Blooming Confident Gardening started as a one-woman operation out of my garden shed. Two years on, I still sometimes catch myself feeling like an imposter in rooms full of confident business owners.
What’s changed is that I’ve learned to say so out loud — and Women Mean Biz has been the place where that’s always met with encouragement rather than judgement. Sharing a genuine setback at a meeting last spring led directly to a referral that became one of my biggest contracts to date.
If there’s one thing I’d tell any small business owner starting out, it’s this: find your people before you think you’re ready. You’ll grow into the confidence a lot faster than you think.