Women Wednesday – the Final One

June 23, 2010

Over the last few weeks I’ve been supporting Creation Collaboration’s Women Wednesday Blog Hop. Today is the tenth and final one. Creation|Collaboration was set up by eight women, all existing friends, who run small businesses from their homes. They started Women Wednesday blog roll to link up with other women in business, spread the word [...]

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It’s Here! June’s Business Mums’ Blog Carnival

June 22, 2010
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This month’s blog carnival is now ready to read over at Sarah’s Ivy House Interiors blog. Pop over take a look, it’s a great way to get to know new business mums and find out what they are up to. And don’t forget to leave some comments!

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Turn Your Creative Skill into A Business (Part 1)

June 21, 2010
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Artist and workshop leader Amelia Critchlow has turned her art into a business.  She has very kindly agreed to share the ideas and strategies that have worked for her, so over to you, Amelia! Returning to art a few years back – I always had a yearning to study art – and finally honouring that [...]

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How Rachel is Helping Mums of Tiny Little Babies

June 18, 2010
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We all have happy memories of our baby’s milestones. The first smile, the first giggle, eating solids, sitting up. But what if your baby’s milestones were having your first cuddle at ten days of age or coming off a ventilator? Rachel Ashley’s son Joshua was born premature in 2006 with an underlying heart condition. He [...]

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What I’m Reading: The Virtual Assistant Handbook – Nadine Hill

June 17, 2010
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Ever considered being a virtual assistant? If you’re not sure what a virtual assistant (or VA) is, here’s a quick introduction. A VA works remotely on tasks like administration, bookkeeping, event organisation, telephone answering and personal assistance. Small businesses who need admin support but don’t want an employee can hire a VA by the hour. [...]

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Creation Collaboration Women Wednesday Blog Hop

June 16, 2010

Creation|Collaboration was set up by eight women, all existing friends, who run small businesses from their homes. They started Women Wednesday blog roll to link up with other women in business, spread the word about Creation|Collaboration and basically just have fun visiting  interesting blogs! Join in each week and you could be the following weeks [...]

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Amelia’s Grant for Creative Women

June 16, 2010
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If a £100 grant would  help you with your creative project, then take a look at Amelia Critchlow’s 101 Bird Tales blog. Amelia, artist and workshop leader, says “‘Gift Grants 2010′ was an idea that came to me early this year. It is a personal initiative I wish to start, assisting creative self-starters in an [...]

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Do I need a business phone line for my home-based business?

June 15, 2010
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Some home-based businesses use the same phone line for business and personal calls. Personally, I wouldn’t be happy with this and here’s why: You need to be able to ignore your business phone (OK, switch on your voicemail…) after office hours or you’ll be on duty 24 hours a day. You need to answer the [...]

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