Struggling to find a decent part-time job that pays for more than the cost of childcare? Try these tips…

According to a survey of 1,600 women , 45% of women are forced to take badly paid, low-skilled jobs when they return to work after maternity leave because they feel there are no decent part-time jobs in the UK.

find a job, good part-time jobsThe report by think tank Resolution Foundation and Netmums says that British women are paying a high price for motherhood and face “one of the highest part-time penalties in Europe”.

If you feel that this is the reality you are or have been living since having children, the it’s time to take matters into your own hands, either:

1. Start a business where you dictate your earning power – join the Mothers Who Work Club today and learn everything you need to get your online business off the ground.

2. Use our job-hunting tips below to dig out those well-paid part-time jobs that we know really do exist.

Video tutorial: how to be more productive

With half term just around the corner, many of us are wondering how we can keep e kids entertained while keeping our businesses ticking over.

If you’re a one-woman band, then quite often, when you’re not working, you simply aren’t making money, and that’s just the harsh reality of being a mumpreneur often times.

But there are ways around this – watch this video tutorial on how to be productive, so that come the next school holiday you’ll still be making money!

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