Dundee City Council support Women’s Business Station’s upcoming Aspiring Women programme  (Pictured Robert Emmott, Executive Director of Corporate Services at Dundee City Council, Michelle De Almeida Operations Director of WBS and Councilor Lynne Short)  Today, our Operations Director, Michelle De Almeida was presented with a cheque for £3k from Dundee…

Dundee independent, sustainable designer Deborah Breen of Wilde Mode plans to create a dyslexia friendly sizing chart for users worldwide ahead of World Dyslexia Awareness Day (Thursday 7th October).  The standardised size chart isn’t dyslexia friendly as it stands. It uses a mix of numbers and letters that can be difficult for dyslexia sufferers to understand. Wilde Mode’s proposed chart design will include diagrams, images and videos to…

We come to a close on a very busy summer here at WBS. It has been great to finally get back to face-to-face trading opportunities. We successfully re-imagined the high street experience with 18 female entrepreneurs.   Sook presented us with a unique trading opportunity and we did everything we could to…

Sook was launched to help businesses trade in busy locations while also transforming empty shops into rentable spaces The Women’s Business Station team in the Sook space at the Metrocentre (Image: Sook) A property company which rents out space to pop-up shops by the hour is opening up at the…

We recently spoke with Heather Blair – a woman who MEANS BUSINESS when it comes to Kombucha! Between making sure that it’s good for you and your body, Heather also insures that all products used to make the drink are locally and ethically sourced which is so inspiring! Tell us…

Tragic drowning incidents have dominated the headlines recently. Gayle looks at steps everyone should take to stay safe in open water. On a hot summer’s day, the idea of taking a refreshing dip in a loch, river or the sea can be extremely tempting. I totally get this. The merest…

 Women bore the brunt of Covid, let’s get back in business What is your purpose in life? Perhaps it’s your children, career, a decent living or giving back to those less fortunate. For many of us, our job gets us up in the morning – not because we love it…

With sustainability being a focus for us for the next few months, we met up with Jillian, owner of The Little Green Larder in Dundee. Jillian runs Dundee’s first completely zero waste shop and we wanted to learn more about how sustainability has been at the heart of the business…

Women’s Business Station member Hayley Donnelly of Racquet Buddies is branching out and becoming a franchise with the help of Linda Johnstone who has become the first franchisee. It’s fantastic seeing two women empower each other to reach new heights in their business! A Perthshire primary school teacher has become…

Shonagh spoke to Sophie Fairweather (daughter of Kelly Fairweather, owner of The Selkie Dundee) about what it was like growing up in a business environment and how it effect her outlook on her own career and how she presents herself to the world. Sophie Fairweather, ” I ’ve learned it’s…