I recently met Duncan Bannatyne at the First Aid Awards and asked him a few questions.
If you were Mayor of London for the day, what would you do to improve things for entrepreneurs?
I wouldn’t do anything. If you are a entrepreneur you will find a way through, you will find a way to be great.
Who inspired you as a boy?
I used to see trucks driving past with people’s names on them…
Great tips on how to return to work this Spring provided by Lila Veltze and Sarah Archer, co founders and Career Coaches at CareerTree, an organisation that helps people make positive changes to their working lives. They are both mums and between them they have over 15 years experience helping other mums back to work.
The thought of returning to work can seem really daunting if you’ve been…
This year London Mums’ and Work Your Way annual conference on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2013, will be a FREE all-day event at City Hall thanks to the Mayor of London’s support and will focus on “NURTURING FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH THE POWER OF COLLABORATION”.
The conference is FREE to attend but you NEED to to pre-register by sending an email to…
Welcome to our first social media blog post at London Mums. Every other week we’ll be going through some social media tips and tools to help you get the most out of your social media experience.
These articles are aimed at small business owners but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be plenty of other interesting tips and ideas for everyone else.
We are…
Five minutes chat with inspiring paediatrician & mumpreneur Dr Anastasia Alcock from London.
What is your favourite London activity?
My children Oliver (7) and Emily (4), love visiting the London Aquarium. They both love gazing at the fish and challenging each other to find the biggest, scariest or ugliest fish! But for them, getting hands-on and picking up and stroking the various creatures…
Are you a Sky customer and do you love using Sky Go? If so, that’s the perfect start as we are looking for energetic and enthusiastic Sky customers to chat happily about how much they love it! One other thing to note is that we can’t consider anyone with previous TV / acting experience due to the testimonial nature of the advert.
Filming will take place on 10th and 11th of January 2013…
Check this Mum singing a rap song about the realities of being a mum. I am sure dads can relate to that too…
I love the ‘I don’t give a s***’ look on her face – it’s what we should all have. She is surrounded by kids with runny noses, nits, she complains about post-baby body, vomit, expressing milk and all other everyday challenges a parent faces.
I can…
Cherry Healey is one of my favourite TV presenters at the moment. She is so loveable, so funny and she is a London Mum!!! We have caught up with her at the launch of iPieces, a range of interactive games for the iPad.
What was your favourite game when you were a young girl? And why?
My absolute favourite (and worst game) was Monopoly – I’ve got three brothers and we played it all the…
The Research House a independent Market research company are looking to speak with second time mums on the topic of ‘Food Products’. We are looking specifically to speak to mums with at least a child between the age of 6 – 12 weeks. The focus group sessions are being organised on Thursday the 13th December 2012 in Central London at The Hilton Hotel in Paddington.
The Session will last…
Watch this amazing testimonial from Sam & Sam, two London mumpreneurs who found inspiration for their business in Provence.
I recently met my former colleague and friend Sam Sost at her exclusive Christmas Gifts and Homewares Show & Tell Party in Barnes where her business partner and friend Sam showcased me an amazing range of unique and beautiful objects / gifts and met some of our…