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Going solo: are you really ready for business?
2 September 2010 – 12:11 am | No Comment
Going solo: are you really ready for business?

Every day, more and more mums take the plunge in business to dabble in the world of other mumpreneurs who are selling their skills, services, or products to earn an extra income, or make millions! Do you feel inspired to take the leap, too? Find out if you are ready for business.

Mumpreneur profile: Farnaz Khan, www.prizeboom.com
7 July 2010 – 1:20 am | One Comment
Mumpreneur profile: Farnaz Khan, www.prizeboom.com

More and more mothers are deciding to leave their day job and set up business on their own. And why not, if it means more time with the family whilst still pulling in a steady …

Mumpreneur profile: Karen Allen, Rise PR
26 April 2010 – 8:34 am | One Comment
Mumpreneur profile: Karen Allen, Rise PR

Karen Allen, 38, is mum to baby Sadie and is also the director and co-owner of Rise PR (www.risepr.co.uk). She ditched the long-hours commuting in place so she could be her own boss and spend …

Real mum profile: Julia Clarke, Femmcup
4 March 2010 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Julia Clarke, Femmcup

Mum-of-two Julie Clarke, 36, is the co-founder and managing director of Femmcup (www.femmecup.com) – the eco-friendly option to sanitary towels and tampons.

Real mum profile: Louise Day, Lifft Baby Slings
15 February 2010 – 2:48 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Louise Day, Lifft Baby Slings

When Louise Day started her business, some family members felt she was wasting her successful career as an accountant. But now the business is a success the now managing director gets the best of both worlds – a business that fits around her family.

Real mum profile: Ella Ritchie, Kumon franchisee
25 January 2010 – 12:21 am | No Comment
Real mum profile: Ella Ritchie, Kumon franchisee

I took a career break from my work as an accountant following the birth of my third child. I was keen to get back into the workplace when he started school, and wanted a job …

Real mum profile: Liz Burrin, Kumon franchisee
20 January 2010 – 10:23 pm | One Comment
Real mum profile: Liz Burrin, Kumon franchisee

Liz makes juggling five children and a Kumon franchise look like a doddle
Mum-of-five Liz Burrin, tells www.motherswhowork.co.uk how she juggles running two successful Kumon franchises with looking after her family. Liz’s five children are aged …

Real mum profile: Abiodun Oluokun of NVQ Made Simple
29 December 2009 – 11:19 am | No Comment
Real mum profile: Abiodun Oluokun of NVQ Made Simple

Abiodun Oluokun, 32, runs NVQ Made Simple (www.nvqmadesimple.com) with her husband Peter. The business is less than a year old, but already it is generating the same monthly income that Abiodun achieved working as …

Real mum profile: Rachel Jones, Totseat
11 December 2009 – 2:13 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Rachel Jones, Totseat

Rachel Jones, 45, is mum to Freya and also runs Totseats (www.totseat.com). She tells www.motherswhowork.co.uk how she manages the tricky business of managing home family life with a flourishing business (that’s also big in Japan!)…and …

Real mum profile: Linda Kennedy Torstensson of Kozikidz
30 November 2009 – 11:10 am | No Comment
Real mum profile: Linda Kennedy Torstensson of Kozikidz

Mumpreneur Linda Kennedy Torstensson, 48, juggles being mum to Maria, 7, with running her own business, Kozikidz (www.kozikidz.co.uk). 
What work did you do before you set up Kozikidz?
I worked in marketing at senior management level.
How did …

Real mums profile: Salima Manji, Asian Dinner Club
25 November 2009 – 1:02 pm | No Comment
Real mums profile: Salima Manji, Asian Dinner Club

Single mum-of-two Salima Manji, 36, runs a flourishing networking club – the Asian Dinner Club. She tells www.motherswhowork.co.uk why turning her back on a successful career in investment banking was the best thing she has …

Self-made millionnaire Emma Whimhurst Booms into action
16 November 2009 – 1:23 pm | No Comment
Self-made millionnaire Emma Whimhurst Booms into action

motherswhowork.co.uk profiles a lot of business women every year – it’s what inspires other mums who are thinking about starting their own business. One of my favourite interviews to date is with Emma Whimhurst author …

Single mum comes off benefits after 18 years, retrains, gets a job and wins Enterprise Initiative Award
29 October 2009 – 1:53 pm | No Comment
Single mum comes off benefits after 18 years, retrains, gets a job and wins Enterprise Initiative Award

June Gill, 38 a single mum from Cardiff has found work with the help of Jobcentre Plus after struggling to survive on benefits for 18 years.
June who used to work as a nanny stopped working …

Mumpreneur profile: Anouk Skurek, The Stripy Company
19 October 2009 – 4:06 pm | No Comment
Mumpreneur profile: Anouk Skurek, The Stripy Company

Anouk Skurek, 34, is a mum of two and runs The Stripy Company (www.thestripycompany.co.uk) with her sister. Is it keeping business in the family a tug of war ow elcome change from her previous job …

Real mum profile: Lisa Warner, Fink Cards (www.finkcards.com)
6 October 2009 – 12:53 am | No Comment
Real mum profile: Lisa Warner, Fink Cards (www.finkcards.com)

When mum-of-four, Lisa Warner,38, made some question cards to help her family discuss things rather than arguing across the dining table, she had no idea that she had started a business idea. Now Fink Cards …

Franchise case study: mum-of-three Karla Harris, Keepsake Consultant
6 October 2009 – 12:47 am | No Comment
Franchise case study: mum-of-three Karla Harris, Keepsake Consultant

Following the birth of her first daughter, Megan, in 1995  Karla Harris, spent 13 years looking for the perfect work-from home opportunity – ever since the birth of her first daughter.
Any opportunities, she discovered were …

Real mum profile: Michelle Williams, The Keepsake Consultancy
20 September 2009 – 9:07 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Michelle Williams, The Keepsake Consultancy

Michelle Williams abandoned a successful career in IT marketing to set up her business, in an attempt to gain more flexibility over her home and work life.
A single-parent of two active boy’s, Michelle tells us …

Real mum profile: Maria Ekerholm, Freya Design
17 August 2009 – 10:57 pm | No Comment
Real mum profile: Maria Ekerholm, Freya Design

Marie Ekerholm, 44, of Freya Designs set up her business as a knee-jerk reaction after giving up her role as a chartered accountant to care for her son who had severe allergies. She tells motherswhowork.co.uk …

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