Alan McAleavey

Running your own business on the Wirral can be equal parts rewarding and unsettling. Whether you’re working from a studio in Birkenhead, your spare room in West Kirby, or a café table in Heswall, the work is yours — and so are the thoughts that come with it. Most sole traders and small business owners I meet across Wirral and Merseyside share a similar feeling: “I know my work is good… but I don’t always feel  like I look like a professional business.” It’s not dramatic self-doubt. It’s the...

Running a small business is never just about the product. It’s about the story behind it — the care, the craft, and the values that make...

Being a small business owner isn’t always glamorous. Some days you’ve got a full tank of energy, ideas flow, and the to-do list actually...