Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business
After 10 years as a PA and office admin in the creative sector and education, Rebekah Harriman established RRVA after the birth of her second child with the growing realisation that combining employment, young children and a fulfilling career were just not working out. Offering Social Media and Business Support to companies across the UK [...]
Louise Player is an Arbonne consultant, selling botanically-based skin care products. Having. been in business for over 30 years Louise had felt it was time for a change and since joining Arbonne says she has really enjoying being part of a team and had lots of support and great fun too! What inspired you to [...]
Mum of 2 Anne-Marie Mittelman founded her VA business, A Virtual Angel, in May 2007 on the back of her balloon decorating business. Having 15 years administration experience in travel, logistics and training means that she can help business owners focus on what they do best by delegating the rest! And on top of that Anne-Marie is [...]
Suzanne Dibble is a highly experienced, award winning business lawyer with over 13 years experience. Suzanne worked for 9 years at global law firm DLA Piper before moving in-house to ITV plc and then becoming Legal Director of Hamptons International, the award winning national estate agency. In addition to first rate legal experience, having been [...]
Forward–thinking Alisa Burgess left her 9-5 to become an Associate with Usana Health Sciences, so that she would have a flexible working arrangement already in place when she starts a family. What inspired you to start your own business? I was working as a PA and Office Manager for over 20 years and in the [...]
Mother of 2, Tracy Clarke, has developed her business whilst looking after her family and working full time. With a degree in Media Production and as a teacher of ICT, Tracy has turned her sewing skills into a business making hand make accessories for babies and new parents, including Bibbla dribble bibs, bags, changing mats, [...]
Gemma Hopkins started Little Gem Business Support in 2010. Like many mums who start a business, she had years of experience in paid employment and now puts those skills to use in her own business which gives her the flexibility to work around her young children. What inspired you to start your own business? I [...]
babyballet’s Managing Director Claire O’Connor spotted a gap in the market within the dance industry and has created an award-winning concept and franchise business whilst being a dedicated mum to her 4 children, Harry(14), Charlie (6), Claudia (4) and Kitty (2). All Claire started with was an idea and a whole lot of determination so it’s [...]
Debbie Atkins, like so many mums in business, set up her own company after the birth of her daughter in 2008. She loves the freedom of running her own business and has a very strong idea of where she wants it to go. What inspired you to start your own business? Whilst employed I was [...]
Like many mum’s in business, Lindsey has created a product after discovering a gap in the market. Whilst expecting her first child she could not find what she wanted to wear during labour. It was whilst on maternity leave with her second child that this idea became an actual product and a business. What inspired you to start [...]
Carol Atkinson is a mum of 2 young boys who set up her own bookkeeping business so she could combine being a mum with working. Carol was Mum’s The Boss’s very first member and has been coming to meetings regularly since 2008. What inspired you to start your own business ? I knew that I didn’t want to commute to London daily [...]
Pippa Moss is a mum of 2 boys and an Active Birth teacher who offers prenatal and postnatal services in Bedfordshire. This includes: Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga, Active Birth Workshops, Developmental Baby Massage and Movement. Pippa also supplies Kari-Me baby slings direct to customers and is an advocate in natural parenting. What inspired you to [...]
Anna Louise Simpson, the founder of Mama Tea, was the well-deserved winner of the Best Start Up Award at the Mumpreneur Conference & Awards last year. Mama Tea is a range of naturally caffeine-free herbal teas that are aimed at pregnant and nursing women. Launched in April 2009, the business saved Anna Louise from severe post-natal depression [...]
Suzie Fry had been a television producer for fifteen years, but, like so many of us, was looking for a better work/life balance once she had her children. In 2008, Suzie was chatting to her younger sister (who already had her own successful business www.mydeo.com and three children) who was annoyed that she kept forgetting when her period was due, and [...]
Emma Redding is a Personal Trainer, mum of 2, member of the guild of postnatal exercise teachers and founder and director of Buggyfit, a fun, sociable way to get back in shape after your new arrival. Buggyfit classes are an hour long, and usually involve a 3 – 5 mile route in total. Classes start with [...]
If you’re finding it a problem organising your busy household, struggling to keep on top of your kids busy social schedules, remembering birthdays, planning your meals and your groceries etc, as well as running your business, then look no further than Sarah Sadler, the founder of Organised Mum, who produces a brilliant range of stationery products to help mums organise themselves, their families [...]
