Following on from the post setting up an online shop: the pros and cons of different types, here is a guest post from Naziana Searle, owner of www.bambinoboo.co.uk and writer of a start-up business blog smallbusinessmum.wordpress.com. Naziana shares her experience of starting her own online shop, eBay shop and selling on Amazon. I decided that [...]
Getting Started
If you’re thinking of starting an online shop you might be surprised at the number of options available to you. Working out whether to use eBay, Amazon or to get your own website is enough to make your head spin, so here’s a quick guide to the pros and cons of each different type of [...]
Michelle McCann (@MammaMcCann on Twitter) of Brighton Mums, Social Media Mums and blog Mamma McCann (phew!) asked, during a Mumpreneur Hour last week, how others managed the decision to go self employed, embraced the fear and made the leap. (If you’ve not checked out the Mumpreneur Hour, every weekday between 2pm and 3pm (UK time) [...]
No money? Don’t despair, today I have some tips on how you can start a business even if it looks like you’ve got no money to invest. I’m also going to tell you about some of the pitfalls of starting a business on a very tight budget. But first, here’s the challenge. You don’t need [...]
This is the first in my series of posts about making money online. Have you got a blog, either personal of for your business? Starting to make money from your blog can be a struggle; most of the ways of earning aren’t really an option unless you’ve got a lot of readers. And that readership [...]
Are you an aspiring mumpreneur? In this video I’ll tell you about the businesses that fit around a family and discuss some of their pros and cons. If you want to know more, take a look at my book Start a Family Friendly Business
Antonia Chitty and I will be talking about how to ensure your business makes money in a teleclass this Thursday, 21 October from 2pm to 2.45pm (UK time). Why not join us? This session is for you if: You want to start a business but don’t know what to do You have a business idea [...]
