With the high-profile row between 2 supermarket chains in the UK recently over intellectual property rights, you'd be forgiven for being a little anxious about someone stealing your business idea. We've certainly had the same happen to us on more than one occasion, but there are actually quite a few positives you can take from the experience.

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It has been said that your network is your net worth, which I’m sure our guest on this episode would agree with. Coral Horn is the founder of Pink Link Ladies which is a female-only business networking organisation that has been running for 11 years.   

Pink Link provides a safe, inclusive and positive space for women to do business. The move from physical meetings to virtual at the start of the pandemic has enabled Coral to reach a wider network of women and she intends to keep it this way with ambitious plans to grow nationally and even internationally.   

Kate and Coral found they had a lot of common ground from backgrounds in hospitality to pivoting event-based businesses and supporting their members through a pandemic. Listen or watch to see how resilience and determination are key in pivoting a business and where to look for the silver linings in challenging circumstances.  Pink Link Ladies - https://www.pinklinkladies.co.uk/

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Design is a fundamental part of your business journey as it influences everything from your logo, website, and even products and services. Be warned though, it can take over your life so here are some tips and ideas to help keep you productive.

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There are changes on all levels, whether that be personally, publicly, or economically and many of those changes are permanent. 

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In recent weeks we've won a couple of awards and it raised the question as to whether this should be something we all actively pursue as business owners? 

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The ability to self-sabotage is limitless and we need to be clear about when we do it if we are going to succeed in life. 

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Without it, you'll find it impossible to gain any real results. But what is it and how can you cultivate it? 

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Should we all jump onto the mainstream narrative or stand apart from it? In this possibly controversial episode, Kate and Lee discuss their thoughts on groups, communities, and identity.

For the record there is an International Men's day too on November 19th.. 

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There will always be someone to give you advice or share their opinion, but when should you listen and who should you ask?

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Read any business book, go on any business course or listen to business coaches and they will all discuss "value" at some point. It can mean a lot of things, but what is it really?

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