Opened Howie, London's first avant-garde menswear store with designer Paul Howie
1976
Gave birth to son Joshua Xavier Howie
Opened Mrs Howie, Covent Gardens' first fashion store and designer studio
1978
Gave birth to daughter, Jessica Louise Howie
1981
Created Murjani Designer Focus, London Fashion Week
1984
Created British Fashion Awards
1985
Fashion Aid (in conjunction with Live Aid)
1987
Fashion Cares AIDS campaign
1988
Sold Lynne Franks PR
1990
Became trustee of Sting and Trudie Styler's Save the Rainforest Board
1992
Left agency, became spokesperson on ethical business practices, women's rights, spiritual values and conscious living
1994
Chaired UK's first women's radio station, VIVA!
1995
Organised What Women Want, UK's first women's festival at London's South Bank
Attended U.N. Beijing's Women's Conference 1995 - Hosted Frankly Speaking radio series
1997
Chaired the Psychic and the Yogi at the Albert Hall with Dadi Janki and Uri Geller
Published autobiography, Absolutely Now! at the Robert Graves amphitheatre, Deia Mallorca
1998
Worked with UNESCO promoting microfinance and fashion in the developing world: Knitting Together Nations, Bosnia and Bibi Russell, Bangladesh
Launched Globalfusion PR and cause-related marketing agency, Los Angeles
Launched Big Issue, Los Angeles
2000
Advised on launching world's largest women's website iVillage.com in UK
Published The SEED Handbook, the feminine way to create business in UK
Published The SEED Handbook in US, launched at Bloomingdales in New York, followed by tour of Bloomingdales across the country in November
Launched The SEED Handbook across Australia and New Zealand with talks and workshops
2001
Published The SEED Handbook in Germany, followed by workshops and talks
SEED Expo London and launch of SEED Network, the on and off-line community of women entrepreneurs
2003
Joined Board of Women in Business and spoke at conference
Launched SEED Experience Workshops
Began training of SEEDLink facilitators in association with Business Link for London
2004
Launched SEEDLink programme
Launched GROW: The Modern Woman's Handbook, published by Hay House
Launched GROW Experience Workshops at the Vitality Show in London at Olympia
2005
Launch of the 2005 edition of The SEED Handbook, the feminine way to create business with a champagne reception at The House of Lords, hosted by The Rt. Hon. the Baroness Amos, Leader of the House of Lords
Lynne received an Honorary Degree at Guildford Cathedral, from the Surrey Institute of Art & Design
The birth of her first grandchild, Lola Mae Catto
2006
Launch of the SEED Women Into Enterprise Learning Programme to the public sector with the Tribal Group.
Published Plant SEEDS and Pick Blooms Affirmation Cards with Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Held the first BLOOM Women's Creative Leadership Retreat in Deia, Mallorca
Spoke on Women in Community at the Luton Regeneration and Housing Conference
Second granddaughter Memphis Catto born
2007
Founder Judge and Spokesperson, Government's Enterprising Britain Awards
Guest Speaker at Oxford University on International Women's Day
Launched SEED Coaching Programme at One-Life Expo, London
Started SEED Circle Peer Groups
Judge of the Cartier Women's International Entrepreneurial Awards
Published BLOOM, companion book to the SEED Affirmation Card Set, with Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Held workshop for women offenders at HM Eastwood Park
Appeared throughout the last series of 'Grumpy Old Women' and a regular panelist on the Sunday morning current affairs show 'Heaven and Earth'
