Starting a Creative Business Over 50 | Building an Income for My Future

I'm starting a creative business over 50 and building something I hope will become part of my income as I move towards retirement. But for me, this isn't just a side hustle – it's about creating a future doing something I genuinely love. Welcome to my sewing room and to the journey of building Willow Mabel, my handmade business. In today's video I'm having a proper chat about why I'm doing this, where I'd like it to go and what it means to start building something new at this stage of life. I'll be sharing the reality of developing my products, learning new skills, growing the business and figuring things out as I go. I want this channel to be about much more than sewing. It's about creativity, starting again, finding purpose and creating more financial security for the future – without giving up on the idea that work can also be something you genuinely enjoy. So whether you're here because you love sewing and handmade products, you're thinking about starting your own creative business, or you're simply wondering what's next for you in your 50s and beyond, come in, get cosy and have a natter with me. Subscribe if you'd like to follow the Willow Mabel journey from the beginning. Cheryl x 0:00 A New Way of Recording 1:48 Life Changes and New Habits 4:14 My Happy Place 5:48 Pretty Fabrics and New Makes 8:32 Naming the Fabric Collections 23:56 Refining My Sewing Techniques 30:47 Getting Ready for Halloween #StartingABusinessOver50 #CreativeBusiness #WomenOver50 #SmallBusinessJourney #SewingBusiness #HandmadeBusiness #WillowMabel