Work, Business, Money

What do you like to do? Is knitting your passion? Do you love car boot sales and can’t imagine a Saturday morning without them? Maybe you have a real talent for cooking. Perhaps you love all things techie and can’t live without your laptop or PC. If you have something that you are good at, why not turn your hobby into a career?

If you think it’s possible that you want to turn your hobby into a career, you should start with a realistic business plan. Map out how you will start your business and where you want to end up so you can formulate a clear plan of action.

Catherine de Groot, is mother of one (with another child on the way), previously a journalist, a live-in helper for royalty and a chalet chef, co-founded Trilogy (www.trilogyproducts.com) with her sister Sarah Gibbs back in 2002.

Catherine grew up in New Zealand and Australia with her sister Sarah. They had always been great friends but after school their careers took them on different paths and to opposite sides of the world. Catherine worked for many years as a beauty journalist and was the owner of two successful retail ventures before founding Trilogy with Sarah in 2002.

The Trilogy story began with a discovery. Catherine’s sister Sarah started a company manufacturing ingredients from plants for the natural supplement and cosmetic industries and it was at this time she discovered the skin-loving benefits of Rosehip oil.