Lancashire Women’s Peer Networks
Lancashire Women’s Peer Networks: bringing together a diverse group of women business owners & leaders to discuss challenges & solutions.
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We Are Changemakers!
The Growing Club is thrilled to have been chosen as one of ten changemakers in the UK and Ireland, to collaborate on a Changemakers programme, with a committed £1.5 million over three years to support social enterprises that have created bold and innovative ideas to improve resilience and protect against financial life shocks, such as illness, divorce or change in income.
My Hormones, My Business…
Learn and understand how to make the most of working alongside your hormones to maximise your energy and business.
Taking a Pause and Catching our Breath
The Growing Club CIC’s founding director, Jane Binnion, talks about taking time to breathe and adjust to the changes of the last 18 months.
Case Study: Jackie Bennett Shaw
Jackie Bennett Shaw owns and runs a public relations consultancy in Lancaster called Marzipan PR, and has done since 2017.
Jackie took part in our project, where local, established women in business are trained to support and mentor other women who are running a business, in a non-hierarchical mentor relationship.
This was a fully funded project by Lancaster City Council, as part of the recovery and resilience strategy, and was a brand-new initiative in the region.
Branching Out: Skills Training for Young Women
We’re offering four free sessions on podcasting for young women in the Lancaster district, aged 17-24.
Case Study: Rachel Gristwood
Rachel Gristwood provides proofreading services, searching out spelling mistakes, grammar that needs to be improved, along with punctuation and formatting errors.
Growing Club Stories: Claire Stephenson
Claire is an Accredited Public Relations Practitioner and runs a PR and communications consultancy, working on a global basis. She focuses on ethical communications, helping the third sector, CICs, environmental organisations and small businesses, to tell their story with power and authenticity.
Case Study: Paula Eales
Paula Eales is plus-sized clothes designer and maker, based in Lancaster, Lancashire. She has taken part in the Roots and Shoots business training course with The Growing Club and also works for the organisation as an administrator.
Our Brand-New Online Business Training Hub is Live!
We’ve launched our brand-new bespoke courses onto an online platform where women-in-business and aspiring women-in-business will be able to access business and skills training wherever they are located.
Peer Listening Project: Our Second Course Launches
Sometimes, we just need to talk and be listened to, without interruption or judgement. Our Peer Listening Project is a chance to explore how to create a space for others, how to listen and how to take care of ourselves whilst listening to others
Case Study: Kelly Akister
Kelly Akister is a qualified teacher, specialising in advanced early years education. She’s been running her own business – Reading Fairy Lancaster – for over a year now.
