Looking for articles to help you start or grow your business? Here are the most popular posts from the Business Plus Baby archives. Enjoy!
Business ideas
Which businesses fit around a family?
Business ideas for mums– links to lots of articles on the different business types that fit best around a family.
What to do if you can’t find your big business idea
How to turn your creative skill into a business part 1 and part 2.
How to start an online shop on a budget
Why aspiring work-at-home mums are vulnerable
If you’re looking for a business idea that will fit around your family, take a look at my book Start a Family Friendly Business
Getting started
How successful mumpreneurs started their businesses. (The list of articles starts on this page, scroll down to ‘older posts’ at the bottom to see other mumpreneurs’ stories – dads too, actually!)
Setting up an online shop: Pros and cons of each type – should you sell using eBay, Folksy, Etsy, a template website or even hire a web designer? This article weighs up the pros and cons of each option.
Why people struggle to run online shops
Quick money vs long-term business: which is right?
Dealing with the emotional side of making the leap into self employment
Can you start a business with no money?
Five reasons to buy a franchise and what you need to know before buying a franchise.
The easiest time to start a business ever. Seriously.
Ten tips for success in direct selling
Do I need a business phone line?
Do I need a business bank account?
Small business outsourcing: how do you do it?
Finding training venues on a budget
What’s your job title now you’re self employed? Here’s what to put on your business card.
Is it taking too long to get your business started?
How to grow a mum-run business: Julia tells us her story
Eight tips on how NOT to start up your work at home business
If I was starting out as a work at home mum now, here’s what I’d do…
Marketing
What a niche is, why having one is such a great idea and how to find one.
Sales: are we giving it the attention it deserves?
Why branding is so important for Mumpreneurs
This is why you’re already good at marketing…
Advertising ideas for mumpreneurs
A list of mums networking groups
How to find your perfect customer
Ten ways to get free publicity for your business
The secret weapon to outpace your competition
Top 5 mistakes to avoid when designing your adverts
How to boost sales in your online shop
5 top ways to find more clients as a freelancer
Feeling shy about getting in your local paper?
Freebies you can use to get people to sign up to your mailing list
Online/internet marketing
Online business basics – a series of articles giving you the basics of promoting your business online
Business blogging: 9 things I wish I’d known when I started out
Business blogging: What’s the point of your post?
Got a website? Here’s why you need an attention-grabbing headline
Tips for promoting your blog
How to get more people to like your Facebook page
Business networking: Is Facebook or Twitter best?
Why you shouldn’t waste your money on a professional link building service
Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media need a steady stream of fresh content, but how do you keep it coming? Here are lots of tips for creating a steady stream of fresh content.
Affiliate marketing basics plus a more in-depth article on affiliate marketing
Selling advertising space on your website and sponsorship
Why using audio on your blog or website is a great idea
A mindmap to help you set up a WordPress website or blog
Guest blogging for business bloggers: Where to start
Selling advertising space on your website – which stats do you need in your media pack?
Commenting on blogs is good for business
SEO Changes – what you need to do differently now
Your first ever YouTube video: getting over the fear
Using video to sell online: how to get started
Do I need a website if I already have a Facebook page?
Maternity Pay, Allowance and Leave
Self employed? Protect your right to maternity allowance
Self employment during your maternity pay period
Self employed and thinking of starting a family?
Ten ways to stretch your maternity pay
How we survived maternity leave twice
Money
How to outsource when you can’t afford to
Why you CAN be a nice girl and still earn what you deserve
Why selling your time by the hour is a bad idea (and what to do about it)
Five mistakes to avoid when deciding what to charge
How to earn what you deserve as a mumpreneur – tips on earning more from some of the UK’s top mumpreneurs
Top ten tips for finding a great accountant (and why you need one)
Why and how you should take charge of your money as a woman
How to make more money as a freelancer
Can I claim childcare as a business expense?
Time management and productivity
Top tips for managing your time as a mumpreneur plus more time management tips
Get yourself more time as a work at home mum.
How your self-talk could be putting the brakes on your success
This is why your tasks take you longer than you expected…
No motivation? Here’s how to get yourself moving again
5 must-have time management tips for mompreneurs
Working from home with toddlers around – how on earth do you do it?
What to do when flexible working means you have no time to work
That’s it. No more New Year’s resolutions
The Monday Challenge – a series of posts, each breaking down a daunting task into small steps that you can try out in the coming week.
Staying successful, happy and healthy
Why comparing yourself to other mums with businesses is such a bad idea
How to grow a business if you’re an introvert
The big fat list of blogs for women business owners
How to be successful in business
How to overcome information overload
Think that being a work at home mum only happens where you live? Not true! Read about work at home mums around the world
Stuck behind your PC? Tips for getting out there and meeting people.
Is fear of failure holding you back?
Overwhelmed by business advice? Try this…
How to deal with the fear you feel when starting something new – I suffer from ‘The Doubt’ – do you? and Got self doubt? Time to phone a friend
Business run out of steam? Here’s how to get it moving again
New year goals – good idea or not?
Three things you can do when you’re being copied
You’re doing OK (yes really, you are.)
Video: Why the world needs you to be an entrepreneur
Be careful who your friends are
Video: Mumpreneur: exploding the myth
An easy way to stay fit as a working mum
Five steps to boost your self-confidence
Dealing with guilt as a business mum
Kids and childcare
How to cope when you miss your child’s event (and why sometimes that’s a good thing)
Using your entrepreneurial skills to inspire your kids
Childcare tips for work at home mums.