After last week’s light bulb moment (see Mumpreneur mistakes number 1) I’ve been working through ‘Finding your perfect work’ by Paul and Sarah Edwards. It’s a much bigger book than I expected! And it’s full of worksheets, which will take me a little time to work through, but I’m hoping it’ll be time well spent.
I’ve [...]

I’ve researched quite a few business ideas since my daughter was born just 14 months ago and while I wait for the right one for me, I thought I’d share what I’ve learned. First up are direct selling and party plans.
What is it?
Direct selling is selling a product for commission on a self-employed basis. This [...]

Excellent article on how to avoid guilt as a mumpreneur – How to escape the guilt trap. The rest of the Mums The Boss blog is well worth reading too!

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Remember in my last post I said I had a few more Mumpreneur ideas on my drawing board? Well, I was playing around with one of these (was there a market for it? How would I get clients?  How long would it take before I got an income from it? And so on). I felt [...]

My background is in training, mostly IT training. So I thought there would be a a good opportunity to bring the online training I’ve delivered  in big organisations to small businesses.  A  few weeks ago I asked  solopreneurs and small business owners to take my survey to see if there really was a market for [...]