More and more mums are turning to blogging, and many are making money from it too. If you’d like to become a mum blogger, get products to review and receive payments for sponsored posts, read on:
Many mums start to blog about something they have a passion for, and for many that is parenthood. You might want to write about your daily life, or you might focus on a particular interest such as baking, making, photography . There are no limits as to the topics you can cover: it is up …

Recent research into attitudes to working mothers suggests it is time businesses started to embrace flexible working.

Recently, deputy prime minster Nick Clegg criticised Britain’s ‘Edwardian’ system of parental leave for working mothers and fathers. He said it was based on a ‘view of life in which mothers stay at home’. Sadly, it seems that too many employers share that view.

“A cynic is a man who when he smell flowers, looks for a coffin”.
Oh, the more I travel, the more I realise that the Brits can be cynical. And the longer I run a business which is committed to ‘life-friendly working plans’ the more I come into contact with grumpy cynics who refuse to believe it can work. But please, let me tell you, in no uncertain terms. A flexible working policy for a company can deliver enormous benefits. It does for us.

“Every mum who ever dreamt of setting up her own business needs this book! Enter your very own Fairy God Mother in the shape of Mumpreneur and PR guru, Antonia Chitty. Antonia expertly holds your hand and leads you through the adventure of creating your new business. From writing your business plan, managing your finances to making the most of the web and planning childcare, Antonia is there every step of the way. I especially liked the useful exercises and worksheets ~ instead …

It’s been a crazy few days!  The launch of the Become a Mumpreneur membership site has exceeded our wildest expectations.
We currently have almost 70 members!!

We have mums, mums to be, business women, and even three dads!  Everyone has been so positive too.

Coming soon: Start A Family Friendly Business
Flexible working ideas, the pros and cons of being your own boss, choosing the right business for you and realistic advice from the UK mumpreneurs.
Here’s what people are saying about it:

Family Info Ltd is looking for someone with extensive experience in marketing and sales and with knowledge of the parenting market, in order to help develop the commercial performance of the company.

Stoke-based PR and marketing company Plinkfizz has been shortlisted for the prestigious Top Employers for Working Families awards 2010 run by leading national organisation Working Families.

Did you (or your partner) take paternity leave? Many men want to, but few get to access the leave they need to start family life, and even fewer then go on to request flexible working.  In the Guardian last week, Rob Williams of the Fatherhood Institute wrote about the UK’s dysfunctional paternity leave system. He highlights how, “the unequal sharing of caring is a big driver of the gender pay gap.”
Until we manage to create a system where there is no gender pay gap, it will always make financial sense for the woman to take on …

FSB launches new flexible working report proposing major reforms to childcare and maternity leave
The Government must reform statutory maternity and paternity pay to give small businesses certainty over employee’s family leave, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said in a new report.
Under current rules, women are allowed to take 52 weeks leave, 39 weeks of these are paid on statutory maternity pay, and men can take two weeks paid paternity leave. Yet, while many women benefit from the full length of maternity leave in the UK, 37 per cent of …