Business Mum Profile: Bridie Jenner

What is your name?

Bridie Jenner

What is your business name?

Bridie’s Typing Services

What industry is your business in?

Business services – audio transcribing and typing

Where are you based?

Leschenault, near Bunbury, WA

How long have been in business?

Eight years

Is it a full-time or part-time business?

Part-time currently – full-time previous to children!

Did you start your business before or after becoming a mum/step-mum?

Before

Why did you start your business?

I wanted the freedom to work from home doing something I love.

What has been your biggest triumph in business?

My recent re-branding with new logo and website – for the first time I really feel like the professional I am.

What was your biggest mistake in business?

Purchasing audio cassette players right at the time digital audio came into being – an expensive mistake.

What is the one piece of advice you wish you’d been given about running a business with children when you started out?

Children don’t appreciate a work schedule so learn to be flexible – and expect you may be working until midnight to catch up.

Name your top three business successes

Emigrating to Australia from the UK, re-branding, gaining my first client through social media (twitter).

What are you passionate about?

Work: I’m a perfectionist

Home: Watching my children grow into confident individuals (I’ve always suffered from low self-esteem).

What’s the one thing you can never resist?

Chocolate – the one downside of working from home is that the fridge is just a short walk away…

Who inspires you?

Richard Branson and his ability to turn his hand to anything and make it a success (well, almost anything!)

What is the song that gets you fired up?

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

What is your favourite quote?

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get” ~ Forrest Gump.