How to Run a Business During the School Summer Holidays

Jade Waddy is preparing to balance work with having the kids around this summer. Here are her survival tips…
Is flexible working a must for the modern workforce?

Why is flexible working is proving so popular and what benefits it is allowing employees to take advantage of?
Maternity leave and pay in the UK: a guide for employees and self-employed women

Whether you work for yourself or are an employee, you need to plan ahead and weigh up your options on potential maternity leave. Here is everything you need to consider.
Is childcare pushing more women into homeworking?

Women are choosing to work from home due to childcare constraints and the desire to see more of their family, research reveals.
Shared Parental Leave: why self-employed parents are still left holding the baby

Shared Parental Leave was introduced this week in the UK. Here’s what’s on offer, unless you are self-employed.
Shape Up Your Business: Book Review and Lessons from notonthehighstreet.com’s Founders
The founders of notonthehighstreet.com took their idea from the kitchen table to a £44 million turnover in 6 years. They share what they’ve learned, warts and all.
General Election 2015: Why Women in Business Needed to Be on the Agenda — Then and Now

Prowess Connect have launched a Manifesto to put women in business on the agenda.
Work-life balance and shared parenting: what is the role of men?
There’s no place at work for sexism or belittling, says Conrad Liveris. Real change needs men to get involved too.
Tax-Free Childcare for Self-Employed Parents: Who Gets Left Behind?

Yesterday’s budget introduced tax-free childcare. That’s great news for most self-employed parents. But at the same time childcare support is getting tighter for self-employed parents moving onto Universal Credit.
Mandy Haberman: from kitchen-table inventor to global entrepreneur

When Mandy Haberman had a baby with feeding difficulties, she designed a solution. From that came more inventions and her own company