A SINGLE mum-of-three has built a profitable company, despite raising a family and running a home on her own.

Cheryl Bond, from Hereford, formed Party Perfect Events a year ago, providing the "ultimate, professional approach" to event organisation.

She has recently been recognised with a listing in the Finance Midlands Insiders '42 under 42' report, which aims to identify the corporate stars of tomorrow.

Mrs Bond was particularly pleased to be recognised as she was one of only six businesswomen from the Midlands area on the list.

She was also the first person from Herefordshire to be acknowledged.

Other names listed included Karen Brady, managing director of Birmingham City FC.

"The outstanding success and growth of Party Perfect Events is largely due to our personal guarantee that we will only undertake the co-ordination of an event if we are fully confident we can carry it out with total success," she said.

"By identifying an extensive list of the best venues throughout the UK, as well as key suppliers in all aspects, Party Perfect Events can organise anything from corporate events to themed parties and Christmas dos."

Corporate events include meetings and conferences, team-building events, trade shows and corporate hospitality.

"Busy PAs simply do not have the time to organise successful corporate events as well as doing their regular job," added Mrs Bond, who had built up a successful 'Virtual PA' business before starting Party Perfect Events.

"Outsourcing is the answer, having a specialist on hand to manage the whole event from start to finish".

The company has also recently opened a London office to offer a nationwide service and also celebrated 10,000 hits in less then 10 months on its website, found at www.plan4perfection.co.uk