...it’s certainly working for Simon and Rebecca

SIMON and Rebecca Kimber were ‘couplepreneurs’ before the term became trendy. They started Create. net, a web design and hosting service in Brighton, East Sussex, almost 20 years ago.

The couple, who met at a web design agency, started working together as it made sense to combine their complementary skills.

‘We have different areas of expertise and individual personality traits,’ says Simon, 42. ‘This creates a balanced approach to our business as we’re comfortable to challenge but also naturally support each other.’

Flexibility is another benefit. As they have equal roles, they’ve been able to share looking after their home and children Daniel, 14, Sam, 11 and Emily, four. ‘ Simon may drop them to school and I’ll pick them up,’ says Rebecca, 41. ‘It’s all about communication and on normal days our routines help things go smoothly.’ That’s not to say there haven’t been challenges – particularly during the lockdowns – but they wouldn’t change it for anything. ‘ The best thing is we’re working on something we both feel passionate about,’ says Simon.