Left alone, pregnant, and in debt, Elena Ermakova rebuilt her life, growing her courier business to £150,000 turnover, proving resilience can transform hardship into successI went topless for Page 3... you don't need to have boobs to feel 'confident'TOP TIPSI liked it, but dealing with problem deliveries was a nightmare, which is why I decided to start my own courier company.
I left my job and took out a £10,000 bank loan to buy some vehicles. It sounds mad, but I’d always been ambitious, and it quickly took off.Our beautiful son Nikita was born that September. We were shocked to discover that he had Down’s syndrome. We discovered I was pregnant in January 2012, but I didn’t rest – I was even making work calls during my contractions.Single mum and businesswoman Elena with her children Sofia and NikitaThen in June 2013, I saw a message pop up on his phone that said: ‘Thank you for a wonderful night.’'Facing £17,000 debt'The emotional turmoil of single parenthood to a son who needed extra care, a baby on the way and aI struggled to get out of bed for two weeks, but I refused to let it break me.