We interviewed Antonia Hawke, founder of The Pro Make Up Shop, for this month’s “Business in the Spotlight”. Here’s what we discovered about the business, the woman behind the business and her journey as a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Business Academy.

Taking health and safety in hand should not be seen as an inconvenience or a burden to a director.

I’ve stopped counting the times I’ve heard “we can’t do this, we can’t do that because of health and safety”. Negativity within an organisation can spread quickly, and it is up to directors and managers alike to break the mould and stop using health and safety as an excuse, and reminding its workforce that it is a proactive means of protecting all employees and non employees.

I work in partnership with many busy professional clients and I understand the stresses and strains they are often under. The most important thing I have learnt is that improving ones physical fitness does lead to a more focused mind. This ‘fit mind’ – a mind for competitive business life – enables you to achieve [...]

Did you know… 1. As an employer, you can be fined by the HSE up to £2500 for any day which you are without suitable employers liability insurance. If you do not display the certificate of insurance or refuse to make it available to HSE inspectors when they ask, you can be fined up to [...]