Mum's The Boss Sponsors
We are incredibly grateful to our generous sponsors, without whose support none of this would be possible:
Bedford i-kan
Bedford i-kan is centrally located within Bedford, and offers a whole range of business solutions for SME's. They offer virtual tenancy from as little as £30 per month, hot-desking and self contained POD workstations which are accessible 24/7, meeting room hire, telephone answering service and free impartial business advice.
Bedford i-kan very kindly allows Mum's The Boss to use the lounge for its informal monthly drop-in sessions, and offers a special room hire rate for MTB members.
Telephone: 01234 245520
Email: info@bedfordi-kan.co.uk
Website: www.bedfordi-kan.co.uk
Address: 38 Mill Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 3HD
Bedford International Athletics Stadium
Bedford International Athletic Stadium has acquired a reputation as one of the finest facilities of its kind in the UK – it enjoys a central location in the heart of Bedford, and yet is only 10 minutes from the M1 and A1 road links, making it accessible to all areas.
The outdoor facilities comprise an International standard eight lane floodlit synthetic track, athletics field events area, an American football pitch and two rugby pitches, one of which is floodlit. The sports hall comprises eight badminton courts with one court for team sports such as football and a 60 metre sprint track. Activities offered range from Athletics, Football, Badminton, Short Tennis, Basketball, Netball, Volleyball and a variety of general fitness sessions.
However, it is not just the sporting facilities, but also the meeting facilities which make this an ideal place for Mum's The Boss to hold its 2010 monthly meetings, and equally importantly the crèche facilities.
Telephone: 01234 351115
Email: bias@bedford.gov.uk
Website: www.athleticstadium.bedford.gov.uk
Address: Bedford International Athletic Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford, MK41 9SB
Tots To Travel
www.totstotravel.co.uk is thrilled to be sponsoring Mums The Boss!
I am very committed to supporting WAHMs like you and firmly believe that it provides a great balance for family life. I recognise that mums have plenty to offer my business and have team of mums based all over the world, all helping to provide the very best in safe, genuinely family friendly holiday accommodation. Click here to meet my team!
Ever since my 2.5 year old fell into an unenclosed pool whilst on holiday in France in 2005, I have been passionate about providing beautiful, vetted self catering accommodation for families. Our properties are as safe as possible, the pools are fenced and packed with the kit that you take for granted at home. Take a peek at www.totstotravel.co.uk.
Do call or contact me anytime - and I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible when I come to speak at the Mum's The Boss meeting on Tuesday 13th July, 2010
The Knowledge Hub
The Knowledge Hub is proud to be sponsoring the Bedford venue for the Mum's the Boss network during 2010.
The Knowledge Hub is the gateway to the outstanding services and expertise that the University of Bedfordshire has to offer and is committed to helping businesses develop and prosper.
We understand how difficult it can be to start up a business and keep it going and that is why the services we offer are aimed at helping you and your business to succeed and grow. We provide free start-up lectures for entrepreneurs who are looking to start their own business, accredited training, networking groups and much more.
If you would like any more information on the ways we could help you, please visit our website www.beds.ac.uk/knowledgehub or contact us on 0800 328 5334 / email knowledge@beds.ac.uk.
Charities Mum's The Boss Support
We are always looking to incorporate fundraising activity into our events. See below for details of which causes we have supported in the past and who we are supporting this year.
2010
Oxfam Unwrapped - Train a Businesswoman
www.oxfam.org.uk
Our target for this year is to raise enough money is to pay to train 52 business women in developing countries around the world.
Just click on the donate below to visit our fundraising page.
Million Mums Campaign
www.millionmums.org
The Million Mums Campaign is run by The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. Every minute of every day, a woman dies of pregnancy related complications, totaling more than one half million women each year. The aim of the Million Mums campaign is simple: Sign up a million people to speak out against the needless deaths of women in pregnancy and childbirth around the world. So if you are lucky enough to be a mum who has had a happy and healthy pregnancy, then maybe you would like to join the campaign too and donate £1 or more to help prevent children all over the world being born without a mum to take care of them.
Mummo Mag
Mummo Mag is an online magazine written by mums for mums, which supports the White Ribbon Alliance's Million Mums Campaign.
Founder and creator Jo Rheam explains: mummo magazine is not a parenting magazine. It's a magazine that celebrates us as mothers
and as people in our own right. In the midst of hectic family life, it can be easy to see ourselves as 'just' mums, and to lose sight
of the women we were, are and want to be.
Sam has had a poem published in this issue (see pages 52–53) and the magazine is full of great articles as well as lots more information about the Million Mums campaign and how you can register your support.
2009
In 2009 we supported the following charities by holding a number of fundraising events, including coffee mornings and raffles, and by donating underwear!
MacMillan Cancer Support
Underwear Appeal to help Women in Zimbabwe avoid Sexual Abuse
Keech Cottage Children's Hospice
