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09 June 2010
Do you own the intellectual property in your logo, designs and website content? Are you sure?? Suzanne Dibble of Lawyers4Mumpreneurs explains how to ensure your content and ideas are protected.
A lot of people assume that just because they pay a designer to create designs or a logo or a copywriter to create content, that they therefore [...]
08 June 2010
So, you’ve got a blog. But you don’t know wat to write about or you’ve run out of steam. Here Natalie Lue explains how to keep your blog populated with regular content so it keeps working hard for you and your business.
I talk to mums in business all the time who are either considering starting [...]
07 June 2010
Serial Mumpreneur Amanda Farren launched MTB Warwickshire in May, a few months behind schedule, having discovered she was pregnant with her fourth child and therefore suffering terrible morning sickness!
As well as having nearly 4 children, Amanda also has four businesses – Ella Announcements, Kiddy Canvas, The Baby Fair & The Mumpreneur Conference & Awards - as [...]
Posted in Warwickshire2 Comments
04 June 2010
Much as I love baking and cakes I also love making puddings and my favourite are summer ones – lighter and fruity. Here are 3 of my favourites that use red summer fruits and like most of my cooking – quick and simple!
Helen’s alternative fruit trifle
This pudding came about as a last minute ‘what have [...]
Posted in Cake0 Comments
03 June 2010
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
Thought for Thursday #14
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02 June 2010
If you are looking for inspiration, and an example of how a business idea can just appear out of thin air, then look no further than Chrissi Sharkey, a 29 year old working textiles teacher & mum to 2 small children, from Oxford.
Her business – aMillionJobsToDo… is a unique, national concept where you can suggest literally any task [...]
Posted in Mumpreneur Profiles1 Comment
01 June 2010
I love all the school holidays – but this May half term is usually one of my favourites as the brighter and generally warmer weather is here and is a great time to have a fun relaxing week with the children before the last part of the school year. We tend to run out of [...]
Posted in Ideas for Kids0 Comments
31 May 2010
As it’s Half Term we have teamed up with Moshi Monsters to give away an extra special prize of a Moshi Monsters-branded Nintendo DSi games console, which retails at around £150.
Moshi Monsters is one of the fastest growing online gaming sites for kids, and has recently surpassed the 15 million members mark. It employs stealth learning [...]
Posted in Competitions6 Comments
31 May 2010
This week we are setting you a Daily Challenge – to spend ½ hour every day doing something you enjoy and which relaxes you.
Schedule it in if you need to and add it to your To Do list. Just make sure you do something that isn’t about the home, the business or your family – [...]
Posted in Ideas for Mum, Well-Being4 Comments
28 May 2010
For this week’s Freebie Friday we have teamed up with Sally Hunter, author and illustrator of the popular Humphrey’s Corner range, to give away some of her new range of Humphrey’s Corner books.
With work commitments, conflicting schedules and today’s tempting technology, for many families the children’s bedtime story is often a luxury. With National [...]
Posted in Competitions1 Comment
27 May 2010
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 and meet [...]
Posted in Hertfordshire1 Comment
27 May 2010
Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes, it is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
“I will try again tomorrow”.
Maryanne Radanbacher
Posted in Well-Being1 Comment
26 May 2010
Entering yourself for an award might feel uncomfortable, big-headed and generally very alien – but if the idea makes you feel uncomfortbale, just think of it as a way to generate great PR for your company. If you are shortlisted or win an award it makes great news and can help to raise your profile and [...]
Posted in Business Tips0 Comments
25 May 2010
Actinic is a specialist ecommerce supplier for start-ups & SMEs. It has helped tens of thousands of companies start selling online since 1996. Current users include well-known names like Vivienne Westwood, the Royal Albert Hall and the British Film Institute.
Actinic has agreed to offer a copy of the award winning Actinic Catalog – the most [...]
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24 May 2010
In this post our blog PR expert Lesley Singleton looks at the ways in which bloggers and PRs can work together and enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship.
My name is Lesley, I am a PR and I want something for free from bloggers. Shock horror! Allow me to explain…
I’ve been working in PR and the media since the [...]
Posted in Articles9 Comments
21 May 2010
When an email lands in your Inbox from a PR company, saying they are promoting a new range of biscuits from Cadburys and they would like to send you some, there really is only one response – “SQUEAL!!!!!”
But here at Mum’s The Blog we like the share the love. and so for this weeks Freebie [...]
Posted in Competitions32 Comments
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