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  • What Does Super Mario Have to Do with Business Failure?

    What Does Super Mario Have to Do with Business Failure?

    ‘Failure’ should not be a dirty word. It really shouldn’t. But for many, the fear of failure can be the main reason why there is no motivation even to try, to take that first step. It really shouldn’t be.

    Think about it. If we didn’t take our first step as babies, wobble and fall a few times, we would still be crawling on the floor like another classification of animal. Yes, it’s true that babies are fearless, that they don’t know about danger and failure, but the first time a baby takes a hard fall, screams and cries in pain, they learnt the pain of failure. So why do they carry on going?

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  • Podcast: Are you trading from the right business entity?

    Podcast: Are you trading from the right business entity?

    Are you thinking of starting a business but don’t know whether to set up as a limited company or declare self-employed income to the taxman? (more…)

  • Real mum profile: Diane Quartey of www.spidaworldseo.com

    Real mum profile: Diane Quartey of www.spidaworldseo.com

    Having a baby, for many mums, can be the turning point in choosing not to work for someone again, but to establish a business that fits in with family life.

    mumpreneur Diane Quartey

    Diane Quartey is one such mum who, a year ago, decided that she didn’t want to leave her newborn son to go back to working in IT. With her husband, who has a finance background, they decided to pool together their skills and experience and set up a business – www.spidaworldseo.com.
    Listen to this podcast to hear her journey from working mum-to-be to mumpreneur and what working with her husband means for her business.
  • Podcast: Tax breaks and allowances for homeworkers and mumpreneurs

    Podcast: Tax breaks and allowances for homeworkers and mumpreneurs

    Did you know that you can claim tax on your utility bills if you work from home? Did you know that you can claim tax on that mobile phone you took out just for business?

    claimable tax expensesWhether you’re self-employed or own a limited company, thee are tax breaks that many of us are unsure of the legality of claiming, or don’t know at all.

    Listen to this podcast with mum, accountant and partner of Wellers Accountants Norma Stewart to find out what you should be claiming, and start clawing back something from the tax man in time for the January online tax return deadline. (more…)

  • Podcast: Understanding the flat-rate VAT scheme

    Podcast: Understanding the flat-rate VAT scheme

    If you’re new to business, you may wonder why you always seem to be paying VAT on your purchases – it really starts to rack up after a while, and unless you know what to do to change it, it can make you feel short changed.

    Norma Stewart, Weller AccountantsThe government has set out a flat-rate VAT scheme to help smaller businesses claim and charge VAT without having to earn a threshold amount.

    The flat-rate VAT scheme is designed to reduce the cost of complying with VAT obligations by simplifying the way small businesses calculate their VAT. It is available to businesses who expect their VAT-exclusive turnover in the next 12 months to be no more than £150,000 in taxable supplies. A business must leave the scheme arises when turnover increases to £230,000.

    Find out more about the scheme and how you can claw back some money in today’s podcast with mum, accountant and partner of Wellers Accountants, Norma Stewart.

     

  • Podcast: Self-employed or a limited company? How to choose the right business entity to trade from

    Podcast: Self-employed or a limited company? How to choose the right business entity to trade from

    Are you thinking of starting a business but don’t know whether to set up as a limited company or declare self-employed income to the taxman?

    In the first of a three-part business finance series with mum, accountant, and partner of Weller Accountants Norma Stewart, we find out the pros and cons of both and what you really need to know about choosing your trading entity before you sign on the dotted line.

    Watch out for the next installment on Wednesday.

  • Podcast: Working celebrity mum Hermione Norris talks juggling work and family and…ironing!

    British women are now busier than ever, according to new research.

    In fact, we spend more than three solid weeks on household chores including ironing, washing and dusting every year, according to the research carried out by Phillips PerfectCare.

    One 10 women even admit to spending four hours a day on household chores; the equivalent of two whole months a year and a whopping with 92 per cent of the same women multitask the household chores.

    So how do celebrity mums keep the house ticking while juggling their work and family commitments? We spoke with British actress Hermione Norris about how she does all this and more. Listen to her tips for making that juggling act work while maintaining a successful acting career.

  • Podcast: Lindsey Benson of The Birthing Shirt Company

    Podcast: Lindsey Benson of The Birthing Shirt Company

    We love a good inspirational story of a career mum who is making waves in business…in walks Lindsey Benson, mumpreneur of The Birthing Company (www.TheBirthingShirtCompany.com).

    Lindsey is a great example of how career mums can successfully use transferable skills from their career experience and turn into a business.

    Listen to the podcast to find out how she has changed the way she works so she could spend more time with her young sons, and has managed to get the NCT to back product.

  • Podcast: Need help to bring out the maths genius in your child? Maths supreme Carol Vorderman gives tips on how to do just that!

    Podcast: Need help to bring out the maths genius in your child? Maths supreme Carol Vorderman gives tips on how to do just that!

    If you could have anyone as a maths tutor for your child, who would you choose? An old-fashioned professor who makes fun seem like the most boring and unachievable thing in the world? Or would you choose someone who makes maths fun, and simple for your child?

    That’s what we were thinking about at Mothers Who Works towers, when we were looking for the best way to show busy working mums how to turn those poor maths results into A*s before September – and Carol Vorderman came to mind. (more…)

  • Podcast: Daybreak’s Kate Garraway on juggling work and kids, and her business Goodypass

    Podcast: Daybreak’s Kate Garraway on juggling work and kids, and her business Goodypass

    On Motherswhowork.co.uk we’re always trying to let mums know about the benefits of having more than one income stream…and Daybreak’s Kate Garraway agrees.

    Kate is mum to two young children and has always worked after having both children. Listen to this podcast with Kate as she talks about how she juggles work and work.

    Knowing the expensive perks that her celebrity status gives her, Kate wanted to give something back and let other people tap into this great treats  – and that is where her business hat came on.

    She also tells Motherswhowork.co.uk editor Joycellyn Akuffo about her new business venture, Goodypass (www.goodypass.com) which aims to let people tap into the treats that celebrities like Kate get on the back of their fame, for a fraction of the price. The discount website offers 50-90% off local salons, restaurants, days out as well as national deals.

  • Podcast: Tara Cain (@tara_cain) – former journalist turned business mum and successful blogger shares her success tips

    Podcast: Tara Cain (@tara_cain) – former journalist turned business mum and successful blogger shares her success tips

    Have you ever thought of resigning from work and just doing your own thing?

    That’s exactly what former journalist and mum-of-two Tara Cain did two years ago.

    Fed up with her job and the way things were being done (and wanting to do something different), Tara decided that enough is enough and set up Top Cat Media, a business where she is using her transferable skills to help other people and businesses get the most out of their online activity.

    Listen to the podcast to hear how she has managed to make the switch a success, and some of the gripes about owning her blog, Stickyfingers1.blogspot.com and she also shares some tips on getting traffic to her popular blog.

  • Podcast: Lisa Tobias, award-winning Dominos Pizza franchisee

    Podcast: Lisa Tobias, award-winning Dominos Pizza franchisee

    If you’re a mum who is thinking about buying a franchise but have some concerns, then you really need to take out six minutes right now to listen to this podcast.

    Last week, we featured award-winning franchisee extraordinaire Lisa Tobias on Motherswhowork.co.uk to show mums what is achievable when you put your mind to business success.

    Lisa, owns not one, not two, but an astonishing five Domino’s Pizza franchises, which runs with her husband, while raising their 15-month old daughter. (more…)