Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business
If you are looking at what to go and watch at the cinema this half term I would highly recommend Big Miracle. It is an endearing tale about 3 grey whales trapped in the ice in the Arctic and one woman’s unending campaign to mobilise anybody and everybody – including the Russians and the Americans to set them free. [...]
Written in plain English, this brand new book, by small business expert Emma Jones, takes readers step-by-step through the process of turning a hobby into a business, and is packed with case studies and top tips from people who have successfully done just that. And we are delighted to have one copy to give away [...]
Like so many women, I struggle with my weight. Having spent my teens and 20s quite effortlessly slim I started putting on weight gradually in my 30s. Then once I had children the weight started to creep on more insidiously until I am now the heaviest I have ever been. Some of the reason for [...]
With a title like that I had some pretty high expectations when I picked this book up! In the fast paced and ever changing world in which we live and work it can sometimes feel that we are constantly meeting challenges and demands on our time – which can lead us to feel stressed, unwell [...]
Co-author of this book Helen Lindop came to our first ever Mum’s The Boss meeting with her baby daughter knowing that she didn’t want to go back to work and looking for ideas. Two years later, Helen still regularly attends Mum’s The Boss meetings, has had another baby and has turned some of the content of her blog [...]
This is the third Pauline Rowson book which we have reviewed on the blog – and like all the others is a well written and informative read. It has a good range of practical advice and ideas and is a good place to start if you feel that your marketing strategy could do with a fresh [...]
Arguably one of the most important part of a business is the customers; without your customers you have no business, which is why getting your customer service right should be a high priority. From a purely business point of view it is much more cost effective to retain a customer than to find a new [...]
A couple of months ago we teamed up with Dream Town and gave away a Rose Petal Cottage in one of our Freebie Friday giveaways. At the same time, I was asked if my girls would like to review their new pet inspired property, Puppy Lane Cottage, which we were thrilled to accept. The perfect place for a [...]
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There are more pregnancy and motherhood advice books on the market than you can shake a Clearblue stick at! Most of them are earnest, some of them are finger-wagging, and others seem designed to make you feel guilty every second of the day. This is not one of those books. Written by Zoe Williams, the Guardian journalist [...]
For this week’s Freebie Friday we have teamed up with Little Dish who have recently launched a new range of fresh baby purees. Mum’s The Boss member Helen Lindop, owner of www.businessplusbaby.com, a website that helps mums of babies and toddlers start businesses, was sent some sample are here is her review: “Little Dish’s fresh [...]
Make It Your Business - The Ultimate Business Start-Up Guide For Women covers all aspects of starting a business, from time management, branding and PR to management, leadership and developing your business. It also includes issues specific to women, such as finding the right childcare and why women and men often have different reasons for starting a [...]
No – you haven’t misread the title – it really is Working 5 to 9 – How to Start a Business in your spare time by Emma Jones, founder of the home business website Enterprise Nation and author of the very successful book Spare Room Start-up. From the Facts and Figures in Chapter 1 last [...]
The Virtual Assistant Handbook by Nadine Hill is the only guide for Virtual Assistants (VAs) in the UK. I’m not just saying that as a compliment, it really is the only one! Fortunately, it’s an excellent book. If you’re not sure what a VA is, here’s a quick introduction. A VA works remotely on tasks like [...]
Footprint Bags are an ingenious product range created by two environmentally-aware young mums, Hanny and Claire. When Hepden Bridge in Yorkshire, near where they lived, decided to become a plastic bag free town this sparked an idea, and 3 years later a fabulous and practical product – the reusable shopping bag pack. I still get excited at [...]
One of the great pleasures and perks of having a blog is being sent products to review. A couple of weeks ago a large box arrived at my house and generated a great deal of excitement with the boys; it was new set of Meccano. 21st century Meccano has some similarities with that of my childhood, in [...]
Every business has to sell – whether it is themselves, their products or their services….and this is where some people really struggle. It is one of the hardest parts of being in business, but to be successful you have to be proactive in this area and learn the skills of being a good sales person. [...]
