Think BIG, Start Small - Ali Meehan

Ali Meehan’s the creator of a community with 5000 members and a social media following of over 15,000 so it’s a little surprising to hear that the piece of advice she really wants to share with others thinking about starting a business is to “think big”.  Her community Costa Women (which supports women expats all over Spain, not just the Costas) has grown so phenomenally over the last six years that it’s hard to imagine that Ali didn’t start it with this kind of growth in mind.

‘When you create a business, the advice I’d give to anybody is to think bigger. Start small, definitely, but think bigger.’ Ali Meehan

But with Imagineer Ali at its helm, the multi award winning community has grown beyond her wildest dreams. It’s now an online community helping expat women all over Spain to connect with and support each other. It’s also grown beyond it’s online origins; there are now Costa Women meetups all over Spain and an annual Make It Happen conference in March which celebrates International Women’s Day and aimed at expat business women and aspiring business women.

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In our interview with Ali, Evelyn talks to her about

• Her expat journey and what inspired her to set up Costa Women
• The Costa Women community and how it has grown and developed
• loads of great thoughts and advice for aspiring expat business people not just in Spain but around the world.

If you’d like to learn more about Costa Women, you can join the community here. It’s free to sign up and you’ll connect with women living all over Spain. There are forums on all kinds of subjects from practical about Spain information, to food and travel, to starting a business. There are also classified ads and a jobs board. In addition, you can find Costa Women on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

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