Originally from a small town called Darlaston – about ten miles north of Birmingham – I have now settled in Shropshire after spending ten years in West Sussex after moving there to take up a position with an online retailer.
I have been a freelance writer and journalist for about fourteen years. Eight of them were spent doing various other jobs such as bookshop assistant, print finisher and returns clerk for a large library supplier, with the writing taking up evenings and any of my spare time. As you can see, much of my life so far has been spent working with books and publishing of one kind or another.
My time as an employee came to a conclusion some six years ago with redundancy, so I took the opportunity – and the money – to see if I could survive as a full-time freelance writer. There have been some lean times – just ask my wife, Joanne. But after tasting the freelance life, there’s no going back.
Emma Jones
Emma Jones is founder and editor of Enterprise Nation, the home business website, and has started two businesses herself from home offices in London, Manchester and rural Shropshire.
Following a career with an international accountancy firm, Emma started her first business at the age of 27 and successfully sold it just 15 months after launch.
Emma launched the home business website in 2006. The site has attracted national press headlines and monthly readership of more than 60,000 people.
Emma’s columns have been syndicated to business start-up websites and customer magazines including for Orange, Viking Direct and Brother. She is regularly called upon by the Government to speak on the subject of home business and she advises Regional Development Agencies on how to encourage and support homeworking.
Emma's first book 'Spare Room Start Up - how to start a business from home' was published by Harriman House in May 2008 and promoted as Waterstones business book of the month.
