Tag: Single Parent

• 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

• With gratitude to 2022 SMBN Awards Prize Sponsor – Something Wicked! Luxury High End Leather and Vegan Leather Lingerie… £250 voucher..

  I am very grateful to our friends at Something Wicked, @wearewickeduk for being so generous as to offer a £250 voucher to one of our award winners this year! It is such a special night to treat the ladies who rarely come first, and we appreciate all the help we can get to make that…

  Jules

  June 6, 2022

  Women in Business

  Awards, luxury lingerie, Made in the UK, Single Parent, SMBN, Something Wicked, vegan leather

• Aaaaand, we’re off!

  

  Aaaaand, we’re off! The SMBN Single Mums Business Network 2022 Awards are officially OPEN for entries! Read more…

  Jules

  May 28, 2022

  flexible working, Women in Business

  Awards, Benefits, community, employee wellbeing, flexible working, Gloucestershire, single mum, Single Parent, Small Business UK, Work in School Hours

• Welcome New Member – Nicola Booth, Founder, Director, and Chair of Trustees – Single Parents Support and Advice Services aka SPSAS

  I am beyond pleased to welcome Nicola Booth, of Single Parents Support and Advice Services, to the SMBN. Nicola and I connected when I did THE BIG EVENT, for Single Parents Day 2021, and we all know that actions speak louder than words, so the fact that she has since joined so that we can…

  Jules

  October 15, 2021

  Women in Business

  Dorset, Emergency Hardship Fund, Fundraising, Hampshire, Nicola Booth, Philanthropy, Single Parent, single parent advice, Single Parent Charity, SingleParentsDay, SMBN, SPSAS, Universal Credit, Working Together

• Local Business Woman ‘Leading the Hospitality Industry’ in Flexible Working and Removal of Barriers to Work – Don’t ever believe you can’t make a difference because you can!

  So today I’ve been having some fun, standing in the middle of the road having my pic taken with this amazing lady who is taking on the world of hospitality, showing true leadership, and doing her bit to create a better future for us all. Some of you will have seen my last blog, (or…

  Jules

  June 27, 2021

  flexible working, hospitality, Women in Business

  Andrew Moore Photography, Business Leaders, Estate Agency, Fine Dining, flexible working, Hospitality Industry, increase income, Jules, Large House Rental, Old Court Hotel, Outstanding Natural Beauty, Part-time work, retail, Saving for a mortgage, Single Parent, SMBN, Sunday Lunch, Symonds Yat, UK Holidays, Victoria Smith-Milne, Weekend Work, Women Leaders, Working Childcare

• Welcome New Member – Pollyanna England, Money Mindset Coach and Founder of Nirvana Investors – Ethical Investors helping people get their foot back on the property ladder!

  I met Pollyanna earlier this year, and have not stopped recommending her to potential investors and clients since. What she is doing is a real lifeline for many, and I am so delighted that she has now decided to join the SMBN as a member! Here is what Pollyanna says:

  Jules

  March 18, 2021

  Women in Business

  buy-to-let, divorce, Ethical Business, Female Founders, Hannah Beko, Home ownership, Investment, investor, Jules, Money Mindset Coach, Nirvana Investors, No deposit, Pollyanna England, property investment, Self Employed Mortgages, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent, SMBN, Social Impact Business

• We don’t need no education! (despite the double negative!) We just need less time control..

  As part of my journey in establishing the SMBN and what it stands for, I have spent a significant amount of time researching what support is out there, for women who have been locked out of their careers, since making the very selfish decision of keeping the conveyor belt of life going.. Gone are the…

  Jules

  April 30, 2020

  Women in Business

  Benefits, Career Break, low pay, Relative Poverty, Returners to work, Right to work, Single Parent, SMBN, Women in Business, women returners

• Holiday Blues & ‘Broken Families’ – Expections hurt..

  The most important thing to remember as a single parent is that we are the ones with preconceived ideology about what Christmas and the holidays should look like. We are the ones who have been sold the 2.4 dream and we are the ones who …

  Jules

  October 28, 2019

  Women in Business

  Broken Home, Christmas, Debt, Holiday Blues, Single Parent