Tag: Responsible Finance

• Introducing Project ‘100 Angels’

  As I closed the SMBN in February this year, I felt comfort in the fact that there are so many organisations working towards supporting our community, I also felt reassured that changes were underway, with enhanced flexible working rights and the renters rights act progressing well. Whilst the barriers to work, homes and finance remain,…

  Jules

  April 19, 2025

  Uncategorized

  Charity, flexible working, impact investing, Philanthropy, Responsible Finance, Small Business, Social Impact

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Single Mums Business Magazine – Spring Edition 2022 Out Now!

  Single Mums Business Magazine – Spring Edition 2022 Out Now!

  Jules

  March 21, 2022

  Uncategorized

  Daily Mail Ukraine Appeal, flexible working, Franchise Opportunity, Mens Mental Health, Minimum Income Floor, property investment, Purple Shoots, Responsible Finance, Self-employed, Single Parent UK, SingleParentsDay, SmallBiz100, SMBN, StandwithSingleParents, Women in Business

• It’s official! Purple Shoots Responsible Finance Raising Funds to Specifically Support SMBN Members! and we are so grateful!

  This is Mike and Karen, from Purple Shoots, receiving flowers at this years’ Single Mums Business Network Awards, in gratitude for having faith not only in me (Jules), but in a handful of my members when banks had written us off because the computer says no. Purple Shoots Business Lending (“Purple Shoots”) is a not-for-profit…

  Jules

  January 27, 2022

  Women in Business

  Debt, depression, Poor Credit, Purple Shoots, Responsible Finance, single mum, Small Business, Universal Credit, Working from Home