Tag: Work in School Hours

• 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

• 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

• Social Impact Review Report

  You can download the Social Impact Review Report (special first edition with typos) pdf HERE, but I have copied the content below for ease of reference. Single Mums Business Network Social Impact Review Barriers to Work, Cost to Economy and Solution Barriers to Finance, Cost to Economy and Solution Barriers to Home, Cost to Economy…

  Jules

  February 27, 2021

  Women in Business

  Adversity, Bank Charges, Budget, Budget Recovery, Childcare, Circular Economy, Covid Recovery, Debt, economy, flexible working, Loans for Bad Debt, Local Governance, Self Employed Mortgages, Single Mum Grant, Single Mums in Business, Single Mums Work, Small Budget, SMBN, Social Impact, Stigma, Universal Credit, Work from Home, Work in School Hours

• 2020 – The Year We All Made History. 2021, The Year of Imminent Fun

  

  We have all fought this year. We all have our own personal challenges and triumphs. The main thing is that we are here to tell the tale. We all know the dance isn’t over, but we all know it will be soon. Whatever you have survived for 9 months, you will survive for 3 more.…

  Jules

  December 31, 2020

  Women in Business

  #SHECAN365, 2020, Business Awards, Covid-19, Darling Magazine, Debt, Events 2021, Food Banks, Help Depression, HRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Julie Hawkins, Lady Magazine, New Year 2021, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, SmallBiz100, SMBN, Social Media Training, The year of covid-19, Universal Credit, Women in Business, Work from Home, Work in School Hours

• Welcome New ‘Friend’ of the SMBN, Clare Griffiths, Founder of the Thrive Effect

  I am delighted to welcome Clare Griffiths, University Entrepreneurship Educator, Advocate for Female Founders and Women in Business and Founder of The Thrive Effect, as a friend of the Single Mums Business Network. I met Clare through her Thrive Huddle, and was really impressed with the way she supports fellow women in business, and so…

  Jules

  December 2, 2020

  Women in Business

  Barclays Eagle Labs, Business Events, Business Networking, Clare Griffiths, Discova, Emma Reilly, Entrepreneurship, Female Founders, flexible working, Hatch, Innovate UK, Jill Thorburn, Julie Hawkins, Lizzy Hodcroft, Luca Forte, Mind Of My Own, Naomi Muston, Single Mothers, Single Mums in Business, SMBN, Support Networks, The Thrive Effect, Thrive, Women Supporting Women, Work in School Hours

• Member success story – single mum in business created three female breadwinners, and has now hired a new member of staff who is pregnant

  To try and articulate how immensly proud I am to share Laura’s story seems to great a task. Not only is she a single mum who faught to make work work for her and her family, she sustained, she grew, she employed, and during Covid-19 when the self-employed partners lost work, she created and sustained…

  Jules

  August 29, 2020

  Women in Business

  Childcare, Covid-19, Employment in Pregnancy, Female Breadwinners, HR Consultant, Julie Hawkins, Laura Callahan, Single Mums, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Willow HR, Work from Home, Work in School Hours, Working Tax Credits

• Welcome New Member, Gemma Bullock, Aurora Within

  Hi I’m Gem I’m a single mum to two boys aged 9 and 6 my eldest son has additional needs. I work part time in a pharmacy as a dispenser as well as running my own beauty business from home (aurora Within) I’ve just further expanded my Beauty business to do aesthetics such as lip…

  Jules

  May 27, 2020

  Women in Business

  Aurora Within, Beauty, Childrens Pamper Parties, Dermaplaning, Gemma Bullock, Intimate Waxing, Lip Fillers, Luxury Manicure, Luxury Pedicure, Massage, Microdermabrasion, Near ME, Self-employed Single Mum UK, single mums business network, Single Mums in Business UK, SMBN, Spray Tan, Waxing, Worcestershire, Work in School Hours

• Welcome New Member, Esther Nagle. Blog and Social Media Content Writer for Yoga Teachers

  I would like to welcome Esther Nagle, of beherewritenow.co.uk to the Single Mums Business Network. Esther is based in Wales but the nature of her work means that she can help you wherever you are in the UK! Here’s what Esther says: What do you get when you combine a love of writing with a…

  Jules

  May 19, 2020

  Women in Business

  Blog Conent, Business Admin Support, Freelance Writer, Self Employed Single Mum, Single Mums in Business, SMBN, Social Media Content, Wales, Women in Business, Women Networking, Work in School Hours, Yoga, Yoga Blog, Yoga Teachers, Yoga Websites

• Welcome New Member, Rebecca Flynn – Director of Alpha and Omega Recruitment, London & Liverpool

  I am delighted to welcome Rebecca to the SMBN! Again, Rebecca just showcases the professional woman that is also a Single Mum – are you beginning to see? Rebecca met Sarah, our County Coordinator in Liverpool last month and I am so pleased that she has now decided to join our fantastic National Network, of…

  Jules

  March 20, 2020

  Uncategorized

  Alpha and Omega Recruitment, divorce, Liverpool, London, Rebecca Flynn, Recruitment, Self-employed Single Mum UK, Single Mums in Business UK, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Work from Home, Work in School Hours, working mums

• Welcome New Member, Nina Bambrey of Flipturn – Author of ‘Journey into Parenting’ – a book and online course…

  

  Nina and I met on Linkedin and I am very pleased to welcome her to our national network of Single Mums in Business. I am so proud of the Calibre of women who are joining the network to not only help themselves, but help each other. Here’s what Nina says; Author of “Journey into Parenting”,…

  Jules

  March 2, 2020

  Women in Business

  Affordable PR, Flipturn, Journey into Parenting, Nina Bambrey, On-line Parenting Course, Parenting Course, Self-employed Single Mum UK, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Work in School Hours, working mums

• Welcome New Member, Claire Harris, Pets 2 Places (a great franchise opportunity!)

  Welcome New Member, Claire Harris, Pets 2 Places (a great fanchise opportunity!) Members enjoy exposure to their business with every visit to the SMBN and associated PR. Please don’t hesitate to join us if you are a Single Mum working hard to pay the bills alone, we are here to help you. You do not…

  Jules

  February 19, 2020

  Women in Business

  #gingerbread, #smbn, Affordable Franchise, Business Networking, Elderly Support, Franchise Opportunity, Julie Hawkins, Milton Keynes, Mums in Business, Networking Near Me, New Business Idea, Pet Taxi, Pets 2 Places, Single Mums in Business, Single Mums in Business UK, Single Parent UK, Women in Business, womensupportingwomen, work for good, Work from Home, Work in School Hours

• Welcome New Member, and County Coordinator for Buckinghamshire, Samantha Poole, MumsRates

  I am delighted to welcome Sam to the Single Mums Business Network and it makes complete sense that she is the County Coordinator for Buckinghamshire, she already has a strong network in Milton Keynes and we have been talking for months. I’m so pleased she has now snapped up her County! Here’s what Sam says:

  Jules

  February 19, 2020

  Women in Business

  Business Directory, Business Networking, business support, Julie Hawkins, Milton Keynes, Mums in Business, Mums in UK Ltd, MumsRate, MumsRates, networking for mums, Networking Near Me, Sam Poole, Samantha Poole, Single Mums in Business, Single Mums in Business UK, Single Parent UK, SMBN, Women in Business, womensupportingwomen, Work in School Hours

• Making work work as a mum is a serious issue, not a fluffy millennial snowflake fad. Yesterday I spent four hours listening to an abused lady, too scared to leave her husband, for fear of how to survive…

  I am clearly serious about the Single Mums Business Network, but I often promote it in a very light-hearted way, but when I have a meeting like the one I had yesterday, I cannot stress enough the importance of enabling a person to generate a healthy income, whilst being a primary carer. A relationship should…

  Jules

  February 1, 2020

  Uncategorized

  Childcare, Coercive Control, divorce, Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Financial Abuse, flexible working, HousingCrisis, low pay, Minimum Wage, Single Mums in Business, SMBN, Work in School Hours

• I set up the Single Mums Business Network following my own 8 year journey as a single mum trying to balance work, childcare, finance and business.. despite stigma.

  ‘FLEXIBLE WORKING ISN’T AN OPTION.’ THAT’S WHAT MY EMPLOYER CONFIRMED DURING MY MATERNITY. I HAD TO CHOOSE, MY CAREER OR MY DAUGHTER? I CHOSE MY DAUGHTER, AND PAID THE PRICE. When I say I paid the price I want to be clear from the off, I do not and never have regretted choosing my daughter. Every cuddle,…

  Jules

  January 20, 2020

  Women in Business

  #smbn, CGT, Childcare, Debt, divorce, HIgh Rent, Housing Crisis, Living Wage, low pay, Minimum Wage, Part-time work, Pay day loans, Private Rent, Private Rental, Relative Poverty, Self-employed, Self-Employed Single Mums UK, single mum, single mums business network, Single Mums in Business UK, Single Parent UK, uk, Work from Home, Work in School Hours, working mums

• Welcome New Member – Nehaya Zitawi – Hiya’s Healing, to the SMBN

  I am delighted to welcome Nehaya to the SMBN, a professional network of Single Mums in Business in the UK. Nehaya works from Bristol and I met her at our Bristol meeting this week, she is absolutely amazing with her journey and sincerity towards helping other. Here’s what she says:

  Jules

  December 17, 2019

  Women in Business

  Angel Card Reading, Bristol, Bristol Single Mums, Coaching, flexible working, Housing Crisis, Life Coach, Minimum Wage, Nehaya Zitawi, Reflexology, Self-employed Single Mum UK, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, SMBN, uk, work for good, Work from Home, Work in School Hours, Work Life Balance

• SMBN – Business Network for Single Mums in the UK – Affordable Exposure and Events – 2019 Summary

  SMBN – Business Network for Single Mums in the UK – Affordable Exposure and Events

  Jules

  December 10, 2019

  Women in Business

  #networking, Affordable Advertising, Affordable PR, business network, flexible working, Housing Crisis, Mums in Business, Near ME, Part-time work, Relative Poverty, Self-employed Single Mum UK, Single Mums in Business, Single Parent UK, Small Business, Work from Home, Work in School Hours

• Welcome new member Jane Scanlan, Cherish, Transform, Upgrade

  I’m delighted to welcome Jane Scanlan of Cherish Transform Updgrade to the SMBN, a UK wide network for Single Mums in Business. Jane is based in Bournemouth and she may well be announced as the County Coordinator soon! Watch this space! Here’s what Jane says;

  Jules

  December 4, 2019

  Women in Business

  Affordable Advertising, Affordable PR, Bournemouth, Business Networking, Cherish Transform Upgrade, Jane Scanlan, Mindset Course, Mums in Business, Self-love Course, Single Mums in Business, Single Mums UK, Single Parent UK, Wellbeing, Women in Business, Work from Home, Work in School Hours, Work Life Balance, Work Part-Time