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Starting a Spare Time Business: Tips for Busy Moms

Starting a business is an exciting and rewarding journey, but it can also be daunting, particularly for busy mums with limited spare time. However, with the right mindset, tools and strategies, you can turn your passion or idea into a thriving business that fits around your family and lifestyle.

Did you know that according to a recent report by the Women’s Business Council, there are over 800,000 women in the UK who are running their own businesses, and a significant proportion of them are doing so in their spare time? This is a testament to the growing trend of women taking control of their work-life balance and creating flexible and fulfilling careers that complement their family commitments.

To join this cohort of successful mum entrepreneurs, it’s important to start with a clear vision and an understanding of your niche and target audience. By identifying the gap in the market and tailoring your products or services to meet the needs and preferences of your ideal customers, you can differentiate yourself and stand out in the crowded business landscape.

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How Working Mums Can Balance Comfort and Professionalism in the Office

Comfort before style. Or is it the other way around? Why not both? There can be some pressure to constantly “dress to impress” in the workplace, but sometimes you just want to roll out of bed and throw on some sweatpants to make it through the day.

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Ideas to help you to work smarter and impress your boss

There is no doubt that the modern work environment is a high pressurised one. Employers are expecting more from their workers. Keeping up with their increasing demands is hard. You soon start to feel down-hearted and over-stressed. If you are struggling to keep up in a demanding workplace, this article is for you.

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Making Extra Money from your Home: 5 Options for Working Mums

For time eternal, mums have always been interested in making (extra) money from the comfort of our own homes, and with lockdown measures being brought in because of the Coronavirus, this interest has only become more common. In this (short) list, we will explore some of the best ways that you can make some money from your own home.

Working From Home: Lockdown and Beyond
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Working From Home: Lockdown and Beyond

Recent global events have seen many people make the shift from onsite working to remote work in the safety of their own homes.

For some people, working from home is an ideal situation, as it removes the need for a lengthy commute, an early start or added expenses of renting an office or shop space. Meetings can be conducted via Skype or Zoom, and many businesses have taken advantage of organisational software in order to keep things running smoothly. Therefore, both employees and employers may find that working remotely has its benefits – even if the present situation requires parents to homeschool while doing this.

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Do you see a problem or an opportunity?

Most of us have heard (too many times, in fact) the phrase ‘half empty or half full’. Right? It’s often used to see what type of person you are: whether you are an optimistic person or a pessimistic one; whether you are realistic or unrealistic. 

Can I introduce a new dialogue? Well, it’s new, but not shiny brand new. Let’s talk about ‘opportunity over problem’. Take a look at the picture for this post again, but this time look very carefully. What do you see?