BHCC - Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

The 'DIY MBA' Breakfast

There’s co-working and then there’s Officrèche. Co-working with a flexible nursery onsite: no commute, no paying for childcare when you don’t need it – and an online booking system.

A freelance writer and facilitator, Elizabeth Moody-Stuart, is also a mother of 2 (her youngest is just one month younger than Officrèche). Now an accidental entrepreneur, she had the idea - then the determination and the need to put this innovative concept into practice. The business isn’t even a year old and the nursery has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted while the community of families who use it to balance their lives is growing steadily. 

At this inspirational breakfast Elizabeth will talk about the 18 months from light bulb moment to opening the doors of Officrèche – she describes it as a DIY MBA. From IP protection and VAT registration, through building renovations and recruitment, to marketing and tweaking the business model – a rollercoaster ride made bumpier by pregnancy hormones…