It’s been an industry buzzword for a couple of years now but collaborative working seems to have exploded in popularity in the last year; with new co-working centres being set up in Bath and London and in many other cities across the UK.
If I had a pound for online stores with the perfect products but the poorest website structures that I’ve come across I’d be sipping ice tea on a beach somewhere…all year round.
If you have an online business, you have to come up with strategies to help you generate more sales than your competitors…and what better way to do that than by making those customers who are already on your website spend more.
Every mumpreneur or mum who works from home is thinking about how they’ll better juggle work and the kids. And half term is only a few days away for many!
Here are some surefire tips to make sure you get as much work done as possible – while making sure you spend some quality time with the kids…and have fun:
When most people think about the best time to start a business, during a pregnancy isn’t one that often comes up – but then business mums don’t always do things in the traditional way, do they?
Married mum of two Vanessa Blake, director of dreamgenii® tells Motherswhowork.co.uk how having problems sleeping during her pregnancy and finding nothing to help improve things was the impetus to starting her award-winning business.
It’s February already – where have the past few weeks gone? This is a question that many of us are asking. If, for you, that means you haven’t got any closer to getting that website you’ve spoken about any closer to becoming a reality, this video tutorial is for you!
Time might not actually be money, but for most of us they certainly have a lot in common. You can never have enough of either. Other people always seem to have more ‘free’ time and money than you. And there’s always that niggling feeling that your bad habits mean you’re wasting both of them!
The government has announced plans to allow nurseries and childminders in the UK to look after more children.
Presently, the child to adult ratio is 1:3 But the new ratio of one adult to four children.
Are you always worried about something – your job stability, the safety of your children, the health of your parents…you name it, you have it on your list of woes…?
Being a worrier can be very draining. It can ruin even the nicest things in your day (and, sometimes, your life) without you even realising it.
If you had an couple of hours every day of the week what would you do with it? It’s something that many busy mums wish they had – along with the energy to really put that extra time to good use.
This video tutorial will give you to tools to help you squeeze as much out of your busy week as possible, managing the time that you and everyone else has to maximum effect.
We love a good success story here at Mothers Who Work towers – and we’ve seen a few over the years, too!
But, Julie Deane’s story is even more inspiring because it was done under pressure. Like many mums who need to pay a bill of some sort, Julie Deane’s need for cash to pay for her daughter’s school fees was the driving force behind her kitchen table business start up.
So you want to build that website… New Year’s resolutions and all that. It’s a lot easier than you think – here are some simple steps to follow so you’ll soon be online.
There are three basic components to getting your website online:
Motorists who fail to clear snow from their cars are at risk of getting penalty points and a fine and it will also hit hard in the purse, as the added weight of the snow also burns more fuel!
Pictures of your wild party days (even if they are before you got all sensibly married and became a mum), inappropriate language and ‘I hate xxx’ groups you support…they may seem like a good idea at the time, but when you’re looking for a new job they could be lethal.
According to a recent survey of recruiters and those in recruiting positions by Reppler, 91% of respondants use social networking sites to screen prospective employees.
A study of 2,000 employees has found that more than a third now eat at least one meal at their desk each day, while one in six tucks into two meals a
day.
These days, it’s not uncommon tomget to the office to the smell of toast, or porridge and its become the norm. According to the survey, women in particular favoured eating breakfast at work, over male colleagues, with one in three saying they regularly ate at their desk compared to one in five men.
Austerity measures have hit families harder than other areas of society in the past year and if you wish there were more hours in the day to do more paying work to help make ends meet, you aren’t on your own.
While this may not be feasible, there is another way to earn more money with the little time you do have outside of work and family – a passive income. Find out more in today’s video tutorial.
You’re blessed if you have a boss who is rational and fair minded. But every so often, you’ll come across one who may be so difficult to work with you literally want to throw the towel in every morning – and that’s before you’ve even left for the daily commute!
If that sounds like your sorry state of affairs, here are some tips on managing your boss when they have the personality and tact of a goldfish:
Married mum of two Rosemarie Mansfield, 32, runs Tilly & Tabitha – a personalised online jewellery store using genuine Swarovski elements with her sister Heather Brice.
She tells Motherswhowork.co.uk about the highs and lows and whether she has any regrets about leaving her job as a Deputy Manager of Ernest Jones the Jewellers to run the business.
If your thinking about selling your skills and expertise as a freelance and have not ventured into that area before, it can be a daunting prospect.
Our video tutorial will give you some insight – and a to-do list that will help you position yourself in the best way you can to make your freelance career a success. And if you’re already working as a freelance or consultant and just aren’t making the headway (or money) you need, you need to watch this, too.
Is a fear of failure stopping you achieve more in your career, business or life in general?
Do you admire those who just seem to bite the bullet and go on a particular course, or start a part-time business from home but don’t know why you keep holding yourself back?
The government has made it clear that when it comes to austerity measures no one is protected – even families with young children. So the 7th January 2013 saw the axe go down on the former universal benefit (child benefit) for families where one parent earns £50,000 or more per annum.
If you’ve been hit by the recent child benefit counts and need to find a way to make up that money quickly, here are a few simple things you need to do to get things moving:
