by Katie Tysome | Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Self-employed, Storytelling
I was 14 when my piano teacher rapped my knuckles with a wooden ruler because I played a wrong note in my lesson. The worst thing was knowing how many bum notes were still to come because I hadn’t practised the dreary piece of music she’d handed me the week before....
by Katie Tysome | Dec 21, 2020 | Business
It’s hard to focus on the positives at the end of a year like this. But despite the shitstorm that 2020 has brought, there are some good things from my seventh year in business that I want to hold on to. Firstly, the business communities that have been a godsend...
by Katie Tysome | Oct 31, 2019 | Business, Content, Storytelling, Writing
I’m a ghost. But not the kind that’s dressed in elaborate Victorian clothes spooking the hell out of people. Most of the time I’m tucked away in my office wearing a cosy cardigan and fingerless gloves. Not very scary. Good job really, otherwise I’d have no...
by Katie Tysome | Mar 8, 2019 | Business, Self-employed
I was really inspired by a recent article in Forbes written by Michelle Ovens, campaigner for small businesses in the UK. In light of International Women’s Day, she questioned how we measure ‘success’ using a narrow view and outdated standards that don’t necessarily...
by Katie Tysome | Dec 20, 2018 | Business, Content, Marketing, Self-employed, Writing
The A-Z of a somethingpreneur – an unofficial guide to being self-employed. Entre. Solo. Mum. Femme. Badass. Put anything in front of preneur and you feel like you belong to a special group. A tribe. Well, at least that’s what we are led to believe. In...