Mum’s the Boss South Yorkshire Launches

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We are delighted to announce the launch of Mum’s The Boss South Yorkshire, which will be run and hosted by Sarah Chapman who also runs freelance PR consultancy Seven Twelve PR. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday 9th November at the Centre in the Park, Norfolk Heritage Park, Sheffield, from 10.00-12.00. Sarah will be hosting a free of charge [...]

From Mum to Blogger to Author: Helen Lindop – Start A Family Friendly Business

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On 16th September 2008 we held out very first Mum’s The Boss meeting in a small community centre in Bedford. Our speaker had cancelled on us that very morning and we had no idea if anyone would turn up or how we would fill the 2 hours. Thankfully people did start to arrive and among them was Helen Lindop. [...]

What a day! The Mumpreneur Conference and Awards

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This will surely be just one of many blog posts this week about the Mumpreneur Conference & Awards – and that in itself speaks volumes about the power of an event like this.  The logistics of putting an event like this together are enormous – so massive congratulations to Laura and Amanda for doing such a great job. However what [...]

Mum’s The Boss is 2 Years Old!

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Today is our 2nd Birthday meeting. This time last year we wrote a blog about how far we had come in our first year which ended by saying how excited we were about the coming year. Well let’s just say, it didn’t disappoint! Twelve months on we have a new logo, a new website and a new [...]

Focus on….. Sarah Christy – Christy Plumbing & Heating Ltd.

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Until a year ago Sarah was a childminder and now she runs her own plumbing business.  Sarah had already run her own business in her thirties, and always loved the flexibility and the immense sense of achievement being self-employed gave her. Plumbing did not originally press her buttons, but her husband’s passion for the trade started Sarah thinking why couldn’t she combine his skill as a plumber and heating engineer [...]

Meet the Team: Louisa Baker – MTB Hertfordshire

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Mum’s The Boss Hertfordshire launched in June and is run and hosted by mum of 2 Louisa Baker who also runs online giftstore Dyna-Girl. Louisa is helped and supported at MTB meetings by Emma, owner of BagsToDie4. What inspired you to start your own business I gave up my office job after having my first daughter.  Once you have had [...]

MTB Hertfordshire Launches

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We are delighted to announce the launch of Mum’s The Boss Hertfordshire, which will be run and hosted by Louisa Baker who also runs online giftstore Dyna-Girl. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday 15th June at the William Penn Leisure Centre, Rickmansworth, from 10.00-12.00. The launch will be an Open House for business mums to come along [...]

Could you be an MTB Local Leader?

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We are currently looking for 30 enterprising business mums who would like to take on the challenge of becoming a local group leader for Mum’s The Boss where they live. Could that be you? The role will require you to run at least one networking event per month for business mums in your local area, at a venue with a [...]

Focus on… Lesley Singleton, LS Media Ltd

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Lesley Singleton has been working in consumer PR and the media for more than a decade. In that time, she’s worked for big London PR agencies (including PR Week’s Agency of the Year) as well as in-house for a major airline and a high street bank. She managed press office functions whilst also devising and [...]

Focus on… Amy Taylor, Amy Taylor Accountancy

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At Amy Taylor Accountancy, you will find a friendly, personal service where children are welcome.  Having been a chartered accountant and analyst for over 10 years, Amy Taylor recognised there was a need for local business people who are juggling a business and childcare to have somewhere they can meet their accountant and bring the [...]

Happy Birthday to us!!

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Today was Mum’s The Boss 1st Birthday group meeting…and what a year it has been. From humble beginnings of just 6 mums having a coffee in  a cafe, to a  2 hour event, with a crèche, a brilliant talk from Efficiency Coach Heather Townsend, 19 visitors and of course birthday cake  - we have come a [...]

All work and no play makes Mum a dull girl!

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As the summer holidays are a busy time for all us mums we decided not schedule a Mum’s The Boss meeting for August. Instead we arranged an evening social event at a local pottery painting studio. We had wine, soft drinks and nibbles and spent an incredibly relaxing evening painting and chatting about our families, our [...]

From Kitchen Table to Hot Desking

Many work at home mums start their businesses from their dining room or kitchen table – or if they are really lucky they may have an office or study at home in which to work. But what do you do when you have outgrown your home but are not ready to make the leap to [...]

The Camera Never Lies – Does It?

I am so excited about the photo shoot we are arranging for Mum’s The Boss members, to have professional portraits done for their websites and promotional material.   Taking full advantage of our group status, we are booking a photographer for a 2 hour shoot and splitting the cost between us. By clubbing together we have created a fantastic [...]