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Jess Sands, Founder & Designer at Design Jessica, podcast host and RAF wife!

2020 Milspo Impact Report

2020 Milspo Impact Report Impact Report Design Milspo stands for Military Spouse, Partner and Other-halves, and exists to support all partners within the currently serving military community. The common factor of all of our members is that they are running, or have considered running a business whilst living the military life. The network exists [...]

2020 Milspo Impact Report2021-01-02T18:10:12+00:00

How DIY Logos Can Damage Your Company

As business owners, we often find ourselves living the “multi-hyphen life”. As you know, I am a designer by ‘trade’, but I’m also a social media manager-copywriter-project manager-tea maker – oh, and I also host a podcast series. When you’re just starting out, you’re unlikely to have an unlimited budget for outsourcing your business [...]

How DIY Logos Can Damage Your Company2019-01-28T15:18:52+00:00

Dragons’ Den analysed from a branding perspective

I was a guest blogger on the Enterprise Nation website earlier this month - you can read the full article here Enterprise Nation member and designer Jess Sands knows a thing or two about branding and looks at what we can learn from a branding perspective in the latest episode of Dragons' Den. Last Sunday's Dragons' [...]

Dragons’ Den analysed from a branding perspective2018-12-12T10:46:49+00:00

When the military posts your husband and you follow – A business owner’s tale

SBS – My Story Female entrepreneurship is booming, and I love it. After years of fighting for equality in the workforce and struggling for equal pay (spoiler alert, we aren’t there yet – check this out) women are making great progress and some of it has been fuelled by a recent explosion of female [...]

When the military posts your husband and you follow – A business owner’s tale2018-10-26T16:45:37+01:00

Are you ready to start your own military posting-proof business?

As a military spouse I know that in the past my career has been put on the back-burner. I made the choice to follow my husband and his demanding job as he was posted with his work with the RAF. With deployments, tours, detachments, frequent postings and growing families it can be difficult to keep [...]

Are you ready to start your own military posting-proof business?2018-05-24T15:23:44+01:00

Why running your own business as a ‘military spouse’ is amazing!

Once upon a time, in a beautiful city far, far away, I had an amazing career…and then the posting notice arrived. Like so many other ‘military spouses’ I felt that it was the right choice to leave my job to follow my serving husband’s demanding job. Five and a half years later, the little design [...]

Why running your own business as a ‘military spouse’ is amazing!2018-04-19T09:01:56+01:00

How to survive a military posting and still run your business

It’s that time of year again, the run up to summer. While the temperatures change and the nights start to lengthen, there’s one thing in the back of the mind of every military spouse. Female entrepreneurship is the new ‘thing’, and I love it. After years of fighting for equality in the workforce and struggling [...]

How to survive a military posting and still run your business2018-04-16T08:25:08+01:00

Help Your Clients Fall in LOVE with Your Company Brand Again

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"] [et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Building a brand is time consuming but so very important. It’s the representation of your company and what people think of it – put simply it’s your company’s reputation. “Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.” – Jeff Bezos, [...]

Help Your Clients Fall in LOVE with Your Company Brand Again2017-01-31T10:32:04+00:00

New Year, New You – How to keep those business resolutions and avoid overwhelm in 2017

Welcome to 2017! How exciting, a new year has arrived full of excitement and business plans. This year will be ‘our year’ and we are going to ace it as business owners! This time next year Rodders we’ll be millionaires!   httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEoIuqS6CNU   However, there’s a real chance that at this time of year [...]

New Year, New You – How to keep those business resolutions and avoid overwhelm in 20172017-01-03T15:56:23+00:00

Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients – FOUR Typography

Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients –  time to say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Welcome back to the Build Your brand & Attract Your Dream Clients series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series we will explore what branding [...]

Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients – FOUR Typography2016-12-13T17:11:34+00:00

Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients – THREE Colour Theory

Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients -  time to say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Welcome back to the Build Your brand & Attract Your Dream Clients series, where we say ‘goodbye’ to boring logos and ‘hello’ to beautiful inspirational branding. Throughout the series we will explore what branding [...]

Build Your Brand & Attract Your Dream Clients – THREE Colour Theory2016-11-29T17:57:42+00:00

Calligraphy Workshop, at Quill London

There’s been a new trend developing that anyone with an Instagram account can’t avoid. Modern Calligraphy is everywhere! Team it with a watercolour background and you probably have the look of 2016/2017. I have been desperate to learn modern calligraphy for a while now, and so when I spotted the waiting list for a beginners’ [...]

Calligraphy Workshop, at Quill London2016-11-10T15:17:52+00:00

How to run a business through the festive period and still have time off

It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! I completely LOVE Christmas, and after the events of 2016 I think we are all really looking forward to the New Year, and a little break over December. It’s usually a crazy time for my family. Not only has my husband spent the last few years [...]

How to run a business through the festive period and still have time off2016-11-09T17:00:17+00:00

Heropreneurs Networking

Heropreneurs Networking – A Wives Tale  I have mentioned before that I am a military spouse and the difficulties that arise with that. After recently relocating to North London I realized it was about time I did some business networking. We’ve just been posted from RAF Brize Norton, where I enjoyed the some productive and [...]

Heropreneurs Networking2016-10-06T13:25:55+01:00

A Military Posting

When the military posts your husband and you follow – A business owner’s tale and handy tips for a transferable business Female entrepreneurship is the new ‘thing’, and I love it. After years of fighting for equality in the workforce and struggling for equal pay (spoiler alert, we aren’t there yet - check out this) women [...]

A Military Posting2016-10-05T15:09:10+01:00

SUH Showcase Day 2016

Design Jessica wins its first business award at the Supporting the Unsung Hero Showcase Day in Canary Wharf Every year delegates from The Supporting the Unsung Hero (SUH) Business Course are invited by HSBC to their Headquarters in Canary Wharf to celebrate their achievements in a Showcase Day. Supporting the Unsung Hero Business Start-Up Course [...]

SUH Showcase Day 20162016-10-05T11:58:13+01:00
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