Antonia Chitty is an award winning entrepreneur and author. She runs ACEInspire, offering flexible and affordable training for businesses, and help for mums who want to start earning.
Back in 2002, Antonia Chitty was stuck in a job that just wasn't working for her. She says, "I felt like I was trying to do a full weeks work in part time hours, and spending all my money on childcare. Other people were looking after my daughter, and I was missing out on her growing up." Antonia has a session with a life coach which set on the path to run her own business. She says, "I set up my own PR agency which focused on helping mums in business to do their own PR. That led to my first books, A Guide to Promoting Your Business and Family Friendly Working."
Antonia has a diverse background, initially qualifying as an optometrist before working in promotion and writing for Which? magazine. This has helped her write books on topics including business, health and complementary therapies, disability and special needs, and parenting.
Antonia was awarded the 'Inspirational Business Mum of the Year' Award in Autumn 2009. "It is great to be recognized for the work I do to help women start and develop their own businesses. Running my own enterprise has made an enormous difference to my life and I'm passionate about inspiring others to succeed. I'm very proud to be the 'Inspirational Business Mum of the Year.'"
Antonia shares her business expertise with any mum who wants to set up a business through 'Become a Mumpreneur'. She says, "Being your own boss comes with responsibilities. No-one else is going to do your work for you and sometimes it is a juggle to fit it all in: don't sign up to become a Mumpreneur if you are afraid to work hard. But that's where I can help you. You see, not only have I done it myself, I've worked with hundreds of women in business, and interviewed hundreds more for my books. I have access to advice from real business experts to share with you too."
Antonia has books coming out in 2012 on Blogging and Making Money Online.
