The feminine touch

Who has not at some stage dreamt of starting up their own firm, whether it's a restaurant, a café or maybe even a small shop? Who among us has not wondered what it would be like to be your own boss and never again have to obey the dictats of the line manager? Perhaps, though, these are not the questions we should really be thinking about. Instead we should be asking ourselves what kind of woman it is that is prepared to risk everything in order to live the dream. Yes, I mean woman. Men are stereotyped as the resolute risk takers, but the female presence on the real estate market, especially among consultancies, is becoming ever more pronounced. So what kind of woman is prepared to give up the security and stability of a salary in a large corporation for the uncertainty of not knowing where the next pay cheque is coming from?One such person is Renata Osiecka, who three years ago left Panattoni to become the managing partner of Axi Immo: "I'd always wanted to have my own business,