 Welcome to our brand new series of Inspiring Stories! This time, we will be sharing stories of mums who have successfully started a business and seen it thrive. This week, read the story of Lynda, who founded Sweet Dreamers, as a result of sleepless nights with her newborn…  Businesses started by mums Introducing Ewan the Dream Sheep Lynda Harding, while on maternity leave after having her sixth child, Bradley, struggled with getting him to sleep at night. ‘He cried constantly and it was a nightly struggle to get him to sleep’. After trying everything she knew to try and calm him down, Lynda discovered an unusual method: dimming the lights, switching on the hoover, and rocking him when in the cot. She looked around to find a product that could do all these things at once, but found nothing like what she hoped to find. This gave her the idea to create a product herself!  She started to research as much as she could, gaining input and knowledge from sleep experts, universities, medical experts, the childcare industry, as well as through surveying ordinary mums like herself. After a long time, seven years, she launched Ewan the Dream Sheep!
 Ewan is a plush sheep toy that can be hung on the side of a cot. The device contains real recordings that are not computerised. These recordings include heartbeats, vacuum cleaners, and rain fall, and are at a unique low frequency that is heard by babies when in the womb. Expert research has proven that mimicking the experience of being in the womb is highly effective in reducing colic pain, inducing good quality sleep, and reducing crying.  The product has had amazing reviews from customers: ‘Thank you! Don’t know if I could survive without Ewan the Dream Sheep’ - Lily Allen - Singer ‘Huge thankyou for fab Ewan the Dream Sheep. My son loves it. We have hung it on his Moses basket’. -Konnie Huq - TV presenter To learn more about Ewan and see the full range of Sweet Dreamers products, visit the website: https://www.sweetdreamers.co.uk 
Lego is made up of the Danish words leg godt, which translates as “play well”  For nearly 80 years, this iconic building block company has captured the imagination of children and adults around the world. It is a family business that was founded by Ole Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark. Today, it is run and owned by his grandson, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Kellogg’s are renowned for their world famous cork flakes, from which the business began over 100 years ago.  Today, their products are manufactured in 18 countries, and sold in nearly 120. The largest factory run by Kellogg’s is located in our very own Trafford Park in Manchester, which also houses the company’s European centre of operations. They have also been granted a royal warrant from the Queen and the Prince of Wales!
By giving the world something to share, we are making it more transparent. Mark Zuckerberg  Social networking giant, Facebook, has taken the world of internet communication by storm. Having started from humble beginnings, in a student dorm room at an American university, today it connects millions of people across the world. Check out some cool facts about Facebook and its progress
Where image-based social media began....  Instagram is everywhere these days. It’s a great platform for creativity, self-expression, and of course, the infamous Selfie. We use it to document our lives in pictures, and we just can’t get enough of it. It’s not been around very long, but it seems like it’s been here forever. I’m curious as to where it all began, and who the people are behind it
A single small idea carried forward every day over the course of many years can take you to the other side of the world. -Eugene Schueller  Because you're worth it-the birth of L’Oreal L’Oreal is the world’s biggest beauty and cosmetics company, and most of us have probably come into contact with some of their products, from shampoos and hair dye to makeup and skincare.
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