Name of Business: KidsTravel2, Specialists in childrens luggage, travel games and other accessories for family travel.

Tell us about your family:
I live in sunny Dorset with my husband, Chris, and our 2 gorgeous children Will, aged 3 ¾ and Rosie, just over 1.
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
I worked as a marketing communications manager for Inchcape UK before I went on maternity leave with my son. My husband had the opportunity to change job so we relocated to Poole. …

Name of Business: Tourdust
Tell us about your family:
I live with my husband Ben and our 2 daughters Alex & Emily in a rural village in SE England.  Alex is 3 1/2, Emily is nearly 2 and we have a new baby.  We run the business from our spare bedroom and split the work and the childcare 50/50 between us.
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
I worked part time for a social media consultancy, Ben worked for American Express. We …

Name of Business: Wren Elite Travel

Tell us about your family: I’m a single parent of a son who is now aged 16 (where do the years go?!). When he was 9, his dad sadly died after a burst appendix. Now, I do have a partner that I’ve been with for 5 years, but he doesn’t live with us so my son and I are a very close team in our small terrace in Greater Manchester. Our 10 year old Staffordshire Terrier Ruby and our 2 year autistic cat (we suspect!) …

 Carolyn McNally joined the Travel Academy over a year ago so that she could find a better balance between her work and family life. She had always had a passion for travel and the ambition to be her own boss, so when she discovered this unique franchise programme, which allows people from different professions to run their own home-based travel business, she knew it was for her. In 18 months she has built a successful business, enjoys a work / life balance she never thought possible and has now graduated …

Away with the Kids – The Independent Travel Directory for Families
The two founders of Away with the Kids, Helen Barker and Joanne Elliott, both have three children. Helen has two girls aged 8 and 5 and a boy  aged 1.5. Joanne has three girls 7,5 and 10 months. They met through mother and baby groups and the kids all get on very well. Helen and Joanne get on quite well too.
Helen’s previous career was in Mail Order as a Womenswear Buyer. Helen gave up work after having her first child and became …

The Manchester Evening News has reported on the launch of Away With the Kids, a directory of family friendly holiday locations set up by mumpreneurs Jo Elliott and Helen Barker. Jo and Helen will be profiled on this site in May when we have a month featuring mumtrepreneurs working in travel.