Mumpreneur Survey – THE RESULTS!

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A short while ago you may have remembered that we asked you all to take part in our Mumpreneur Survey to find out when and why you started your business, where you conduct your business and what hours you work. Well the results are all in and this is what we discovered.  When? When it [...]

The Importance of Peers

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With just a week to go til The Mumpreneur Conference I am getting more and more excited about meeting ‘in the flesh’ so many people I have been tweeting with for months. I have followed their ups and downs, their struggles and their successes as they have mine. I have learnt from them, been supported by [...]

10 reasons to go to the Mumpreneur Conference

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As soon as tickets went on sale for this year’s Mumpreneur Conference we booked our tickets.  We organise events on a local scale and just having 10-20 business mums in one room always leaves me feeling positive and motivated, so the thought of a whole room full of mumpreneurs is bound to be inspirational! The [...]

Prizes for you, creche for us – it’s a win/win situation!

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Today Mum’s The Boss is holding the first in a series of 3 start up events in Bedford, aimed at mums who may be considering their working options now that their children have started or returned to school. To run alongside the events we are holding a Prize Draw to win a whole host of fabulous business [...]

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 [...]

3pm-6pm No Laptop Challenge

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Having been inspired by Sam and her no-jeans challenge and her success, I am going to do my own challenge. This one is ‘work based’ rather than ‘me’ based….and contrary to most work challenges involves doing something less, rather than more…..intrigued? The idea came about last Thursday. It was the first day of term and [...]

The Mumpreneur Guide by Antonia Chitty

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September 1st saw the launch of Antonia Chitty’s long awaited book, The Mumpreneur Guide, which was perfect timing for mums considering their working options now the school holidays are over and want to start a business that fits in with their family. Mother and business advisor Antonia has put together this ultimate guide for parents which is full of [...]

5 tips for surviving the first day of school

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The end of the holidays is finally here….and this coming week sees the start of school for thousands of children across the country . So here are some tips to make their first day at school go smoothly – and to help avoid any tears (for you and your child)! 1.  Be organised. Try and [...]

Paranoid Parenting – The ‘Retro’ Antidote

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I’m sure I can’t be alone in having Paranoid Parenting moments. We are bombared with so much information about what our children should eat, wear, play with, think etc that I often have days when I feel I’m just doing everything wrong! I berate myself for not buying organic food. I chastise myself for letting my children watch [...]