Inspiring talks help women in business
Trio share lessons on their success at networking event
A recent business event in Perth saw three leading women sharing the secrets of their entrepreneurial success.
Guest speakers Tricia Fox, Jane Rennie and Rachel Hanretty revealed what it’s really like to be a female entrepreneur at an event organised by Perth Businesswomen’s Network (PBN), timed to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8.
The well-attended networking session was entitled ‘Women in Business – You’ve Got What It Takes’.
Perth-based Tricia, the MD and founder of independent marketing agency Volpa, opened the event by encouraging women to learn from their mistakes and use those experiences as a springboard to future success.
She also championed the Fair City as the perfect place to start a business, and charted Volpa’s expansion from four to 14 members of staff working with clients both in the UK and on the continent.
Rachel Hanretty, founder and director of Mademoiselle Macaron, explained how she turned a passion for delicate French patisserie into a café and mail order business near Edinburgh Castle.
The evening was rounded off by Jane Rennie, new PBN chairwoman and MD of ConsultingM3.
The firm specialises in training and developing consultancy, coaching and leadership development programmes, helping organisations to improve performance, increase productivity and achieve extraordinary results.
Jane said: “PBN was delighted to host these highly experienced, inspirational and successful women as guest speakers.
“We recognise that women are hugely ambitious and driven, but we also see many women who feel that they perhaps don’t always have ‘what it takes’ to be successful in their own business. Whether you are an established business owner, or just starting out, our accomplished guest speakers demonstrated Perthshire Businesswomen’s Network chair Jane Rennie, Mademoiselle Macaron director Rachel Hanretty and Volpa MD Tricia Fox the attributes which helped shape their success.” More information about PBN events is available at www.perthshirebusinesswomen. co.uk