Written by Fiona Boundy, Creative and Cultural Manager at Milton Keynes Council An email landed in mid-March with the news that all non-essential meetings were to be suspended, we were

Written by Gamiel Yafai  It was 20 years ago last month that I entered the Diversity and Inclusion profession. Little did I know that it would become a way of

Written by Ben Everitt It’s an honour to have been elected to represent Milton Keynes North at the end of last year. It’s less than a year ago, but the

Written by Grace McElroy – General Manager Late March we closed our hotel – something that we had never done during peak times since we opened.  Whilst it was strange

Written by Ian Stuart I was proud to take on the role as new CEO of Destination Milton Keynes in November 2019. Proud to be representing the visitor economy in

Written by Nikki Ross I have been a single mum to my twin boys since they were 6. It was unexpected, happened overnight and was for some time an emotional

Written by Dr Ann Limb CBE DL – Chair, The Scouts   I am the first woman Chair of The Scouts in the 112 year history of the movement. Scouting is

Written by Ruth Cozens As the UK entered 2020 no-one could have imagined that on top of the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s departure from the EU that the severe economic

Written by Nikki Ross Policing was in my blood – why wouldn’t it be, it was all I had known since I was a young and naïve 17 year old.

Written By Ian Revell – MK Community Foundation CEO At MK Community Foundation we have been playing our enabler role to the full throughout this pandemic and it’s been a

Written by: Vanessa Holmes – Head of Milton Keynes Hospital Charity – Women Leaders 2019 Winner Three months ago, as the world around us turned upside down and pressures grew

Written by Anna Rose – Head of Planning Advisory Service – Past Winner 10 weeks ago, I received notification that I was in the shielded group as a result of

Written By Hanayyah Sutton Working from home arrangement is usually preferred by working mothers. Before Coronavirus it had a negative stigma attached. People often sent emails just to prove they

Written by Hilary Chipping   I am proud to lead the amazing team at the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) and I have never been prouder than during

We could not have imagined that following a historically significant instruction to stay home and life to change as we know it. We would be contemplating a way of working,

Written by Zoe Mills I like to plan changes, so I really didn’t like the sudden changes that we all had to make. I don’t like not being in control

Written by Melani Beck As well as supporting the businesses within Milton Keynes Business Improvement District, MyMiltonKeynes has always had the local community at the heart of its many projects

Written by Zoe Raven To open or not to open, that seems to be the question for a lot of schools, and the dilemma of whether to send their children

Written by Nikki Ross For most of us business continuity brings about a slight yawn at best and a total switch off at worse. If one thing is true though

Written by Jane Horridge   According to the government and the media, we are 10 days away from Lockdown being lifted.  What does that mean in real terms though?  I’ve

Written by Shalom Lloyd It is so easy to give up because COVD19 has hit us all from a personal level and as SMEs. As entrepreneurs, our resilience, our strength,

By Elizabeth Sheldon “Evidence Talks’ marketing company entered me for 2 Women Leaders awards in 2016, Business services and Science and Technology and to my surprise I won both. At

Written by Pam Gosal The sudden death of my father thrust me into the business world as a teenager. It was a life-changing moment as a woman that set me

What a whirlwind recent weeks have been. I, like many of you, have had to work with colleagues to establish how each bit of my organisation would be affected by

Written by Dr Julie Mills OBE Life is on hold for everyone at the moment.  We’re increasingly restricted in where we can go and what we can do and we’re

Written by Dr Julie Mills OBE Equal Pay Day, the day when women effectively start working for nothing thanks to the gender pay gap between them and their male colleagues,

Gut instinct (no pun intended) has helped Cheryl MacDonald, founder of women’s fitness classes YogaBellies, to create interest in her brand on several occasions. Her first big break came when

When Juliet Barratt, co-founder of active nutrition and sports performance brand Grenade, is in search of ways to create a stir, she likes to think big. Back in 2010, on

It’s rarely easy to create a buzz about a brand, but owners who know how to do it can reap serious dividends. We asked three UK businesswomen to share the

Having children is no barrier to business success; in fact, it can be a big help. The most recent Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women revealed that

As dedicated women-only workspaces hit the UK, female entrepreneurs explain how they are making the most of a room of their own. According to the Small Business Labs Co-Working Forecast,

Written by Sarah Pumffrey Having women in senior roles is good for business – yet most companies still have more men at the top. Here’s how to redress the balance.

Written by Sarah Pumffrey Business leaders might be trying to tackle the gender pay gap, but discrimination of all forms is still rife in the workplace. The main law protecting

Written by Sarah Pumffrey Research has found that the potential of female entrepreneurs is going untapped in the UK, with men finding it easier to raise funding for their start-ups.

Written by Dr Julie Mills OBE Milton Keynes College is a place where we do rather more than pay lip service to the concepts of inclusivity and equality. They are