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The SMBN has always been about EXPOSURE, unashamedly. As I have been very open about my struggle against adversity to build the business since becoming a single mum in 2012 I always knew that lack of PR budget was really holding me back.
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For 20 years my journey was full-time employment, home ownership, marriage, credit & socialising whilst blissfully unaware of what it meant to need to turn to the benefits system and what it must be like to be a single mum.
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Now there are some serious gamechangers out there, who promote flexible working for real pay, and here are the ones I know about:
2to3days 923 Ten2Two WorkingMums Women like us and Capability Jane
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When you want to work but society constructively dismisses you and then penalises you for it
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I would like to welcome Sarah Harvey – to the Single Mums Business Network. Sarah has taken on the role of County Coordinator for MERSEYSIDE!
I would like to welcome Anne-Marie Jones, of the Presentation Refinery.. ‘I became a single mum to two amazing boys when my husband tragically took his own life in 2018. To say that life since hasn’t been plain sailing would be an understatement’
I would like to welcome Rebecca Ingram – Wear Your Crown, to the Single Mums Business Network. Not only has Rebecca joined as a member but she has also taken on the role of County Coordinator for WORCESTERSHIRE
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I would like to welcome Claudette Webb, the owner of The Design Webb, an Interiors and Soft Furnishings business based in SE London to the SMBN.
Meet our County Coordinators! Business Networking for Single Mums
Thanks to our speakers…
Our first conference was fantastic – thanks to the venue, our delegates and speakers…
I would like to give a warm welcome to Kay Hamblin, Director of Eight Legal to ‘Friends of the SMBN‘ who will now benefit from year round exposure to her business, because she supports the Single Mums Business Network.
I would like to give a warm welcome to Lucy Tarrant, Founding Partner and Managing Director of Cognitive Law, Cognitive Law was founded in September 2014, after a very brave decision to create a law firm where everyone could manage their own time in a way that suited their lives.
I would like to give a warm welcome to Bridget, Bridget has created a fantastic platform, and a magazine, to help all Parents in Biz and I am delighted to welcome her as a friend of the SMBN
SMBN now supports GINGERBREAD via WORK for GOOD!
It is no secret that I am a big fan of Gingerbread. They are, as far as I am aware, the only UK charity whose sole existence is to support single parents. When I became a Single Mum in 2012, I had NO idea, what to do or where to go, or what help I could get, if any.
Kirsty really impressed me with her knowledge and ethics when she recently gave a presentation at a Malvern WiRE meeting and I am delighted to welcome her as a friend of the SMBN
Kirsty is a highly qualified and experienced financial adviser. Whether you need savings, investment or pension advice, Kirsty can help.
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AE = Affordable Exposure – When you are a self-employed Single Mum in the UK finding a PR budget can be really hard, and so the SMBN is here to provide that crucial affordable platform
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Look Great, Feel Fabulous – Be The Real You
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and thank you to Alison and Ed at Forest Hills Golf Club for providing a great location.
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Michelle Molyneux of MJM Virtual Solutions is just that…
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We’re Exhibiting – at the Women in Business Expo!
Single Mums Business Network are Exhibiting at the Women in Business Expo to help single mums raise their profile and succeed in work/life balance and financial independence
Welcome New Member – Michelle Molyneux
I would like to welcome Michelle Molyneux of MLM Virtual Solutions to the Single Mums Business Network. See her profile here Michelle offers Virtual Assistance, namely General Administration, Audio Transcription and Proofreading and editing. What I love about Michelle’s site is the transparency of what she can do and how much she charges. This is … Read More
KIH Products to Exhibit at Holistic Health Show
Originally posted on KIH Bed:
KIH Products are excited to be exhibiting at this year’s Holistic Health Show at the Birmingam NEC in May. Director Julie will be giving a demonstration on the main stage on the Monday and the KIH Bed will be on show for you all to try before you buy during…
Benefits as a Single Mum – holding your head high
Being a single mum on benefits is not a crime, it is a small moment where you nurture your child in between a lifetime of contributions. The shame must end now.
Business Networking for Single Mums – what’s it all about?
As a single mum in business I have been networking for a number of years, and I love what networking with like-minded women does for your spirit, and your business, when most of the week you are working hard, normally alone. In the early days I did not have the confidence and I definitely suffered … Read More
Fighting for Family and Financial Independence
Certainly as a single-mum you are often made to feel as though you are committing a crime against society if you are not in employment, a crime if you work part-time and are in receipt of housing benefit and a crime if you work full-time and have to leave your child(ren) for the best part … Read More
SMBN Founder Julie Hawkins
Julie set-up her business KIH Products Ltd in 2013, two years after she designed the KIH Bed when she was pregnant with her daughter in 2011. For years Julie attended networking meetings and these were priceless with respect to the comradeship, support and encouragment from other small business owners. The only issue that Julie has … Read More
The SMBN (Single Mums Business Network)
The SMBN was formed by Single Mum and Multi-Award-Winning Business Woman Julie Hawkins to create a Business Network specifically to recognise and support the challenges that are unique to single mums when starting and growing a business in the UK.
