Role Models

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Lucy Middleton and Karen Cannard - Children's Art Company

Lucy Middleton and Karen Cannard set up the Children's Art Company for two reasons. They wanted a business that allowed a good balance between working and looking after their young families.

Rosie Smith - Paws Indoors

Rosie Smith is a passionate vet with more than 15 years experience. She is a single mum with three children, who decided four years ago to set up her own business, called ‘Paws Indoors’.

Sally Aspinall - Cerebral Palsy Physiotherapy Centre

Sally Aspinall set up her business to help her daughter, as well as other people with cerebral palsy or other motor dysfunction disabilities.

Alison Darrington - Darrington Training

Alison Darrington decided to set up her own company in 2006 to have a more flexible lifestyle. She grew tired of a repetitive corporate job that often involved working 14 hours a day, many of them travelling.

Samantha Salisbury - Samantha Salisbury Weddings

Samantha Salisbury decided to set up a business after spending two years in Australia. On returning she decided she didn’t want another 9 to 5 job, so she moved to Cambridge and set up her own business.