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Thinking of a Party Planning or Direct Selling Business? How do you choose the right one?

Party Planning and Direct Selling is becoming an increasingly popular choice for mumpreneurs. It’s the type of business you can operate in your spare time if you already work full or part-time. It’s equally a great option if you want to develop it as a business full-time. Party Planning: Which one do you choose? Often, the start-up costs are relatively low and if you’re buying…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: Parry Ray, the talented singing yummy mummy

This testimonial is one of my favourite so far. So real, so emotional. I found Parry Ray online and fell in love with her amazing voice! On October 18th 2001, my father was admitted for a routine back operation. it was scheduled for half an hour and he was to be discharged later that day. That afternoon, the surgeon made a mistake and my father bled out in recovery, suffering a stroke which…
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Mumpreneurs' testimonial: how mums got into business while inspiring other mums to get creative

Mums Charlotte and Fiona co-founded Woolly Mammoth in May this year. The company provides ready made art&craft packs that arrive through the letterbox twice a month (with a personalised label, we have found kids love receiving their own post) containing an imaginative make-and-do craft kit, photo suggestions, and either a story, song, quiz or game linked to that week’s theme. In our…
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Mumpreneurs' testimonial: Mother sings song to deaf son… 'Ethan Song'

We often receive touching letters from mums and mumpreneurs. It is amazing and this letter is one of those that really touched me. This letter is from Katherine Mount. I hope you love it as much as I do. In 2002 my son Ethan was born. He was diagnosed profoundly deaf and my world fell apart. 90% of deaf children are born into hearing families, the majority of which, just like mine, have little…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: Contestant from BBC’s The Apprentice 2012 Jane McEvoy launches Fresh Baby and Toddler Soups

When watching the final episodes of the Apprentice, I always wonder what these candidates will be up to next and whether they will make the most of the publicity surrounding the show. We have tracked down one of the ‘mumpreneurial’ candidates: After a busy start to the year starring on BBC’s The Apprentice, Irish mum Jane McEvoy, 29, introduces Harry’s Little World, a range of 100%…
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How to Play Nicely In Business

Here are some basic rules on how to Play Nicely In Business provided By Jane Malyon, author of Play Nicely! Best Behaviour in Business. We love them! Thanks Jane. When we were little and other children came around, our Mums and Aunties said to us over and over: ‘say thank you’, ‘share’….‘be kind’….. ‘gently now’….‘don’t show off’…‘sshh, no…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: how Karina fulfilled her dreams by making babies have sweet dreams

Here is another amazing testimonial from one of our mumpreneurs, Karina Grassy, mum to Katie and owner of SLUMBERSAC Trading Company Limited. In her own words Karina told us how she managed to fulfil her life dream. “I wanted to set up my own business for a long time but it never seemed the right time or I didn’t have the funds. After my daughter, Katie, was born in May 2008 I started to…
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Mumpreneurs' testimonial: Yummy Strawberries with the seal of approval of our London Mayor!

At London Mums we always look for inspiring success stories of mums who managed to come up with original business ideas and manage to fulfil their dreams of working around their families. The testimonial of two yummy mummies behind Berry Temptation is one close to my heart and also to our Mayor of London (check his signed letter in this post). In Boris’ own words: “Berry Temptation…
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Sorry Cherie Blair, but we are proud and efficient home mums & mumpreneurs!

Yesterday morning LBC Radio called me to comment on Cherie Blair’s attack to women who prefer to stay at home, but unfortunately I had a dentist appointment and could not do the interview. Here is my response. I get really upset when people say ‘Oh well, as you are at home you can do this and that..’. Actually, being a stay at home mum and (worse!) a multitasking mumpreneur can…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: London based osteopath achieves childhood Olympic ambition

Osteopath Amberin Fur had a dream of taking part in the Olympics as a child. Nearly 30 years later her dream is about to come true – though not entirely as she’d envisaged it. She had hoped to be performing a triple twist across the floor as a gymnast, but she is actually participating as a member of an elite team of osteopaths selected from hundreds of applicants to be part of the Central…
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