Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

The Rise of The Social Media Manager Mum!

According to writer Caitlin Moran, best-selling author of How To Be A Woman, a mother can achieve much more than a childless person – thanks to superior time management skills. Mum-of-two Caitlin writes: “Give a new mother a sleeping child for an hour and she can achieve 10 times more than a childless person.” Caitlin is right –  as we know, mumpreneurs are taking over the…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Are you suffering from Imposter syndrome?

Simone was a successful Marketing Manager, well respected and high achieving – she had outperformed her counterparts on a number of occasions, and yet, she was constantly waiting to be found out, and lived in terror of the day when someone was going to walk into her office and ask what on earth she thought she was doing in such a high powered job. And it’s not just those in senior positions…
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Why toddlers and computers do not mix - what to avoid when you work from home

I should have seen it coming.  It was a glorious hot summer’s day and I’d promised the kids a picnic in the park.  But the temptation to check my Inbox was far too strong. As any homeworking parent knows too well, juggling work and the summer holidays is no mean feat.  You have to somehow entertain the kids, keep them out of mischief and keep your work ticking along at the same…
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Opportunity for mums: Get paid to review next season's fashion items

Happy New Year London Mums! Are you feeling the pinch after Christmas? Here is a great way to earn some money this long cold month. Slicethepie.com pay mums like you to review music, yep, get paid to sit and review stuff! Slicethepie are just breaking in to the fashion market and will now pay you to review next season’s fashion items! Your reviews will help to predict the next big hits and…
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London Mums' fab coffee mornings - the Italian way

On Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th December 2014, London Mums teamed up with illycaffè to host two coffee tasting and training days for its new brand ambassadors. We had a fantastic day, starting off in illy’s Regent Street café where we had a delicious Italian lunch, and then moving on to illy’s Islington University of Coffee where we learnt to tell our cappuccinos from our lattes! At the…
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Spanish mumpreneurs

Spanish Mumpreneurs? Spanish women entrepreneurs- using Spanish to better your business is not all there is to it…. So here I am for the past three years giving my dream a go. My background in Psychology, Social Work, Youth Work, supporting children with disabilities, Massage Therapy and now lots of Language Teaching. Oh the magic of languages! I grew up bilingual (Spanish- English) and love…
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Turn your passion for coffee into cash! Fun & flexible roles for mums as brand ambassadors for illycaffè

London Mums have partnered with Premium Italian coffee roaster illycaffè to launch a pioneering new and fun initiative to allow mums to earn money flexibly from home by doing what they love – holding coffee mornings for their friends and family at home, chillaxing and chit-chatting over a cappuccino. illycaffè is looking for 20 brand ambassadors in London and the surrounding areas .
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Calling all coffee lovers in London! Turn your PASSION for coffee into CASH

Calling all London Mums who are Coffee Lovers! Turn your PASSION for coffee into CASH Premium Italian coffee roaster illycaffè has launched a new initiative to give 20 mums the chance to earn money by doing what they love – holding coffee mornings for their friends and family at home, chillaxing and chit-chatting over a cappuccino. If you want to get involved, email…
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5 Ways To Gain Rock Star Exposure For Your Business

Rock stars have all the fun, don’t they? They’re in the limelight all the time and their fans follow everything they say and do. Which makes their fans perfect advocates for their brand. Their message gets spread far and wide, which results in – yep you’ve guessed it – more fans! For the likes of you and me running our own business, gaining rock star exposure doesn’t seem at…
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Flexible work opportunities for mums with The Home Club

I know a lot of you mums out there would love to go back to work. You may have a child and feel like there is just something holding you back from getting back to work, like child-care, or that sudden lack of flexibility you will suffer from stepping back into the office. Believe me, I have lost count of the number of times my mum has told me she gave up a brilliant career to mother the four of…
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