Rebecca (Becks) Lane, Bramble Café

I have had Bramble for just over a year and we currently employ seven staff, including some part-timers.Up until recently I would work 45 to 55 hours in the business and another 10 on it. Now that I have a baby, my priorities have changed dramatically working two mornings a week and a couple of hours on weekends.

Having had a break away I am going back into work incredibly motivated. But, normally, when I have been working endlessly and start to think about working for someone else, I change something – the food, the cafe layout … anything to make it feel new again. We also have amazing staff and customers who always throw ideas into the mix so this helps keep things fresh.

Starting a business is scary, but I’m so glad I did. While there are long hours on your feet, tiredness, worry and decision-making, the flip side is those hours are yours. The tiredness hopefully will lead to success and the worry dissipates as you learn. It’s all challenging and at times it can feel like an arduous struggle, but a happy customer, having a busy day and a bit of a laugh makes it worthwhile.

Who knows where I’ll be in 10 years but I hope I’ll be lucky enough to still be surrounded by inspiring people, learning more, happy in what I do and ideally a little less breast feeding and a little more wine.