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Business & Careers Resources for Mums

Welcome to our Business & Careers Resources for Mums section. This section provides a collection of relevant, useful and interesting resources for mums who have or would like to return to work, run their own business, work from home, change careers or any combination of the above!

Also see the Business/Career Services for Mums section in our Baby Directory.

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dot pointAsk the Expert: Leigh Kostiainen of Hire My Mum is available to answer your questions about mums returning to work.

 

 

 

Business & Careers Related Articles

Featured Business & Careers Articles:

dot pointProtecting Family Time (Business Mums Network)
For many home based businesses, the line between business time and family time can be blurred. It is easy for clients for demand attention at all hours. As parents, it is more important than ever to protect your family time, drawing a line between work and leisure... read more



dot pointSetting up an office for your child (Business Mums Network)
Children like to do what their parents are doing and to be where their parents are. While working from home, what better way to keep your children entertained than by setting up their own office in your office?... read more


dot point7 Steps to finding your most profitable target market (Diva Promotions)
When starting a business you can get so bogged down in getting all the necessary bits and pieces ready, that you forget about taking time to research just who, exactly, is going to buy your product/service? Utilise these 7 steps to uncover who your most profitable customer is and how to target them!... read more

dot point8 tips for Mums in Business who want to run a successful small business (Mums in Business)
Congratulations, you are off and running with your new business, but how do you make sure that you don't fall into the same trap that many mums do. How do you create a successful small business that will bring a great income into your household?... read more

dot point10 Steps to Starting Your Own Business (Mums in Business)
There are many reasons why people want to start a business - flexibility, earning money, better lifestyle. Coming up with a business idea is usually easy. But how do you turn an idea into a business?... read more

dot pointA game plan to help you find a flexible job (www.careermums.com.au)
Despite a national skills shortage, finding flexible working conditions can still be a challenge. Some of our CareerMums have expressed frustration when dealing with recruitment firms who are not as excited about their potential in the job market when they say those 3 little words: "part time job"... read more

dot pointChoose to stop or choose to go (Leaps 'n' Bounds Coaching)
I've been pondering the question lately - how do you know the difference between when to keep going and when you're flogging a dead horse (so to speak). I'm a strong supporter of patience and persistence being the major difference between those that are successful and those that aren't... read more

dot pointCombining Work and Breastfeeding (Nuvo Maternity)
New mums returning to work in the first year of their baby's life are often faced with the dilemma of combining breastfeeding and work. It is one of the most common reasons why women stop breastfeeding and make the switch to formula... read more

dot pointCombining Work and Family (Flying Solo)
Is working as a soloist a solution to returning-to-work mothers? Self-employment offers flexibility, work-life balance and a chance to excel in your chosen career. However when combining work and family you need to think through all the issues... read more

dot pointDoes the end justify the means? (Leaps 'n' Bounds Coaching)
When you started your business did you have a dream about how it was going to be somewhere in the not too distant future? I don't mean goals (which I definitely recommend), but a full blown dream where your most heart felt desires came out to play?... read more

Going Back to Work After Having Your Baby - What The Doctors Say
Mothers in our society often have no choice. They will not be able to stay at home with their new bundles of joy for very long after delivery. An infant is lucky if he or she has a mother all to him or her self throughout childhood... read more

dot pointHow Mums in Business are saving thousands of dollars on their marketing... (Mums in Business)
Most businesses, whether or not they are a small business, are guilty of this. They are so busy trying to get sales that they lose sight of how much it is costing them to get those sales. Sound familiar?... read more

dot pointHow to take maternity leave from your business (Business Mums Network)
When you are running your own business, taking Maternity Leave may seem like a sure fire way to lose clients and ruin your business. With some planning, this does not have to be the case. Different points will apply to different aspects of your business... read more

Is Your Family Really Benefiting When You Work at Home?
You've beaten the obstacles and found a way to work at home, whether by finding a job or starting a home business. But is your work getting in the way of time with your family? read more

Little Boss Big Boss (Hire My Mum)
Thinking about returning to the workforce? Then this four part guide is just what you need to get you prepared! It will get you thinking about why you are returning to the workforce including work lifestyle balance issues, help you work out what type of work suits you and your family best, prepare your resume, apply for a position and prepare for an interview... read more

dot pointManaging Your Career as a Working Parent (www.careermums.com.au)
Managing your career becomes more challenging after you have children. Before children, all you had to worry about was your career, your social life and your personal relationships. Children add a whole new dimension of responsibility and selflessness to your life, and unashamedly to most people, they take priority to a career... read more

dot pointMarketing Mix - Discover How This Powerful Concept Can Be 100% Responsible for Your Success (Diva Promotions)
I'm sure you are wondering "can the marketing mix really be held accountable for my success?" You bet it can. You see, the marketing mix is the foundations of any business promotion. Read on to find how it works... read more

dot pointMum's Little Duckling Inspires a Career Change (Ducks n Drakes)
For some women having a baby is a time to put their career aside, either temporarily or permanently, for others it leads to renewed ambition and, for a lucky few, it leads them to discover a whole new career direction... read more

dot pointProtecting Family Time (Business Mums Network)
For many home based businesses, the line between business time and family time can be blurred. It is easy for clients for demand attention at all hours. As parents, it is more important than ever to protect your family time, drawing a line between work and leisure... read more

dot pointPublicity and Press Releases - What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know (Diva Promotions)
Publicity and writing press releases can yield plenty of new customers to your business. The best thing is that, done correctly, a publicity campaign can be completely free! Learn how the publicity experts do it... read more

dot pointRunning your business on little sleep (Business Mums Network)
As any parent will tell you, one of the worst things about having small children is sleep deprivation. New babies require feeds around the clock, as they get older, there is teething, illness, toilet training, nightmares, and more that can result in sleep deprivation for parents... read more

dot pointSetting up an office for your child (Business Mums Network)
Children like to do what their parents are doing and to be where their parents are. While working from home, what better way to keep your children entertained than by setting up their own office in your office?... read more

dot pointShow Mummy The Money - Developing a Website (Bump, Baby and Beyond)
You've got a great idea and you know it will sell, you've done your research, and you think a website is the way to go. So what's next? How does a modern mummy go about creating her own little (or big!) online empire?... read more

dot pointSustaining Success (Strawberry Communications)
As a business person you might think there would be no business if you weren't around, but this is not always the case. It pays to put some time into thinking about the type of business you want and plan for the end at the beginning... read more

dot pointTaking your baby to your parties (Business Mums Network)
As a Mum and a Party Plan consultant, having a baby doesn't need to stop your business. These tips will work well for a baby that is not yet mobile; however it is up to you whether or not you are able to work while you have a small baby.... read more

dot pointTips for running an online store (Nuvo Maternity)
When I first dreamed up business ideas after the birth of my second son, running an online store seemed the perfect choice. I had visions of easily combining work and motherhood while my two young sons played quietly as I happily typed away on the computer. What was I thinking?... read more

dot pointTop 5 Low Cost Marketing Ideas (Diva Promotions)
Whether you are in business by yourself, or employ 1-2 people, every business will benefit from low cost marketing. The following are some strategies you can use to expose your business... read more

dot pointWorking from Home (www.careermums.com.au)
Working from home is something most of us would love to do. Being able to work part time and structure work around your family is so appealing. Current skills shortages combined with globalisation and technological advances are changing the mindsets of organisations about working flexibly... read more

 

Business & careers Related Media Releases

dot pointWomen confident of overcoming tough economic times - Telstra Business Womens Awards
Women who own or operate their own business overwhelmingly believe they can successfully weather the tough economic times, according to new research commissioned for the 2009 Telstra Business Women's Awards. Nominations are now open for the 2009 awards... read more

dot pointNew DIY PR website for Mumpreneurs (Handle Your Own PR)
Many Mumpreneurs want to publicise their clever products or services but just can't afford to pay a professional PR agency to do it for them. The Handle Your Own PR website (www.handleyourownpr.com.au) has been created to allow Mumpreneurs and other small and home-based businesses to publicise their products or services themselves... read more

dot pointThinking Business - Offering Cost Effective Advertising for Small Businesses (Thinking Business)
The team behind the Australian Website Directory Shopseek has recently launched a new project aimed at providing free advertising for small Australian businesses - Thinking Business. The philosophy behind the site is to provide a free outlet for small businesses to promote themselves by means of constructive content such as articles... read more

dot pointHelp for Women Turning to Home Business in Global Economic Crisis
(Home Biz Chicks)
A new Australian-first web site for women in home business has been launched - www.homebizchicks.com. The site is the ultimate resource for women who want to start a home business, or those who already work from home and are seeking greater success... read more

dot pointWANTED: A regular Aussie woman for a business and life makeover!
(Essentially for Women)
During difficult economic times, popular women's networking organisation Essentially for Women is providing hope, motivation and inspiration to Australian women by announcing the Business and Life Makeover Awards... read more

dot pointFebruary is "Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Month" (Business Mums Network)
If you're a home-based entrepreneur, it's time to don your bathrobe as "Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Month" approaches in February, 2008. Bathrobes are no longer for lounging around. Rather, they are the emblem of freedom for an ever-growing, hard-working and focused group of people known as work-from-home entrepreneurs... read more

dot pointJust Be... Mother and MD! (Just Be)
Just Be provides women with the tools to create the perfect work-life balance. Just Be is Australia's first online job search and career resource for women, created to address a gap in the job search industry for employers and female job seekers... read more

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