Finding your path

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When it comes to finding your path… I’ve just been listening to Desert Island Discs (my guilty pleasure.)  It was an old one with Duncan Bannantyne talking about his life and what has inspired him. Interestingly at 30 he was a man in trouble he had a criminal record. He had no job and he was drinking a [...]

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How to improve your networking skills…

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If you have no experience of netwroking you need the basics and who better to learn form than the awesome Karren Brady. Whether you are making money through party planning, franchising, writing or whatever the chances are networking will be a benefit! Karren Brady is sharing some of the secrets to her success in a [...]

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4 Things you need to learn to make this month the month you start earning …

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..even if you are at home with the kids, can’t find a job or have a job but need more money here are the 4 things you need to learn to make this month the month you start earnning….. By Antonia Chitty  I’ve been working for myself for 9 years, and it has been a [...]

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How to …. boost the family budget (Resolutions)

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Budget Busting Tips to get your New Year off to a Great Start If, like many of us, your bank account is looking more than a little empty this month, here are some great ideas from Antonia Chitty and Erica Douglas of www.becomeamumpreneur.com that any mum can put into practice to help the family budget. [...]

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Mums making money – from chocolate !

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Thanks to Emma Burford for this inspirational guest post and for making me feel hungry!  2 years ago when on holiday reading a magazine I came across an advert for My Little Wrapper promoting their mini business opportunity. I just love chocolate and design and so the thought of creating special personalised chocolate wrappers for [...]

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Profile of a childminder – could this be a job for you?

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Thanks to Gail Barton for this fab guest post: Today I spent a fantastic afternoon in our local park playing parachute games and learning circus skills with my daughter and her friends. Undeterred by the drizzly windy weather we enjoyed a picnic, took masses of photographs and came home wet, filthy and very, very happy. [...]

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Mums: advice on setting up in business on a budget

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  Thanks to Julia Odgers from kidstravel2 for this fab guest post and personal story Before having children I had a senior role as a Marketing Communications Manager reporting into the board of directors & worked long hours.  A stimulating career was always important to me but I knew when I had children I didn’t [...]

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Working from home as a Virtual Assistant – mums making money

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Guest post by Emma Ewers – The Internet Marketing VA (Big thanks Emma) I am a mum of two, Jenny (6) and Keiran (3) and work from home as a Virtual Assistant specialising in Online/Internet Marketing. I first heard about Virtual Assistants from Jasmine Birtle of MoneyMagpie.com over 3 years ago, whilst carrying child number [...]

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Copywriting and kiddies – babies can make you money!

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Thanks to Nicola Cooper-Abbs (who you can contact at All Words) for this fab guest post  I’ve been a freelance copywriter and editor since 2004. About a year into being self-employed, I thought it would be a good idea to have a baby. I dreamt of casually bouncing my little one on my knee while [...]

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Profiling Avon – A Great Job For Mums

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Thank you Kerry – a regular writer for baby budgeting for this inspiring post                                             When I fell pregnant with Baba I was working with children with special needs, and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to go back into this job. It was a really emotional job and I knew that it would [...]

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Where motherhood and entrepreneurialism meet (and 10 free and low cost ways to market your business)

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Thanks to life coach and successful mum in business Grace Marshall for this fab guest post The face of motherhood is changing. I think there was a time when the labels were either ‘working mum’ or ‘stay at home mum’. Now there are those who work full time, part time, ‘work at home mums’, employed, [...]

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Profiling Barefoot Books – Jobs for mums

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Thank you Beth Evans for this useful, informative guest post – over to you Beth…. When I had my son in August 2005 I made the decision not to go back to my job as a technical support advisor for a well known internet provider.  I couldn’t justify part-time as it would take me almost [...]

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