Maverick TV are making a new retail series for BBC2, all hosted by Theo Paphites, of Dragon’s Den. We have access to the buying teams of four major retail stores. These buying teams are opening up to the British public and are committed to stocking the best of what they see.
Our retailers cover a wide range of products, so whatever anyone has - be it patio furniture, kids toys, vases, handbags or marmalade! – get in touch for a chance to meet the buyers. You never know, this great opportunity could result in the products …

Name of Business: Talk to the Press 
 
Your Name and Age: Natasha Courtenay-Smith, 32
 
Tell us about your family: I live in West London with partner Ally and 16 month old son Finn. 

This time last year I mentioned Erica of LittleMummy and her plans for home business success in 2009. Here you can read how she has got on. She writes:
At the beginning of 2009 I had the target of earning £500 a month online. Today I’m here to update you on my progress.

The Rainbow Directory is an established free local family magazine on the Isle of Wight. It is entertaining and informative and packed with interesting articles and great competitions, plus all sorts of facts, figures and useful local information. It covers life-style and children, Health, Homes, Interiors, Employment & Finance. Part magazine, part directory – the directory is designed to be kept in the home long-term, and advertising starts from £20. The print run of 20,000 copies per publication  is distributed to nurseries, primary and middle schools island wide and also independent …

Gina Duddridge is launching a new magazine, Bump2Baby for Devon and Cornwall. She says, “I also organize a baby exhibition held in Exeter. This year we had a lot of our customers saying that there is very little for pregnant mums or new parents in the Devon & Cornwall area, so I made the decision to launch the magazine. I am extremely lucky to have a really good magazine lady working for me on the show and her role has now been extended.”
10,000 copies of the magazine will be distributed …

Louise Chunn has edited the Guardian’s Women’s pages, Elle, InStyle and Good HouseKeeping. Her high powered career meant that, as a single mum, she relied on nannies. Now, though, she has gone freelance and her third child is benefitting from being dropped off and collected from school by mum. In an article for the Guardian, Louise says, “Regrets, I have a few – but the truth is, for most of my full-time working mother life I did not have the “luxury” of chucking in the towel when family problems impinged. I …

Your Name and Age:  Liat Hughes Joshi, 36.
Tell us about your family: I live in North London with my husband and four-year old son.
What did you do before becoming a writer and how was it making the transition?
I was a management consultant in the City for nine very long years. I always joke that I think I must have done about 15 years work in that time, such were the working hours. It was challenging and interesting work but there were a lot of late nights and sometimes you’d get …

Name of Business: Mums Like You
Your Name and Age: Iveta Tancheva, 34
Tell us about your family:
I am a first time mum of the 23 month old Yana and live with my husband in south west London
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?

Before starting Mums Like You I worked for 10 years in the City and at the end of January 2009 was made redundant. I had always thought about setting up my own business, but never had the time to …

Ever dreamed of setting up your own publishing business? Mumpreneur Rachel Southwood did just this, and now Giraffe Media could be crowned a winner in the first national Nectar Business Small Business Awards.
Rachel’s business breakthrough occurred five years ago in her back bedroom when Giraffe Media launched what is now the UK’s favourite fun-sized bridal magazine, Wedding Ideas. Today, the magazine could well be Taunton’s greatest export, propelling Giraffe Media onto the publishing map! It’s Britain’s best-selling A5 wedding magazine and employs a close-knit team of 13 people.
Since starting Wedding …

Proofreading from home is often advertised as an ideal second career but can you really earn a living doing it? There is good advice over on Writing World, and you can find out what it is really like if you check out proofreader Ruth Rayment’s mumpreneur profile.