I help professional women 50+ create motivating and meaningful self-employment

survive, grow and thrive in your own business

I work with you to create your own motivating and meaningful business
using your expertise, strengths and capability.
Then I help you to make it happen—that's my promise!
Nigel Rawlins, Founder of Wisepreneurs

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Our System Works!

Nigel has been an enormous help to me in setting up my business. He is across so many aspects of running a small business, but especially the marketing. He is very knowledgeable and thoughtful in recommending strategies to build a client base and gain momentum. This includes advising on what's worth spending money on, and what isn't. And he's very personable. Highly recommended.

Gail Greatorex

Wisepreneur Believer

Nigel brings clarity, empathy, a deep understanding of business and very constructive support. He puts a great deal of work into his sessions and offers very generously of his reading and research. He gave me hints and leads that would have taken me hours to find. I will be going back to him as I reach various key milestones in the development of the concept. I think he can add value to anyone who wants to move on or change pathways in their career.

Anthea Green

Non-Executive Director and Chief Executive

Who's this for?

I work with you to create your own motivating and meaningful business using your expertise, strengths and capability. Then I help you to make it happen. That's my promise!

Senior public servant

An expert senior public servant, still working. Reframing her work and building and deepening her expertise while setting themselves up to shift into their own business over the next two years. Ongoing collaboration.

Retired senior public servant

With unique expert knowledge, having made the shift to self employment, focused on purpose and business know-how and marketing. Weekly coaching, advice, assistance and implementation. Ongoing collaboration.

Relationship counsellor

Originally wanting some extra weekend work, while working full time. So successful that within 3 months she ended up quitting her full time job due to the demand.
Ongoing collaboration.

Relationship Counsellor

Seeking part-time counselling work in semi-retirement, this gifted professional had unique mediation and counselling skills. We worked on purpose, her know-how and who she would like to work with. Ongoing collaboration.

Women's Health Practitioner

Wanting to shift her area of focus from chiropractor to work more as a women's health advisor/counsellor. Ongoing engagement on reaching out to their preferred customer group. Ongoing collaboration.

Retired 72 year old historian

Wanting to share her knowledge of early first fleet settlers to Australia, I worked with her to focus on developing one of the most popular Australian websites for the topic with over 20 000 visitors per month. Ongoing collaboration.

Psychologist/Author/Playwright

Looking for opportunities to explore her expertise and collaborate with other interesting creatives on projects of mutual interest. Advice, ongoing marketing support and collaboration on projects together. Ongoing collaboration.

Property Styling

Helping with their focus on designing and naming the business, setting up systems and their marketing implementation. This client had a marketing background, real-estate experience as a real estate agent and property developer all coming together in a creative, productive lifestyle business for herself and family members.

Environmental Art and Design

With the focus on being a self-sustaining artist on projects he wants to work on and create a decent living. Systems, advice and a focus on attracting the work that he loves doing, while making sure the business is sustainable. Ongoing collaboration.

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