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Rachel Hayward
A former associate lecturer of the University of Derby's Business School, a former volunteer Area Lead for FSB in Derby/shire and Nottingham/shire, Rachel also was the Chair of Annabel's Angels (a trust supporting people undergoing treatment for cancer), which has since merged into Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity.
From 2020 - 2023 Rachel co-founded the Swap Shop with Huub and think3, an innovative platform for small businesses and charities to swap skills, talents, products and services as a way to survive Covid19.
Media Coverage
Not Ltd
The lonely owner problem: why more UK business founders feel isolated than everMore UK small business owners are feeling isolated and exhausted as rising costs, taxes and solo working push founders to breaking point.
Express.co.uk
UK economy doom as GDP flatlines and there is ‘no credible plan to save it’EXCLUSIVE: The economy is in trouble and there is no credible plan to save it, a small business owner has said.
inews.co.uk
Meet the businesses who don’t want to be the next UnicornsMost businesses don’t want to earn billions, they just want independence and flexbility
Freelance Informer
Can creating a lifestyle business beat being a unicorn?Freelancers say striving to become a unicorn is not all it’s cracked up to be. Is becoming a lifestyle business a better choice?
Metro.co.uk
What the Autumn Statement means for you, one week after it was deliveredBusinesses are counting the cost and left reeling amid growing uncertainty.
East Midlands Business Link
Businesses react following Liz Truss’s resignation as Prime MinisterFollowing the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, East Midlands business leaders are reacting.
East Midlands
Truss resignation: East Midlands business leaders call for General Election | TheBusinessDesk.com‘We cannot have any more of this circus’
East Midlands
Truss resignation: East Midlands business leaders call for General Election | TheBusinessDesk.com‘We cannot have any more of this circus’
Small Business UK
Who won at this year’s British business Awards 2022?British Business Awards 2022 - who won small business of the year? Here are all the nominees and the winners from this year’s event.
Freelance Informer
In Truss we Trust? What the self-employed need from the new PM and her Cabinet - Freelance InformerA new Prime Minister in Britain means new policies that could impact freelancers and small business owners. Here’s what they are asking for.
Freelance Informer
In Truss we Trust? What the self-employed need from the new PM and her Cabinet - Freelance InformerA new Prime Minister in Britain means new policies that could impact freelancers and small business owners. Here’s what they are asking for.
Marketing Derby
Ex-Dragon calls on Rachel’s knowledge - Marketing DerbyA tech entrepreneur who appeared on Dragons’ Den has turned to the founder of bid-writing service Ask the […]
Love Business East Midlands
A trio of awards for Derby businesswoman whose hard work, compassion and dedication has supported hundreds of local firms...Derby businesswoman Rachel Hayward, who owns local bid writing consultancy, Ask the Chameleon, has been recognised for her support of hundreds of small businesses during the pandemic.
Express.co.uk
‘I wasn’t entitled to a penny of support’ - self-employed struggle as SEISS deadline nearsSELF-EMPLOYED workers were hit particularly hard in 2020 as coronavirus impacted the economy. Freelancers were among the last to be offered support from the Government and even when the SEISS scheme was...
Londonlovesbusiness
ONS: “Self-employed found it harder to make ends meet during pandemic”The ONS published a detailed report this morning about the impact of the pandemic on household finances for various demographics. One of the key findings of the report was that the…