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[ 7 Feb 2011 | No Comment ]
Flexible Business Opportunity: Kitchen Table Tycoon

“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 …

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[ 28 Jan 2011 | No Comment ]
Top 10 ideas for starting a family friendly business

Juggling work and children is an ongoing struggle for many mums, here are some tips to help if you are considering starting your own business.
Around three in four mums would love to start a business, but it can be difficult to know what sort of business would work for you.
Antonia Chitty and Helen Lindop have written a book, Start a Family Friendly Business: 129 Business Ideas for Mums, which gives you the inside take on some great business ideas and tells you how …

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[ 13 Jan 2011 | No Comment ]
New Grant to help unemployed  into business plus overhaul for businesslink.gov.uk

If you’re  unemployed and have been claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) for more than six months, you could receive a support package worth up to £2,000 to help you start your own business.  The New Enterprise Allowance scheme is to be expanded with the aim of creating up to 40,000 new businesses over the next two years according to a new Government announcement.

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[ 12 Jan 2011 | No Comment ]
New Year, New Work:Life Balance?

“In writing The Mumpreneur Guide, Antonia Chitty has brought together relevant and useful information from a variety of sources including legal information and actual mum case studies, to form a practical workbook.”
Nadine Hill, The Dream PA

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[ 28 Nov 2010 | No Comment ]
News: New source of business support for mums

Small businesses concerned about where to turn to for business advice as Business Link unravels may soon benefit from a new online service offering advice given by specialist, qualified business advisors.

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[ 10 Nov 2010 | One Comment ]
Book Review: Dragons Den – Start Your Own Business by Rus Slater

You’ve probably heard about Dragon’s Den by now. The hit BBC TV series allows budding entrepreneurs to present and pitch ideas to a set of five Dragons – investors with spare cash looking for the next best thing. The book  “Dragons Den – Start Your Own Business” launches into a market where there are many suitably-qualified people trying to advise on how to start a business from scratch. This is different in that although it’s not an official TV Tie-In, all of the familiar faces are there, and that there …

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[ 20 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
Start Up Guide for Mums

Out Now: 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:

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[ 5 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
Start A Family Friendly Business – new book

Out now: 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:

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[ 3 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
Thinking of starting your own business?

Out Now: 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:

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[ 1 Oct 2010 | No Comment ]
Want to work flexibly and not sure where to start?

Out now: 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: