The news is full of stories about women leaving their jobs to look after their families, due to the high cost of childcare.  But, one company breaks the mould of traditional childcare to offer flexibility to women  – Third Door.
 
London-based Third Door has already scooped several awards and a year after launch the accolades keep coming.  The ground-breaking organisation, which is the UK’s first flexible workspace with on-site childcare, finished in the top 50 at the SMARTA 100 awards who recognised third Door as one of the UKs savviest, enterprising …

What’s the most family friendly museum in Britain?
Kids in Museums has teamed up with the Telegraph newspaper for the Family Friendly Museum Award, to search out the most family friendly museum in Britain.
Poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen launched the Award in The Sunday Telegraph. Read why museums are important to him and his family at www.telegraph.co.uk/museumawards
‘I’m a kind of museum glutton,’ says Michael Rosen. ‘I only need a hint from my children that they’re studying the Ancient Greeks, and we’re off down to the British Museum with notebooks and pencils …

This month’s events brings family friendly networking to mum’s all over the UK. If you have an event you’d like listed, please email it to kizzy@familyfriendlyworking.co.uk
Event: London Mumpreneur Networking Lunch
Date: 18th October 2011 11.30 – 13.00
Details: The Exhibition Rooms, London SE19 1TX. Tickets £25 includes two course lunch and guest speaker Antonia Chitty.
More Info: For more details and to book visit http://www.selondonmumpreneurs.blogspot.com/
 
Event: Newcastle Business Mums – October Evemt
Date: 20th October 2011  19.30 – 22.00
Details: Great Coffee, 81 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne (on the corner opposite the Law courts). Tickets …

220 mums with businesses from across Sussex, Kent and beyond met at The BusinessMums Summit in Brighton this week to hear Kate Garraway talk about her first year in business, to network and to learn new business skills.Women attending were at all stages of business, from mums keen to launch their own enterprises, those already running new start-ups, as well as directors of highly successful, global enterprises. Attendee and award winner Kerri Lister of Buy Student Art says, “I just want to say a very quick thank you for a …

Name of Business: Little Lilypad Co
Your Name and Age: Donna Pinnell – Age 33 (eek)
Tell us about your family: I am very family focused, with one 6 year old monkey …. oops I mean daughter and a baby due anytime!!
What did you do before coming up with your business idea and how was it making the transition? Before starting the Little Lilypad Co, I have worked mainly in the construction industry in purchasing, sales but within the last 10 years, assisting the Directors of a Group …

Search is on for best family friendly travel products

Holiday company Tots to Travel is launching the Just Go! Awards, the UK’s first awards focused exclusively on family friendly travel products. The company is inviting entries for products that genuinely make the life of parents easier when travelling with young children aged four and under.

Cambridge Mum recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Social Entrepreneurs 2010.
Liz Weston, Founder of Weston Communications and the New Baby Guides, has been awarded the title of “Future 100 Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010”. Liz and her publications, the New Baby Guides have won a Future 100 Award for being “an organisation that can prove impact where people, planet and profit is concerned”.

You’ll be pleased to know that the deadline has been extended and there is still time to enter the Startups Awards 2010. Make sure you submit your entry by 24th September.

Amanda Farren of Ella Announcements has just moved into a garden office which is part of her prize in the 2009 Remote Worker Awards. The office, sponsored by garden building specialist Vivid Green Ltd, has given 22 year old Amanda much needed additional space as she juggles caring for her three young children and building her business.