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Small Business – Big Difference! In this interview with Alison Cork we discuss how she champions female entrepreneurs, is passionate about healthy living, and how she has now launched a Viral Campaign for the UK Small Business Community to Donate £1 each to support Ukraine Appeal..
Just wow! You know that question that often pops up – if you could choose just a few people to have dinner with, well, Alison Cork would certainly be on my list, she is an absolute powerhouse, doer, thinker, entrepreneur and all round great lady to support, motivate, inspire, whilst knowing how to pull something…
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Have you heard the news? Meet the Partners! Laura Callahan and Nehaya Zitawi!
You may already know if you watched the 6pm news premiere! but if not you can read the online edition of the mag here and read more about Laura and Nehaya as well as all our incredible members and what they are up to in life and business! You can buy a hard copy of…
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Dealing with Copycats and your own wellbeing
I recently had an experience with a Copycat that inspired me to share a blog about it [….] I was then able to move to the next stage which was to listen to the advice I give others – ‘collaborate don’t compete’ ‘competition is healthy’.
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Welcome New Member(s) – Karen Williams and Andrea Leiper – Creative Wellbeing Circle, to the SMBN 💕
I am delighted to welcome Karen and Andrea, of Creative Wellbeing Circle, as members of the SMBN. I love what Karen and Andrea have created and it is my pleasure to share their business with you. Here is what they say; ‘Creative Wellbeing Circle was founded by Karen Williams and Andrea Leiper. It is a…
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National Single Parents Day – Thank you to Ruth at Single Parent Rights for hosting our Insta LIVE today!
Watch the Insta LIVE here: as we talked about 30 hour work requirements and self-employment! Some useful links for you: Report business income and expenses to Universal Credit if you are self-employed – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Claiming Universal Credit when you are self-employed – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Business expenses you can report to Universal Credit if you…
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Some events to look forward to! WOMANIFEST and IWD Conference – and that’s not all!
Join us at WOMANIFEST on 6th/7th July – A weekend of wellbeing and sisterly love for women and girls (teens!) Click the image for more info or buy your ticket here: WOMANIFEST WEBSITE Join us for the UK’s biggest International Women’s Day Conference and Expo taking place at Millennium Point in Birmingham. Friday 8th March…
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Single Mums Business Magazine – New Year Edition 2024 – Out Now!
Follow the link to read in full FOC or to buy an A4 glossy delivered to your door 💕
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Welcome New Member – Jenny Beckford – Parent & Teen Expert | 🏆Award Winning Coach of The Year | CEO of Greater Elevation | Inspirational Speaker
I am delighted to welcome Jenny Beckford, CEO of Greater Elevation, to the Single Mums Business Network! We met Jenny this year as she was nominated for (and won!) Coach of the Year at the SMBN Awards – she is an absolute delight, with her own incredible story of being a young single mum to twins…
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Love, Loss and the Single Mums Business Network. A reflection as I live the anniversary of losing my father… again, and a message to my single parent community.
As I approach the anniversary of losing my father last year (29/11), I have reflected on the life lessons that he taught me, and the trauma that you experience when somebody loves you, but they do not choose you. Learning to see love in its different forms is a powerful and painful lesson of life.…
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FINANCE IN ADVERSITY, AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK UNDERWAY…
This week has been quite a momentous one with respect to my work around barriers to finance. It started with an invitation to the dual APPG in Westminster by The Finance Innovation Lab, followed by an Invitation to Purple Shoots head office in Pontypool to meet with the Bank of England, peaking with our very…
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Welcome New Member, Aina Gomez, Family Photographer at Family Memento, to the SMBN. This is a MUST read ‘why’…
Welcome New Member, Aina Gomez, Family Photographer at Family Memento, to the SMBN. This is a MUST read ‘why’…
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The Power of Networking, and celebrating other leaders.. Today I want to give a massive shout out to Sarah Cook, the lady behind ‘Come Network With Me’…
Today I want to give a massive shout out to Sarah Cook, the lady behind ‘Come Network With Me’, just take a look at her website, and then come back so I can explain! 👇 www. Sarahcook.co.uk I LOVE networking, I am a HUGE fan of the energy that fills the room when you join…
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SMBN Conference – Saturday 16th September – Bristol – Join us 💞
This is why you may want to join us It could be that you want to see a demonstration of mediumship with international medium Val Hood at 10:15am It may be that you would like to listen to the panel discussion with Purple Shoots, Experian and the British Business Bank to talk about business finance…
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Welcome New Member, Samantha of SO Francis Productions, to the SMBN
Welcome Samantha to the SMBN, where Solo no longer means Solo, and our motto is #weriseanyway…
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Community, Independence, Loss and AI
I want to know who is talking to me, I want to know whose words I am reading, I want to connect to the words as a reader.
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The Mag is Out!
The Mag is Out! Cover Girl @DanielleBaron Hear all about National Women’s Enterprise Week! a nationwide event celebrating our female entrepreneurs! Brainchild of Alison Cork MBE @AlisonCork and #nwew Conference Tickets are also available! Read for more info ♥
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Single Mums Business Conference 2023- Speaker Spotlight
I am delighted to introduce Jhumar Johnson as one of our carefully selected speakers for the 2023 ‘single mums business conference’. Designed to help women, specifically single parents, with work, enterprise and wellbeing.
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Welcome New Member, Rachel Cockburn, of Yellow Tiger Design, to the Single Mums Business Network
I am delighted to welcome Rachel, owner of Yellow Tiger Design, to the Single Mums Business Network. Yellow Tiger is a one-woman creative practice offering illustration, repeat pattern and hand-lettering services. Here is what Rachel says; “I’m Rachel, the illustrator behind Yellow Tiger. Collaborating with clients to create purpose-driven projects is what I love to…
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Webinar #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity – My talk on Barriers to Finance, and how Barriers to Work, Homes and Finance are interlinked..
On Wednesday 8th March I co-hosted a webinar with SWIG finance. Speakers included: