Our story so far…
Emma
I am Emma; wife, mother, clinical educator, creative planner, aspiring business woman.
Em ‘n’ M’s started life back in 2018/19, when the seed of business was planted. We had the name way before anything else.
I have always enjoyed planning fun, unique parties for the kids as they were growing up, with the added challenge of doing it on a budget. I was often told ‘You should make this a business’. The thing is, I’m not at all business minded. At the time, we lived in New Zealand, but were planning a move back to the UK where we are from. It also happened to be Covid-time, of course! Not the time to start a new business. I spent time reading books and trying to learn. I even took a part time job so I could focus on setting us up.
Today, it is 25 April 2025, and we haven’t made any money from this business. I haven’t put in enough effort to do so, not because I didn’t want to, or didn’t have motivation to, but because, well, life. We will write about our challenges and how we are overcoming them a bit further down the track. Watch this space!
Millie
I am Millie; daughter, student, artist
When I was younger, I had always had fun enjoying the rewards of the hard work my mum had put into planning parties, but it wasn’t until fairly recently that I discovered I enjoyed the hard work that goes into them as well. I’d never considered the idea of a business but when my mum pitched that we turn this “thing” into something bigger, I said ‘why not!’ I can’t lie and say that I’ve always envisioned myself running a business and being a “girl-boss” but I can say that I’ve always wanted to do something that I enjoy - and this is exactly that. I love being a part of peoples’ big days and bringing them joy, I love doing all of the brainstorming and creating and putting things together, and I don’t mind doing it all with my mum either! The idea of setting up a business is quite scary as it is something that we’ve never done before but…
“eye’s closed, head first, can’t lose!”
This is the year. This is make or break for us. We’re either going to make it work, or we’re not. Wish us luck!
