Spouses
August 14, 2023
From PTSD To Tree Services: How A Veteran Found His New Passion Craig Ashley has always enjoyed working in the great outdoors. It made perfect sense, […]
July 31, 2023
Holly Stidston and Chris Heale left behind successful careers in the military to take on a new adventure – creating bespoke campervans. Named […]
April 11, 2022
The hair and beauty industry was one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. Restrictions would change overnight, and PPE was a staple throughout. This did […]
March 28, 2022
Lucy Goodey suffers with Transverse Myelitis, a rare disorder causing inflammation of the spinal cord, which limits her mobility. Having used aromatherapy all her life to […]
May 25, 2021
Towards the end of 2020 we proudly launched a brand-new training course designed exclusively for spouses, partners and family members from the Armed Forces community. The three-day course, lead by our experienced Training Manager, […]
November 12, 2019
Military spouse Emma Bryant was inspired to start her first business by Instagram, on which she followed other small businesses and watched their successes. Emma’s brand […]
August 28, 2019
Military spouse and teacher Michelle Williams understood that all parents want to see their child have opportunities to be happy and successful, and applied her knowledge […]
August 21, 2019
The British picnic is a national passion, but one ex-military couple have taken it one step further in their bistro in Tidworth. At Pothead and Panface, […]
May 21, 2019
Esther Wright, an RAF spouse from Shropshire, has spent 17 years working in event management and set up her new business to create the sort of […]
April 23, 2019
On 8th March 2019, in harsh conditions, a group of military wives summited the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado, standing at 6893m in Chile. This […]
April 16, 2019
Being an entrepreneur is becoming an increasingly popular career choice for parents who are looking for a balance between a fulfilling career and being able to […]
March 26, 2019
Jane Fryatt, from Wallingford in Oxfordshire, started her HR consultancy business face2faceHR in June 2018 in order to have a more flexible working life around her […]
November 6, 2018
At just 31 Suzy Olivier has been at the helm of not one but four businesses. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, where her father was […]
July 25, 2018
In September 2015, military spouse Katherine Jenner and her family experienced a massive fire on their farm in Hampton-in-Arden. Then, like a phoenix, the ashes in […]
April 19, 2018
Natalie credits the XFE workshop with providing her with the push she needed Natalie Trezise had spent enough time as a Services spouse – seeing families […]
December 4, 2017
In autumn 2017 Royal Marines military spouse Olivia Smith launched Olivia & Pearl, an accessible, luxury pearl jewellery brand and online retailer. Providing collectable, classic and […]
November 8, 2017
With her husband on deployment with the Royal Navy for four and a half months, Gemma Davis-Birch is running a one woman show at her business […]
August 3, 2016
Julie set up Present Purrfections in 2014 in a shop near her home in Fife. The aim was to create the ideal place to find the […]
July 11, 2016
This week Business Quarter Live featured XF Business, Gabby’s World! Kerry-Ann, whose husband is serving in the Queen’s Royal Hussars, set up her own business after struggling […]
June 20, 2016
Raspreet, a former RAF spouse, first took her daughter, Jiya, to a Puddle Ducks class at 18 months old. She absolutely loved it from the moment she […]
