Bad Ass... HG Girls at Their Very Best

OMG, I can't actually believe it's been just over a week since the HOT GOSSIP women in business event at Nelsons!! I panicked when I realised and immediately started down to write the coverage for the event. (My apologies... full time, self employed, single mum with half term kinda got in the way!!)

It was so inspiring to see so many new faces and a big well done to you all for braving it out and getting connected!

What an event! Another huge success for a few of the HG Gals dong reciprocal business and working on collaborations with one another! BIG BIG THANK YOU TO ANNIE AND HER TEAM for accommodating us and for the excellent food.

Sarah Dearden absolutely rocked it with her exhibition of art and I know that she and the AMAZING Caroline Gillatt from Hope Gallery (21 Old Gate, Hebden Bridge) www.hopegallery.co.uk are going to be working together real soon! Sarah was also approached by The Fox and Goose Cooperative to put on an exhibition there.. all good great news.

For the chance to still purchase any of the prints from the night go to Sarah Dearden - Sarah_dearden_artist on Instagram and you can deal directly! It was so inspiring to hear Sarah's journey and wow, what a woman! Her art therapy sessions in the community are a brilliant idea and I look forward to having a go myself!

Just a reminder that THE POETRY OF IT ALL, CHARITY FUNDRAISER AT THE TRADES CLUB THIS THURSDAY 7:30PM is only 2 days away. If you haven't got your ticket get on with it!!! Available from Banyan Tree, The Trades Club and Something Sweet. I have had exclusive insight into the night and this is an event you don't want to miss. Celebrity appearances... and some amazing prizes for the raffle.

ALL IN AID OF SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. £5 ENTRY / TICKET PRICE a massive well done to Cathy Shaw for organising this,... huge undertaking. See you all there!

I also announced the next Hot GOSSIP WOMEN IN BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT -

THIS WILL BE AT SITE PIZZA The HOT GOSSIP Garden Party Wed 15th June 5-9pm

I'm very excited about having guest speakers for the first time. Some of our HOT GOSSIP GIRLS are going to be talking shop and not only giving us an insight into what they do but also offering

• FREE AND VERY VALUABLE BIUSINESS ADVICE,

• NAVIGATING SOCIAL MEDIA TALK,

• HELPING YOU GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT THERE

• SHOWING YOU HOW TO BE VISIBLE ON THE WEB

• DEMONSTRATING THE IMPOORTANCE ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS,

• LIFE COACHING

• LEADERSHIOP AND DEVELOPMENT

Rebecca Lindley - DISRUPTIVE FOCUS LTD - www.disruptivefocus.co.uk

Rebecca is going to be talking about about menopause and stress in the workplace and how we can support it. This follows on nicely from my latest blog (Series 2 of The Menopause)

Now I just want to remind you all to LIKE and USE the HOT GOSSIP FACEBOOK PAGE... this is for you ladies to use, connect and communicate on (taking a bit of pressure off!) Please tell us about yourselves and your businesses and any WANTED or OFFERINGS on there.

HGhebden is the page... a few of you have struggled to find it (me giving the wrong address didn't help lols)

And finally I am very happy to say that April Walker is coming on board to help manage and expand HG!! I'm so pleased I can't tell you. April currently works in project management and is thinking of starting her own virtual assistant business. (seriously who doesn't need an assistant when running any kind of business!!!) We will be planning the FB Page and uploading content as well as building the website, getting the email account running and updating you on key events etc.

The next HG blog will be updating you on the success stories so far... of which there are a few and I am incredibly proud of each one of them... THIS WORKS, TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

LOTS OF LOVE

RUTH