Whether you’re a yoga buff, road runner or dancing queen, finding maternity active wear that looks and feels great can be a challenge, but the launch of Fit & Fabulous could make this a problem of the past.
From cool Capri pants and wrap cardigans, to tanks and fitted tees, the Fit & Fabulous range impress, perform and pamper.  The beautiful designs can be mixed and matched with everyday clothes so they don’t just have to be worn when exercising and expecting.
The moisture-wicking capabilities in the majority of the range ensure …

Exciting and innovative direct selling business Mama to Me today opens its doors to parents across the UK by offering an opportunity for area managers to sell parent inspired products directly to the mums and dads who will use them.
The brainchild of Mums, Kerri Lister from Surrey and Amanda Waring from Nottingham, who both have products in the nursery industry, forged their business relationship initially via Twitter and have become firm friends in the process, after meeting up at the 2010 MumpreneurUK  conference.
‘We have both experienced the highs and lows …

Childcare is great if you work regular hours and have a regular income. But for a growing population of parents who work more flexibly -a third of mothers and a fifth of fathers with dependent children (Office of National Statistics)- it often doesn’t suit parent or child.
Brighton based mum and entrepreneur, Elizabeth Moody-Stuart, has finally developed a solution to this modern dilemma for the parent who works flexibly; a unique organisation that allows the parent to work whilst the child plays in the same building.
“I can book me and my …

Name of Business:
Charlotte & Co.
Your Name and Age:
Charlotte Semler 41yrs
I co-founded Myla in 2001 and had an amazingly exciting 5 years growing that business into an international brand.
Although the Myla brand and product concept was groundbreaking our business structure was pretty conventional:  A London head office with full-time staff, a dedicated call center and fulfillment warehouse in Essex, 10 retail outlets inLondonand one inNew York.  And a 7 day a week work schedule for the myself and my business partner.
The birth of my twins in 2005 coincided with new investors …

With Mumpreneur entering into the Collins English Dictionary, Antonia, who is a leading Mumpreneur herself, was tracked down and interviewed for this great resource site.
The interview covers how Antonia started out on her own in 2003 and her tips to help other Mumpreneurs to get on their way with their businesses.
To read the full article visit Freelance Advisor

Launched in early November 2011,Workpond is a new concept aimed at transforming the marketplace for flexible professional work. Its purpose is to provide stimulating work opportunities to experienced professionals wishing to work on a flexible basis and provide businesses with access to flexible professionals for interim cover, short projects or on an ad hoc basis.
Workpond’s founder Amanda Seabrook, took a career break when her first child was born in 2003, but when the children reached school age wanted to ‘dip her toe back in the water’, on short projects. Opportunities …

A recent article in The Lawyer states that flexible working is becoming an important factor which a lot of law firms need to address.
It states that law professionals are more inclined to leave their current position and move to another law firm which has a track record of providing flexible employment than actively asking their current employer.
It also states that is not only due to family comitments staff request flexible working, it is also due to other demands on their time.
It is a really interesting article that goes into great …

Starting up a new business as a mumpreneur is challenging in itself. Starting up a business as a foreign mumpreneur can be even more challenging because there are various cultural issues on top of the everyday business challenges and the colossal task of juggling motherhood with an entrepreneurial career. I am an American mother of three British born children and I’ve been living in England with my British husband since 1999. I started my design business in 2003 after being made redundant from my full time position as senior Internet …

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 …

New Start Scotland
Nov 18 and 19, 2011
SECC Scotland
Running over two days, New Start Scotland offers over 100 exhibitors as well as 50 seminars and workshops, giving people a chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills, meet new contacts and get advice on how to turn their business dreams into reality. Over 8,000 entrepreneurs and business owners are expected to attend. This year’s key speakers include online Dragons’ Den panelist Shaf Rasul.
Highlights:
 
•         Bright business idea competition
 
•         Business planning kiosks
 
•         Online demonstration area
 
•         Small business clinic
 
•         Networking area
 
To find out more or book …