Round up of #14daysofbusinesslove

​Valentine's is over for another year, and 14 businesses have had the light shining on them for Valentines 2017. As a fellow self employed person who loves helping other businesses, I wanted to repeat my #14daysofbusinesslove campaign again this year. It has been a joy to learn a bit more about each participating business and share them across my website and social media platforms.

Here's a quick recap:

Day 1 Mandy Petherick  Mooncat Media
Website: www.mooncatmedia.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mooncatmedia

Day 2 Neil Morris  Homeburger
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HomeBurger86/

Day 3 Shelby Hill
Blog: http://shelbyhill.postach.io
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShelbyHillNutrition
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/shelbycolehill

Day 4 Tracy Leonetti Paperwork Specialists
Website: www.lbsinfrance.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Tracy-Leonetti-Business-Services-164269757031167/
Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-leonetti-09b6a032?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile

Day 5 Donna Stokes
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/phoenixdonnastokesfrance/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/NyrorganicDonnaStokes/

Day 6 Joanna Urwin Video Pro France
Website: https://videoprofrance.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VideoProFrance/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/videoprofrance

Day 7 Adam Lack – Adams Handyman Services
Facebook: Adams Handyman Services

Day 8 – Liz Brown Copy Editor and Proofreader
Website: http://lizbrownediting.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizbrownproofreading/
Twitter: @lizbrownediting

Day 9 Corinne Dingley Château Ardilleux
Website: www.holidaychateau.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chateauardilleux/

Day 10 Laura Springham
Website: www.lauraspringham.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/altofemme
Twitter: www.twitter.com/altofemme

Day 11 Bev Barker-Brown Chez Tante Mabel
Website: http://www.cheztantemabel.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChezTanteMabel/

Day 12 Khadine Litim  Khadine DECO
Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/KhadineDECO/
Website: https://www.alittlemarket.com/boutique/khadine_deco-379813.html

Day 13 Gayle Feasey etcetera magazine
Website: www.etceteraonline.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/etceterafrance
Twitter: twitter.com/etceterafrance

Day 14 Me, myself and I  Alacim Social Media Marketing 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlacimSocialMediaMarketing/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlacimSocial
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micalawilkins/

Let the love shine on for small business owners here in France. We have plenty of challenges and you will be amazed at how we deal with them! We are responsible for finding clients, marketing our businesses, navigating the changes that happen regularly, stay competitive, keep ourselves motivated and disciplined and do tasks that we mind not enjoy doing. We have limited or no benefits, sick days are a rarity, with many of us working through illness. We are responsible for our old age, and have no holiday pay.

We all have our reasons for being here in France. Being self employed is a necessity for many but for others it is a life style choice. It does have its perks. For some, its the freedom to spend quality time with children and family. There's no 9 to 5 for us self employeds but we do have the luxury of being our own boss and be flexible with our working patterns as and when we need to. When the sun is shining, we are able to clear our calendars, pack up a picnic and head off to the beach or a park or our own gardens and enjoy the weather.

I shall look forward to showcasing another 14 businesses in 2018!

Yours socially
Micala ♥