The Smoking Ban
The smoking ban may have seen the rise of a new social phenomenon in parts of the UK where it is already in place but what will it really mean for the average business owner…?
Hitting the headlines
With the media’s insatiable appetite for personality lead stories, no-one’s private life is immune from being splashed across the papers nowadays. But how do you deal with it if it happens to you...?
Asian achievement
Over 30 high-achieving Asian women have been short-listed for the UK’s ‘Asian Women of Achievement’ awards this year, with the results announced on 23 May. But how are foreign businesswomen faring in Asia? Coutts Woman decided to investigate.
No need to go it alone
With a one of the nine chance of getting breast cancer it’s likely many of us know someone with the disease. But can we really understand what it’s like? Most likely not, and that’s why the Haven Centre plays such a big role in supporting the lives of breast cancer sufferers. And best of all it’s free.
John McCririck
With the excitement of the Grand National now dying down, Coutts Woman braces itself for an interview with racing commentator and self confessed chauvinist, John McCririck to talk about women in horse racing…
Cuisine with a distinctly female flavour
This month sees the launch of Gary Rhodes’ new restaurant targeted specifically at female diners. Coutts woman meets the top chef to find out more about the inspiration behind his latest venture.
Networking lunch charts women’s progress
Coutts Bank was the setting. The event was a lunch for a group of high-flying successful women. And the aim? To discuss the role of women in business…
Panorama has done it, Associated Press has fallen for it and Virgin has used it to usurp its rivals. We take a look at some of history’s best April Fool’s jokes.
It’s a first from a brand that’s associated with luxury and quality. It’s a collection of jewels in every sense. It’s Montblanc bringing their key values of craftsmanship, and attention to detail, to a range of ‘fine jewellery’ that’s timeless and set to impress.
It’s all in the look
With programmes like ‘What not to wear’ and ‘How to look ten years younger’, you could be mistaken for thinking ‘Dress for Success’ is Channel 4’s latest reality fashion show. It’s not. The reality, according to Barbara Walshe, is very different.
Rewarding return to the Mountains of the Moon
How a former furniture maker has converted an ailing Ugandan plantation into a viable estate and encouraged local farmers to grow Fairtrade vanilla
Fairtrade’s just going bananas!
Forecasts are suggesting that UK shoppers will spend a staggering £2 billion on Fairtrade, organic and locally-sourced products this year
With Chinese New Year falling on 18 February, Coutts Woman decided to find out about the traditions and celebrations (and some Feng Shui tips!) for the Year of the Pig.
All in the eyes
How to get the supernatural look for your hair in the new year. The first thing people should notice is your eyes, says Daniel Galvin.
Miriam: A brand with brand values
Fresh from finishing her latest book on grandparent-hood, Miriam Stoppard took time out to talk to business women at a breakfast meeting sponsored by Coutts and the Royal Court theatre recently. There, she spoke about batting against conservative medical opinion, building her empire and being ‘Deirdre Purcell’ of the health-publishing sector.
How NOT to get divorced after Christmas
’Tis the season to be jolly, right? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case according to Birmingham-based lawyer Diane Benussi who recently published the book ‘How NOT to get divorced after Christmas’.
Christmas tree’s crowning glory
In the ten years Coutts & Co has been hosting Save the Children’s Festival of Trees exhibition, it has never designed its own tree. Until now. Together with Mantero, Europe’s largest luxury textile manufacturer, Coutts had created something a little special. Here, we discover the ins and outs of creating a textile… and a tree
Models of decorum
When Alice Temperley staged an exclusive fashion show at Coutts & Co for female clients, Barbara Walshe went behind the scenes to find out what really goes on.
Giving with Feeling
Anita Roddick made a guest appearance at Coutts & Co’s women’s lunch last month and prompted some serious discussion around what motivates women to give to charity.
Childs Play
Alyssa Lovegrove has a problem that would daunt most people. The former management consultant has to raise between £12 million and £25 million over the next five years to turn the dream of establishing The London Children’s Museum into a reality.
The mistress of wine
If ever anybody needed proof that a woman could survive and thrive in a man’s world, they need look no further than Serena Sutcliffe.
Growing a business - organically
Ever since she was a student, Ella Heeks was interested in food. Her geography course at Oxford University demonstrated food’s importance to society and the environment, while the establishment of an out-of-town superstore near Winchester
Garringtons
The strangest request that Phil Spencer, chief executive of Garrington Home Finder and co-presenter of Channel 4's Location, Location, Location, ever had was to locate a family flat on or above the fourth floor in a building without a lift.
Kidnap
In the past, kidnap attempts have unfolded mostly in films, hit TV shows like CSI and Without a Trace, or tabloid newspapers where ‘foiled’ attempts on high profile families such as the Beckhams are splashed across their front pages.
Sugar Mummies
Sun, sea, sand, and sex in the Caribbean… Sound tempting? It is for thousands of women every year who make their way to Jamaica, and specifically the beaches of Negril, where female sex tourism is thriving
Making a personal partnership professional
It took an impending transfer to Singapore to focus City bankers Charles and Gina Hall on their ambition to buy a business and work together. ‘The removals men wanted to start shipping our stuff but we kept putting them off as I went round looking at opportunities,’ recalls Gina, co-founded of Hill Station, the luxury ice cream manufacturer.
An interview with Sarah Deaves, Chief Executive, Coutts & Co
Sarah Deaves has certainly done her apprenticeship. The chief executive of Coutts started her career at former owner NatWest manually printing the chequebooks and even had a spell as a teller behind the counter in the Bloomsbury branch.
Location location location
Phil Spencer, co-presenter on Location, Location, Location and founder of Garrington, a London-based property search agency, is still surprised by the success of his Channel 4 show. It has been running for six years, attracts an average 4.4m viewers and has revisited some searches for the third time. For those who have never watched the show, the premise is rather simple.
Concierge
Through our experience of delivering high quality services to high net worth individuals over the last decade, we have learnt that women find the concierge service particularly valuable, primarily as a way to save time and create more hours in the day.
Lola's Restaurant
Morfudd Richards, owner of Lola’s Restaurant on Islington’s trendy Upper Street, had a vague idea about starting an ice cream venture, when browsing eBay she saw a 1975 Bedford ice cream van for sale in Cornwall. After a fierce bidding battle, she won her prize with a £500 offer and Lola’s on Ice was born…well, almost. Days later the venture was nearly frozen in time.
From private equity to ancient woodlands – the role of the unpaid trustee
Nicola Nicolls is yearning for the day when she can take a tape measure out and wrap it round the trunk of a tree. Nicolls is not a tree hugger, but a trustee of the Woodland Trust and is currently helping to raise £1.2m for its Ancient Tree Hunt.
Working from home – with a Royal Warrant
Sally Mitchell has the ultimate career for a mother. She is able to work from home, around the school days and social engagement diaries of her two children and without any significant investment.
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