The Birth of a Good Idea - Pregnancy Is Not The End Of Your Career

PRESS RELEASE - April 10, 2008

THE BIRTH OF A GOOD IDEA

For most women, becoming pregnant can seem like the end of a career; however for some it can be the kick start to launch their entrepreneurial ambitions and start their own business.

With the recent budget offering a £12.5 million capital fund to encourage women to take the entrepreneurial route, Lois Cook, co-director of online funding site www.angelsden.co.uk welcomes the support and explains how for some women, becoming pregnant was the drive they needed.

Lois explains how Angels Den has looked at how female entrepreneurs can utilise Angel Investment to further their businesses and give them more of an opportunity to succeed.

Nadia Finer is a perfect example of this. Nadia and her friend had an idea to create an online community, which would provide support and advice for women who wanted to turn their dreams into reality. Moretolifethanshoes.com was born, and while investment was not a necessity, Nadia felt that funding from an expert would not only help the business but provide Nadia with extra support.

Being pregnant made Nadia more determined to make her business a success. Angels Den was a perfect arena for Nadia to investigate potential investors. She found Angels Den more approachable and easily accessible through the internet and business advice was readily available making the process easier to cope with throughout her pregnancy.

Now with one week old Jacob, Moretolifethanshoes.com has been created and is a fully functioning site. Angels Den allows Nadia to spend the time with her new baby boy, while her information and ideas are shared amongst potential Angels.

Nadia Finer, co-owner of Moretolifethanshoes, says: “Women should not be afraid to follow their ambitions, even if you’re pregnant. Most of us need cash up front and even if we don’t, it can act as a security measure allowing you to meet a client’s needs and payments quickly and efficiently.“

Angels Den is actively encouraging women to register their business plans. By doing so, they will have access to over 1,000 Angels on the site, many of which act on behalf of other angels, so the true number runs into the thousands.

It is as risk free as it gets, a payment is made by the entrepreneur for a total of £499, which then means that a summary of their proposed business is posted on the site for Business Angels to see.

Unlike other investment websites, Angels Den offers secure viewing for Angels who have signed up for the site, which means that only true investors are looking at the opportunities on there and ideas can remain the intellectual property of the entrepreneur, until a business partnership is made.

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For further information contact either Charlotte Jones or Kathryn Renshaw at Pazang on 0845 090 0171 or email charlotte.jones@pazang.co.uk / kathryn.renshaw@pazang.co.uk