Being a business mum can be great, but not every mum is suited to this life. Many are pushed into self-employment because of a lack of affordable childcare and flexible employment. I would love to see the world of employment become more family-friendly, so that starting a business as a parent is a positive choice [...]
Being a Mumpreneur
The Government is looking at the right of parents to request flexible working to help balance their work and family commitments. And it would like your opinion. The Department for Business Innovations & Skills is right now exploring proposals for the design of a more flexible system of parental leave, including how best to extend [...]
In January, Save the Children launched its most ambitious campaign to date, No Child Born to Die. Every year 8 million children under five die from illnesses we know how to treat or prevent, such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. It’s heart-breaking that children are dying because their parents and communities can’t afford the healthcare that [...]
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to break out of the norm to create the life they dream of and some don’t? During World War II Katherine Briggs and Isobel Myers developed a personality test to work out which types of jobs women would be most “comfortable and effective” doing whilst the men [...]
Just because you’re a work at home mum, that doesn’t mean you have to work at home all the time! Today’s guest blogger Sam Title, Dad of two from Toronto, Canada is here to tell us about a great alternative. Over to you Sam… It’s quite an inspiration seeing mompreneurs sharing tips or “secrets to [...]
A few weeks back I wrote about The Doubt. I think we are all grabbed by an attack of self-doubt from time to time. Often, fear is at the root of it – fear of the unknown, fear of failing, fear of looking a fool. There were some great comments posted on that article and [...]
Have you checked out Baby Budgeting? Becky Goddard-Hill is the author of How to Afford Time Off With Your Baby and Baby Budgeting is her blog. Both the book and the blog are packed full of useful advice for balancing the family budget for mums who want to take a career break to spend more [...]
