Mel Bound never intended to start a business. She was looking for some mums to run with so posted on Facebook and more than 70 women turned up! That one po...

This Mum Runs: From one Facebook post to a community of 5,000 [VIDEO]

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Mel Bound never intended to start a business. She was looking for some mums to run with so posted on Facebook and more than 70 women turned up! That one post has developed into 

 which now has a community of more than 5,000 mothers and an ecommerce offering.

  tells her story, shares tips for using Facebook to grow a business and describes the experience of being crowned  Female Start-up of the Year 2016 at Festival of Female Entrepreneurs.

Find out more about this year's Festival of Female Entrepreneurs, where Mel is speaking, 

PDT Sales Consultancy was founded by Paul Durrant who is a certified sales professional with over 25 year's sales and business development experience. Paul brings a wealth of knowledge in helping start-ups and established businesses fix their sales related problems, optimise their sales performance and upskill their salespeople.

A lack of sales background or training prevents many small businesses from fulfilling their full growth potential. Similarly, salespeople are asked to go out and sell without possessing the necessary skills and tools to do their job effectively. PDT Sales Consultancy can help you address both of these growth 'inhibitors' and put your business back on the path to more profitable growth!

Paul Durrant is a qualified business consultant with the Institute of Consulting (part of the CMI), an Executive Member of the Institute of Sales Management, an Ambassador for the Essex branch of the Institute of Directors, a member of the Essex Chambers of Commerce, a member of ORB (Organisation for Responsible Businesses) and an accredited EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) coach with the International Alliance of Holistic Therapists. EFT is a self-help complimentary therapy that can help you address emotional states of the mind such as fear, stress, anxiety and lack of confidence.

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Lucy is a jargon free, social media trainer and consultant. Lucy is a #SheMeansBusiness accredited trainer and founder of SocialDayUK the UK’s biggest social media marketing festival. Lucy is also a Director at Avviso Media, a digital marketing agency that specialises in content and social media marketing for B2B and events brands. Lucy’s passion is to up-skill women and so set up DigitalWomen with Natwest, a community created to empower 1 Million plus women through digital skills which holds regular events and highlights the great work women are doing in digital and entrepreneurship.

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This Mum Runs: From one Facebook post to a community of 5,000 [VIDEO]

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