Category: Single Parent

• Welcome New Member – Michelle Barrett – Stylist and Founder of Capsule Closet Stylist – to the Single Mum’s Business Network 💕

  I am delighted to welcome Michelle Barrett, stylist and founder of Capsule Style Closet to the SMBN! Michelle has been observing the network from the outside for a year or two, and is a previous award finalist, and so I am delighted that she has now decided to join us as a member, contributing with…

  Jules

  January 1, 2025

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  personal stylist, Single Parent UK, Small Business, Women in Business

• SINGLE MUMS BUSINESS MAGAZINE – OUT NOW 💕

  SINGLE MUMS BUSINESS MAGAZINE – OUT NOW 💕

  Jules

  December 22, 2024

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  single mums business network, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, SMBN, Women in Business, Work in School Hours

• Welcome New Member, Michelle Jermy, The Yoni Therapist – Clinical Sexologist, Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist, to the SMBN!

  I am delighted to welcome Michelle Jermy, Founder at The Yoni Therapist, to the SMBN, and it is my pleasure to raise awareness of pleasurable intimacy. Michelle is now part of the SMBN – where SOLO no longer means SOLO 💕

  Jules

  December 16, 2024

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Sexual Therapy, Small Business, SMBN, Yoni

• SMBN Celebration and Presentation Event – House of Commons

  We had a wonderful time in the Palace of Westminster last week! as we once again celebrated members of our community along with individuals and organisations who support and enable us. It was such a precious opportunity to take our children to the House of Commons, and we have decided to do it all over…

  Jules

  October 16, 2024

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Fleetcare, flexible working, NationalSingleParentDay, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, SingleParentsDay2025, SMBN, Women in Business

• Welcome New Member, Mable Melt, Founder of Mableade – Personal and Virtual Assistant, to the SMBN..

  I am delighted to welcome Mable Melt aka Mableade – to the SMBN – Mable is a seasoned professional and offers services in admin, bookkeeping, email management, digital content and social media!

  Jules

  July 17, 2024

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Bookkeeping, Single Mums in Business, Small Business, SMBN

• 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…

  Jules

  March 21, 2024

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  #NationalSingleParentsDay, #SingleParentsDay, Equality, Single Mums in Business, SingleParentRecognition, SingleParentRights, SingleParentsDay2024, SMBN, uk

• What’s happening at the SMBN?! Single Mums Business Network

  Jules

  March 18, 2024

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Mums in Business, NationalSingleParentDay, Single Parent UK, SingleParent, SingleParentRecognition, SingleParentsDay, SingleParentsDay2024, SingleParentWeek, SMBN, Women in Business

• 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 💕

  Jules

  January 22, 2024

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  #smbn, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, SMBN

• 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…

  Jules

  December 17, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Greater Elevation, Jenny Beckford, Self-employed, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, SMBN, Women in Business

• 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.…

  Jules

  November 26, 2023

  Single Parent

  flexible working, rental reform act, Responsible Finance, SMBN

• 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…

  Jules

  September 19, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  CCJ, CDFI, Finance, flexible working, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Women in Business

• 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’…

  Jules

  September 10, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Aina Gomez, Family Memento, family photography, memories, oxfordshire, SMBN, Widow

• Welcome New Member – Sonia Gupta, Divorce Mentor; ‘It’s a Sonia Thing’ to the SMBN

  Welcome New Member – Sonia Gupta, Divorce Mentor, ‘It’s a Sonia Thing’ to the SMBN. The stigma around divorce in the Asian community is a complex and multifaceted issue; If you know someone who might benefit from this community of support, don’t hesitate to share these pages with them. @_itsasoniathing_

  Jules

  September 5, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  #asian, #celebratingyou, #divorce, #divorceparty, #itsasoniathing, #lifeafterdivorce, #livingmybestlife, #smbn, #stigma, #uk, Single Mums in Business

• 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…

  Jules

  September 3, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  flexible working, Self-employed, Single Mums in Business, Small Business, SMBN, Women in Business

• 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…

  Jules

  August 15, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  #smbn, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Women in Business

• 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.

  Jules

  July 16, 2023

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  community, economy, Full Monty, Single Mums in Business, SMBN

• 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 ♥

  Jules

  June 21, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  flexible working, Mums in Business, nwew, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Women in Business

• 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.

  Jules

  May 29, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Adversity, CDFI, Credit Scoring, divorce, enterprise, flexible working, Investing in Women, Jhumar Johnson, Responsible Finance, Single Parent, Women in Business, Work in School Hours

• 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…

  Jules

  April 3, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  SMBN

• 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:

  Jules

  March 11, 2023

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  #Childcare #FlexibleWorking #Enterprise #SmallBusiness #CreditScore

• Welcome New Member, Michele Ambara – M&M Events Inspiration

  I am delighted to welcome Michele, to the SMBN; here is a little about Michele: ‘I am a single mother of two children, and I am self-employed.  Before I tell you about what I do now, I’ll tell you a bit about my background…

  Jules

  February 22, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Christening, Event Planning, Events, French Lessons, IWD2023, M&M Events Inspiration, Michele Ambara, ReForest Fund, Single Mums Business, Small Business, SMBN, Trillion Trees, Wedding Venues, Women in Business

• Welcome New Member, Janine Jorsling, Mobile Massage Therapist and Candle Maker, at Janine Marie London

  I am delighted to welcome Janine to the Single Mums Business Network, our first new member of 2023! By joining the SMBN Janine is no longer ‘SOLO’, with ongoing exposure in our quarterly magazine, regular networking with other Single Mums in Business plus additional member benefits, Janine is not only helping herself but she is…

  Jules

  January 4, 2023

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Aromatherapy, enterprise, Gift Ideas, Janine, Kinship, London, Mobile Massage Therapist, Mums in Business, Scented Candles, Self-employed, single mums business network, Single Mums in Business, SMBN, SMBN CIC, Social Impact, Women in Business, Working from Home

• Welcome New Member, Nina Farr, to the Single Mums Business Network. Nina is a Leadership Coach & Mentor, TEDx Speaker, Author of ‘I am the Parent Who Stayed’, and there’s more! Read on…

  I am delighted to welcome Nina Farr, to the Single Mums Business Network, aka SMBN. You really need to visit Nina’s website to fully appreciate the scope of her offerings, from coaching, HR Support, her own Cluster Mothers Membership group, her book, and much more. Here is what Nina says;

  Jules

  November 20, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Cluster Mothers, Divorce Advice, flexible working, I am the Parent who Stayed, Minimum Income Floor, Nina Farr, Self-employed, single mums business network, Single Parent UK, SMBN, TEDx

• Welcome Nina Bambrey, Parenting Coach, Author and Researcher, to the Single Mums Business Network

  I am delighted to welcome Nina back to the SMBN. Nina is a parenting coach, author and researcher..

  Jules

  November 17, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  flexible working, Self-employed, Single Mums in Business, SMBN, Women in Business

• Welcome New Member, Claire Standen, Coach, Speaker and Activist, to the SMBN

  Welcome New Member, Claire Standen, Coach, Speaker and Activist, to the SMBN. Claire is a coach and therapist helping entrepreneurial and professional women break the generational curse of ‘never enough’ so that they can build businesses, relationships and family lives that light them up. Read more..

  Jules

  November 6, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Claire Standen, Coaching, divorce, healing, Neuro-linguistic, NLP, Reiki, Self-employed, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, SMBN, Solo Parenting, Speaker, Wildwoman

• The BOOK – Single Mum & 21st Century Peasant – Breaking out of Benefits Jail.

  The BOOK – Single Mums & 21st Century Peasant – Breaking out of Benefits Jail, is coming soon! I have held a number of webinars to address barriers to adequate work, homes and finance, and consequential benefits. This book shares my own journey as a Single Mum and self-proclaimed 21st Century Peasant, as I share…

  Jules

  October 29, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Budget, Childcare, economy, flexible working, Minimum Income Floor, SMBN, social enterprise, Universal Credit, Work from Home, Work in School Hours

• Sarah Harvey, SMBN Member and Students in Mind Founder, delivers Wellbeing Workshop to Weightmans Solicitors.

  Sarah Harvey, SMBN Member and Students in Mind Founder, delivers Wellbeing Workshop to Weightmans Solicitors. By engaging with one of the Students in Mind workshops, Weightmans showed themselves to be a forward-thinking employer when it comes to educating their staff…

  Jules

  October 28, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  economy, enterprise, Mums in Business, Self-employed, Single Mums in Business, Small Business, SMBN, Wellbeing

• Welcome New Member to the SMBN – Debra Elsmore, Owner at Balance, Pilates and Wellbeing

  I am delighted to welcome Debra to the Single Mums Business Network. Deb and I have been connected via networking for a number of years and it is always very heart-warming when somebody who has known me for years and I consider a friend, sees the value in formal membership of the SMBN. Debra is…

  Jules

  September 30, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  #smbn, Forest of Dean, Massage, Pilates, Reiki, Small Business, Womens Health

• Welcome New Member – Carmen Romero, Founder and Director – Impact Creation Lab Ltd

  I am delighted to welcome Carmen Romero as a member of the Single Mums Business Network. Carmen has worked for more than a decade in the space of impact investing, UHNWI, family offices and social enterprises as well as with start-ups at various stages of their growth from ideation all the way to pre-seed or…

  Jules

  September 29, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Impact Creation, SMBN, Start-up

• SMBN Webinar – Benefits, Minimum Income Floor, MLM, Business, Flexible Working Agencies, Wellbeing, Finance, Support. – AUDIO only for privacy of attendees.

  I’ve had to share this as an audio rather than video for privacy reasons as I failed to remove videos of attendees, but please listen, and do what you can for positive advancement.

  Jules

  September 28, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Benefits, Childcare, Minimum Income Floor

• Welcome New SMBN Member – Danielle Baron – Integrative Therapist | Life/Career Coach | Experienced Teacher and AHT 10+ Years | 11 + Entrance Exam Tutor | Seen in Daily Mail, Prima, Grammar School Insider, Brainz Magazine… and there’s more!

  I am delighted to welcome Danielle Baron to the Single Mums Business Network! Danielle catalyses children and adults to rise like a phoenix from the flames 🔥 and to reach their optimum potential. She is an entrepreneur, inspiring 11+ and 7+ entrance exams tutor, rapid transformational therapist®, business coach for overachievers, a life coach for…

  Jules

  September 27, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Children, Exams, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Rapid Transformation Therapist, Tutor Mentor

• Right darlings! The Gov have just made a ‘bit’ of a ‘massive’ poop in judging you instead of tackling the root cause and keeping you safe in the interim, so, let me see what I can do to help… Webinar/ Workshop – Breaking Free from Benefits – Flexible Working and Self-Employment – Free of Charge – all welcome regardless of reason for needing support.

  I cannot express enough how disappointed I am in the Chancellor’s attitude towards the most vulnerable members of society in receipt of universal credit. I am all for everybody working, and I am all for growing the economy, but punishing the most vulnerable, instead of tackling the root cause, epitomises what is wrong with our…

  Jules

  September 24, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Cost of Living Crisis, mini budget, Single Parent UK, Universal Credit

• Single Mums Business Magazine Autumn Edition 2022 OUT NOW

  Single Mums Business Magazine Autumn Edition 2022 OUT NOW

  Jules

  September 20, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Small Business

• Our new Prime Minister Liz Truss, her knowledge of the Single Mums Business Network, aka SMBN, and our renewed hope for access to childcare, homes, financial independence and dignity.

  With every change comes renewed hope, renewed hope for action, change, and a better future for us all, and whatever your political views, this is todays’ reality, and this is where less drama, and more productive focus is needed.

  Jules

  September 5, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  #smbn, Capitalism, Economic Crisis, Fuel Poverty, New Prime Minister Liz Truss, single mums business network, Small Business, SMBN, Women in Business, Working from Home

• ITV interviewed me last week; they refused to use my interview, as I refused to deviate from my truth. We need to be clear about who receives benefits, instead of fuelling the stigma..

  ITV interviewed me last week; they refused to use my interview, as I refused to deviate from my truth. We need to be clear about who receives benefits, instead of fuelling the stigma..

  Jules

  August 29, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Benefits, Cost of Living Crisis, Disabled, Elderly Support, Energy Bills, Energy Profits, flexible working, Mortgage Deposit, Single Parent

• Welcome New Member – Rachael Namiiro – Founder of Billdup (use bill payments to improve your credit score), to the SMBN!

  I am delighted to welcome Rachael Namiiro to the Single Mums Business Network. Rachael founded Billdup, following her own experience post separation, of the reality of an absent credit score if your bills are paid via your partner. Here is what she says;

  Jules

  August 14, 2022

  Single Parent, Women in Business

  Billdup, Credit Score, Financial Inclusion, fintech, Improve credit score, money and mental health, Rachael Namiiro, Single Mums in Business, SMBN, Wellbeing

• SMBN Awards 2022 – Headline Sponsor Announced! Thank you to the Charity Learning Consortium, The #1 online training provider for charities!

  We are delighted to announce that the Headline Sponsor for the 2022 SMBN Awards is the Charity Learning Consortium. The CEO Martin Baker really understands the impact of helping others, from affordable eLearning to flexible working, he has truly created a company to be proud of.

  Jules

  August 12, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Charity Learning Consortium, Childcare, corporate responsibility, eLearning, flexible working, learning management system, LMS, SMBN, training provider, Working from Home

• I’ve had a busy 24hrs! I have spoken to the PM; challenged, listened, delivered our message, presented the barriers, the solutions, the pain, and I am beyond satisfied that I have done all that I can; here’s what was said…

  Naturally we do not know whether it will be Rishi or Liz that resides at No.10 next month, but I can hand on heart, in the knowledge that it will be one of them, say that I have spoken to our PM! Quite literally for YEARS, I have been writing to Downing Street, Royalty, MP’s,…

  Jules

  August 3, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Benefits, Capitalism, Childcare, flexible working, Humanity, Liz Truss, Responsible Finance, Rishi Sunak, Single Parent UK, Small Business

• Happy 9th Birthday to KIH Products. The Company that led to the SMBN…

  I am SO grateful for my journey; from identifying a gap in the market and supplying KIH Beds to professional practitioners and the #spa industry worldwide. I met a need despite being unable to meet my own needs…

  Jules

  July 24, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  flexible working, Grants for Single Mums, Julie Hawkins, Kaylyn Hawkins, kih bed, pregnancy massage, Responsible Finance, Small Business, SMBN

• Award Entries, Membership and More…

  smbn – Award Entries, Membership and More… are you up to date? it’s a beautiful day, why not have a browse 💞

  Jules

  July 10, 2022

  flexible working, Single Parent, Women in Business

  Single Mums in Business