“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

What is stopping you starting your own business right now? If you’d love to earn money in a flexible way, help boost the family budget and show friends and family that you can succeed, read this series of tips from Antonia Chitty and Erica Douglas of www.becomeamumpreneur.com.
3. No investment capital
Are you holding back from starting your business because you just can’t get funding? In the current economic climate it can seem too much of a risk to take a loan, but all businesses need money to start up … or …

Do you want to hear how to succeed in business from someone who has actually done so?  Allan Rimmer, entrepreneur, author and business speaker is inspiring others by sharing the secrets of success in starting and growing a small business.  His new book Help! I’m Self-Employed… has only just been published and Allan has agreed to formally launch the book at the Mums in Business event on November 18th at Natterjacks, 52a Braunstone Gate, Leicester, LE3 5LG from 10am-12pm.

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:

I mentioned in my last post that I’ve only been working for myself for a few months. So far it’s gone quite smoothly, although there have been a couple of issues with getting paid on time.
Personally I find it awkward asking people for money, even though I’ve done some work for them. If they pay me as the terms of my invoice ask (within 30 days) then there isn’t a problem. But having to phone and e-mail asking for a late payment is something which makes me uncomfortable. There’s no doubt …

There are some days at work, (by which of course I mean ‘in my spare room’), when I just can’t focus. I open outlook, read a couple of emails, switch to twitter, open a blank word document… nothing seems to hold my attention for more than two minutes and I end up in a frenzy of inactivity – a dozen windows open on the laptop but getting absolutely nothing done.
There has been a huge surge in popularity over recent years, for parents particularly, in ‘portfolio careers’ – basically an exciting …

For most new mums, the question of if and when they go back to work is a big one. Many of us don’t have a choice, and it can heart-wrenching to leave our newfound bundles of joy in someone else’s care while we go to a place we would rather not be, working in a job we’d rather not be doing. Caroline Ashworth explains how she overcame this dilemma by setting up her own business so she could take new baby Alfie to work with her. 

“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 …

More thoughts about why you need to have your business head on when planning to write for a living.
If you think writing is all about creativity, inspiration and great thoughts, well, you are right in one way. But if you are writing for a living you need to transfer some of your deep thinking to planning out your business. Few writers ask for funding to get their business started which means that few come up with a business plan, which is a shame. Make yourself write a business plan, …