We are BACK! We’re opening Season 2 with a conversation which genuinely at points gave me goosebumps.
Alison and Natalie are serial entrepreneurs - March Muses is their third business together - all while holding down full time jobs and raising families. As you can imagine, the question of “how do you do it” definitely came up.
Community came up a lot in our conversation - from calling in favours from everyone they know, family and friends helping pack overwhelming orders, the power of social media to get your business in front of the right people and lastly and most importantly, allyship and how we can all use our privilege to help others.
As a small business that increased their turnover by 533% from year one to year two, these ladies know the meaning of the word pressure. Full time jobs, families, the logistics of a fast growing business and that feeling of “what do we do next?”. I can’t wait for you to hear this.
Links:
Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley/
About March Muses:
In December 2018, one of Natalie’s Daughters asked if Christmas Angels can be black.
After finally finding Christmas ornaments online they had to be shipped from the US at huge costs to the customer, so from that, March Muses was born in 2019 to create a range of festive decorations that represent them.
They became the leading brand for Christmas ornaments of colour. Then in 2022, they took the plunge on Dragons Den, with a fantastic response from the dragons and secure investment from Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones.
Not only are Natalie & Alison single parents of three children between them but also run this business around their full time jobs.
March Muses’ Links:
Website: https://www.marchmuses.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marchmuses/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-duvall-20672765/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonburton/
