MORE than 14,000 votes have been counted and the results of the prestigious What’s On 4 Little Ones Awards 2009 are now revealed!
The award programme, which is sponsored by pioneering children’s food company Organix and supported by Prima Baby & Pregnancy magazine, is now in its third year. It aims to celebrate the best pre-school activities across the UK, as voted for by parents, and to highlight the selfless work of all the volunteers who help run groups across the country.
And one innovative new health and fitness activity scooped two …

This week,’s Friday Giveaway Winner is Helen Lindop: Helen, email me your postal address and I’ll send it out to you.  
Find out more about the book Helen has won, The See-Saw, in my review here.
And check out Helen’s blog for a survey on a new business idea that she has. She’s looking for feedback from mumpreneurs and small business owners and is offering free IT training as an incentive.

This week’s winners of The Ultimate Mumpreneur’s Guide to Online Business Success by Mel McGee are Jenny, Helen and Emma. Contact me with your postal addresses and I’ll send your book to you.
Read a review of the book here - it is great if you want to start an online business or make your online business work even better.
I’ll be offering giveaways every Friday for May, June and July, so check out the blog at www.familyfriendlyworking.co.uk each week to see what you could win.

 
My business, www.SingleWithKids.co.uk was borne from my own personal needs. A Marketing Professional by trade, suddenly I found myself a single mother by circumstance and with friends who were all happily married, I realised just how isolating it is being alone with children. To fill a few empty weekends I started organising a few informal get togethers with other single parents I’d met online and the little group we started just began to snowball. This lead to a website, launched in December 2008 with five trips advertised and a small …

After her success in ITV This Morning’s Mumpreneur Competition, Claire O’Connor is continuing to build Babyballet. The business wil be supplying dance classes for tots during May, June, September and October at Thomson resorts in Europe. The mum to four from Greetland’s good news is covered in the Halifax Courier.

Name of Business: Sizzling Science, winner of the Mumsclub Mumpreneur of the Year Competition
What You Do: Sizzling Science provides fun and interactive science workshops for children. Our workshops are suitable for schools, out of school care, community groups, corporate fun days and even birthday parties!
Tell us about your family:
I live in the Highlands of Scotland, with my husband Stuart and our two daughters, Freya (7) and Erynn (6).
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
I previously worked as …

Name of Business: Bebebel
Tell us about your family:
I have been married to Tom for 8 lovely years and we have a gorgeous daughter Ruby (3 years old). We live mainly in Spain but travel to the UK very often for work reasons – as we both work for ourselves. Hence I realised the need for a service such as Bebebel!
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition?
Previously I lived in London and had a Senior Management role for a large …

The Future Friendly Awards recognise unsung heroes who are making the world a greener place. They say, “We’re looking for people who have promoted sustainable living – whether it’s simply by example, making it easier for people around them to live sustainably, or by inspiring others to ‘do their bit’. This could be an individual, a community or a group that has made some positive change to their everyday lives – and even better, reached out to others to help them change their lives too.
“Maybe, like one of last year’s winners, …

Helen Twigge-Molecey of Wondercube is continuing to get good publicity based on her successs in reaching the finals of ITV’s This Morning Mumpreneur competition. Helen, from Sussex, launched in October.
 
From The Argus

Seven women have been announced as winners of the 2008 Natwest everywoman awards, which are to showcase the successes of female business owners, many of whom have overcome significant hurdles to get to where they are.

 The NatWest everywoman of the year award went to Hilary Devey, founder and Managing Director of Pall-Ex. The judges felt Hilary to be a passionate and dedicated woman business owner who has overcome significant challenges to achieve outstanding business success. Having spotted a gap in the market for cost and mileage-efficient pallet distribution, Hilary sold her …