Marketing & business support for women since 2011
Hello, gorgeous.
You’re in exactly
the right place.
Whether you want more customers, more sales, more confidence in your marketing, or you’d just love a bit more money at the end of the month, you’ll find it here.
I’m Claire Mitchell, and I’ve been helping women market their businesses since 2011. You don’t need a marketing degree, a massive budget or all day on social media. You need to know what to do next.
Why not start by taking the quiz and getting your free personalised marketing plan? Or if you already know you want some help, join the Small Business Marketing Club and get a new marketing plan every month, co-working sessions, a live clinic with me and years of training in the vault.
- ♥Free personalised marketing plan
- ♥The Girls Mean Business Podcast
- ♥The Small Business Marketing Club
The Small Business Marketing Club
Never wonder what to do with your marketing again
Every month you get a marketing pack with your plan already worked out. What to promote, what to post, what to email, and what to do next to get more customers. Plus two co-working sessions a month, a live clinic with me, and years of training in the vault.
And a free listing on Support a Small Business, worth £99 a year. Our public directory of independent businesses, and every business on it is a Club member. Another place for customers, search engines and AI to find you.
£99 for the year or £15 a month
Join the Club for £99 a yearYou're in straight away, and you can cancel anytime.
Free, and it takes two minutes
Get your own free personalised marketing plan for your business
Not every business needs Instagram, and not everyone has an hour a day. Answer seven quick questions and I'll work out what's actually holding your marketing back, then send you a plan.
What to fix first, what to do this week, what to do this month, and what to stop bothering with. Built round your kind of business and the time you've actually got.
Question 1 of 7
That's the questions done
Right, where shall I send it?
Your plan is ready. Pop your name and email in and I'll send it straight to your inbox.
Listen any time
The Girls Mean Business
Podcast
Short, practical and always something you can actually use. Perfect for the commute, the school run or a quiet cup of tea.
From the blog
Something to read over a cuppa
Practical ideas, honest advice and the occasional tangent about jam, rescue chickens and the greenhouse. That’s the blog.
15 Ways To Market Your Local Business (That Actually Work In 2026)
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How To Get Free PR And Media Coverage For Your Small Business
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Meet Your Marketing Coach
Hello, I’m Claire
I live in beautiful North Yorkshire with my lovely family, Meggie the dog and a flock of rescue chickens.
I’m Claire Mitchell, and I started The Girls Mean Business back in 2011 because I wanted to help women build businesses that actually make them money, without needing a marketing degree, a massive budget or all day to spend messing around on social media.
These days I help women work out how to get more people seeing their business, turn that attention into customers and sales, and make marketing feel a lot less complicated.
Never miss a thing
Good things in your inbox a few times a week
Marketing tips, real business stories and the occasional peek behind the scenes.
I email a few times a week, and some weeks most days. Nothing spammy. Just the kind of email you actually look forward to opening.
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A community of women who get it
Running a business on your own can feel very lonely sometimes. The Girls Mean Business community is a warm, friendly space where you’ll find practical help, honest advice and women who genuinely understand what it’s like to juggle a business around real life.
- Practical marketing help whenever you need it
- Women who understand what you’re going through
- No judgement, no showing off, just good support
- Completely free to join
