Made in England Mia Saddle bag
By Jacqui Ma
Named after my wife Mia, this very special leather hand bag has been hand crafted in Cumbria in the north of England. It is a collaboration between us at Goodordering...
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My working mum iPhone hacks to save time
By Jacqui Ma
These hacks are pretty useful for everyone, but as a mum I spend a lot of the time catching time between things to catch up on life admin so have...
Neon fashion at Dover Street Market
By Jacqui Ma
Neon is the chosen colour palette for our next range of bags, and to get inspired I went to visit the iconic fashion concept store in London, Dover Street Market....
Self employed buzz: Hackney GT
By Jacqui Ma
Self employed people contribute strongly to the UK economy, with over 5 million self employed people and represent over 15% of the labour market. This blog aims to shout out to...
ILLUSTRATING BAGS
By Jacqui Ma
Its handy to spend the time to illustrate the bags early on in the design process before going to order samples. I learnt the art of illustrating bags when i...
What being ill has taught me about running my own business
By Jacqui Ma
Being ill recently has made me realise how beneficial it is to run your business with the thought that you may "get hit by a bus" tomorrow. It turns out...
A-Zs of working with a fulfilment company
By Jacqui Ma
Since starting Goodordering in 2012, i have learnt a lot about running a predominantly online business. Here i want to share some of my learnings. I've done this in the...
How to give back to your community
By Jacqui Ma
This photo is by Nadia Lee Cohen, she is a British photographer and filmmaker who lives and works in London. I love the prom queen over-the-top-ness of it. We should...
Range planning
By Jacqui Ma
Designing bags is fun, i have been doing it for many years and hopefully will be able to do it for many more. In this blog post, i share some...
The helpful economy
By Jacqui Ma
Serving people comes naturally to some people - waiters, consultants, coaches. I also believe in this philosophy with business. To be a business that serves you need to think beyond...
Updating my website on a shoestring
By Jacqui Ma
Your website is your shop window especially now that shops are closed! Here are my top tips for updating your website on a shoestring budget. Don't be too precious about...
My tips for running a business as a mum
By Jacqui Ma
Running a business is hard enough, and also having kids is definitely the most difficult thing i have done in my life. Combine the two and its a recipe for...
Top 5 tips for product development
By Jacqui Ma
Over the years i have been to factories in China many times and i absolutely love working with the factory to bring my designs to life. It is an exercise...
Biggest mistakes to date
By Jacqui Ma
IBM founder Tom Watson famously said, "if you want to succeed faster, make more mistakes." I believe we learn from everything and as a general rule i don't have...
2020 highlights & lowlights
By Jacqui Ma
2020 will officially be a year that no one will ever forget. It will go down in the history books as the most unpredictable year ever! In this post i'm ...