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Mumpreneurs Rising: Starting Your Own Business During the Summer Holidays

Many working mums can’t wait to wind down during the summer holidays, spending time making sweet memories with the children and getting a much-needed break from the juggles of the school run and work.

But have you ever considered using the time off to research and start that business you have been dreaming (and talking) about?

Yes! The school summer holidays can be the perfect time for entrepreneurial mums to embark on starting their own businesses.

Divorce and the family business: what the law says about family businesses and what happens after break up
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Divorce and the family business: what the law says about family businesses and what happens after break up

Michelle Mone seemingly has it all – founder of the successful Ultimo bra company, married with three children and living a jet-set lifestyle which takes her all over the world to promote her business, which is worth an estimated £50m.

So the news earlier this year that Mone was to split from her long term husband and business partner Michael came as a major shock. In interviews in February Mone described how her hectic schedule had effectively left her and her husband as only business partners, and how their split had left them living in separate wings of their substantial family home.