WiBBLE - Harnessing the power of Facebook

It's been a while since I posted on my blog. This is due to one reason and one reason only... WiBBLE.

I set the group up on Facebook back in June and it has taken off (it reached 100 members in 24 hours and we now have over 400 members).

My goal has always been to inspire and inform women regarding how to start up and run their own enterprises, particularly when it can be a struggle to find flexible work/jobs after taking time out to have children. That's why I wrote my first book, The Small Business Start-Up Workbook - that was my purpose - and the purpose of WiBBLE (Women in Business: Brilliant Local Enterprises) echoed that purpose and has reignited it.

So much so that I have spent the last few months working on a plan of action to turn this Facebook group into a bonafide business, an extension of the group that will continue to  to inspire, inform, educate and empower women in business by providing a range of tools, opportunities and support. There's also a Facebook page to accompany it.

I've also embarked on a mission to persuade the Government to provide financial support for women in business and met with my local MP (who is very supportive) to discuss possibilities and synergies.

I'm excited about the possibilities and blown away by the mutual support and win-win collaborative opportunities that group members are providing each other.