Welcome to From Scratch Business Stories, my occasional interview series with tenacious business-builders about starting out, keeping going, and getting this far.

In this episode, branding photographer Laura Pearman shared how the Covid lockdown obliterated her plans for a Grand Tour of the UK, and how after just 48 hours of ugly crying under the duvet she’d formulated a bounce-back plan, and is now fully booked and loving her direction.

We also talked about:

💡 Coming up with new income-generating ideas when you seem all out of options

💡 The impact self-employment has on relationships with friends and family

💡 The long-term effects of over-working, and how Laura P keeps tabs on how hard she’s pushing herself.