Most mothers believe UK employers are poor in promoting family friendly policies, according to research.
A survey of 1,000 members of the campaigning group Mumsnet showed that most rated the UK behind other countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece for general family friendliness.

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.

This is the last day to join Become a Mumpreneur. Why take action now?
By joining you get the chance to take control of your life AND spend time with your family.

As the first group of mums work through the Become a Mumpreneur eCourse, we thought you’d like an insight into what they are learning.
Pamela has only recently joined the course, but has found a great way to start earning with guaranteed sales! She listened to the latest teleclass with our expert Helen Lindop and then took action to test out her business idea:

Great news for you if you want to create a flexible lifestyle.
How was your half term? Did you end up spending lots of time with the family then wishing you didn’t have to return to work? Or was it a really stressful juggle? I can’t say that I’ve got everything sorted as we had to cancel a trip this half term due to illness, but I’m really pleased to have been able to restructure my business so I can spend more time with the kids when they are on school holiday.
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Join Antonia in a teleclass at 1pm Monday 28th February when she talks to coach and author Karen Williams. This call is for you if you have or are thinking about a service business, are a coach or are thinking about training as one.
Monday 28th February 1pm – CLICK TO REGISTER

“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 …

My business idea seemed great on paper but I’m struggling to turn a profit – where am I going wrong?
This is a common problem. Many businesses look like they will be profitable but, especially if you are starting your first business, there can be lots of factors that you haven’t taken into account. You need to look at what you are paying out to run the business, the time and effort you are investing and what you are charging.

Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)
With a SIPP you can invest your personal pension in a much wider choice of investments than personal and stakeholder pensions. The investments could be normal retail investment funds, but could also be investments vehicles such as art and fine wines. You can also invest your pension into property and actually hold a buy-to-let property in the pension plan. This is a very good way of saving as the Government offers tax relief on this scheme. This is a complicated saving process, so seeking advice is paramount.

Insured Personal Pension

With an Insured Personal Pension you pay a regular amount, usually every month, or a lump sum to the pension provider who will invest it on your behalf. The fund is usually run by financial organisations such as building societies, banks or insurance companies.You can make flexible payments such as, regular payments or pay lump sums when you can afford it. When you retire you can withdraw a certain amount, you must then use the rest to purchase an annuity from a financial provider.