Erica Douglas posted an article on the Become a Mumpreneur blog this week about The Doubt. The Doubt is Erica’s name for the fear that you get when you try something new. What if you’re not good enough? What if it all goes wrong? What if you look a fool?
I know what she means because I’ve been battling my own case of The Doubt just lately. Continue reading “I Suffer From ‘The Doubt’ – Do You?”
Working from home sounds the perfect solution if you’re a working mum. You can save time on your commute (by reducing it to…er…30 seconds!), you can work flexibly around the kids and you can even work in your pyjamas.
That’s all true, but there are downsides. It can be lonely, plus if you need to do any creative thinking, there’s nobody to bounce ideas around with. Then there’s having the self-discipline to ignore that pile of washing up. (If you got the house tidy before you started work, you’d never actually start work!)
That’s why Jelly is such a fabulous idea. Jelly is an informal co-working event where home workers, freelancers and home-based business operators get together for a day in pre-arranged venues to work, join forces and exchange tips and advice. Continue reading “Is Working From Home Getting You Down?”
Business Plus Baby guest blogger Louise Guinda is on TV! Louise is the inventor of the Safe Dreams breathable cot wrap and she was being interviewed on Scottish national TV as part of a report on getting advice from Business Gateway. You can see Louise talking about Safe Dreams here.
It’s great to see a business mum on television – Louise says she’s already had lots of extra orders after mums saw her on the show.
Last month I wrote about Open Planet Ideas, a project asking how today’s technology can help us make the most of our planet’s resources.
My idea didn’t make the short list, but you can read about the eight ideas that did – and vote for your favourite – on the Open Planet Ideas Facebook page.
The winner will be announced on 11th January.
My New Year’s Resolution is to bring you the most useful content I possibly can. That’s why I launched my survey a couple of weeks ago and I’d like to say a huge thanks to you for taking part.
I started Business Plus Baby about 18 months ago because I had problems finding the information I needed when I wanted to start my own business while on maternity leave. I had a hunch that there were quite a few mums reading this blog with older kids and older businesses, but I was surprised just how many! Most readers have children aged 1 to 3, but there are lots of mums of school-aged children too. Very few of you are actually still starting up, with the vast majority being in your first or second year after launch. Continue reading “The Results of That Survey…”
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