential to have anybody from pretty much anywhere in the world visiting your shop and placing an order. It just feels great when people thousands of miles away find your products exciting enough to actually want to have them shipped over from another corner of the globe.

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