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Mumpreneur news: Advice on how to set up your own virtual PA firm

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Lilach Bullock is a renowned virtual PA who helps to support business people from her own office. And the successful entrepreneur is offering telephone seminars on how to set up similar ventures. She said: “These are a great way for people to find out about setting up their own VA (virtual assistant] company - which has to be attractive in the current economic climate.

“People simply dial in from the comfort of their own home and participate in the session.”

The next phone seminar hosted by Lilach, a finalist in the National Virtual Assistant of the Year Awards 2007 and Mumpreneur of the Year Award 2008, is on Friday, November 14 at 8pm. Lilach also runs one-day workshops on setting up a virtual assistant business. For more information and to book a place on a free phone seminar call Lilach on 01442 231663 or email info@asklilach.co.uk

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Back to work without a Bump

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Results of a Government survey in 2008, found that the majority of mums are still returning to work within the first year of their baby’s life. 50% of full time working women, return to full time employment, though half of these mums would prefer to work part time. This indicates that making such important decisions, like returning to work, isn’t unusual but that doesn’t mean it’s an easy choice or it is always made at the right time, for the right reasons.

 

Here are some tips from Sam Pringle to get you thinking about different aspects of your decision so that you can go ‘Back to Work Without a Bump’;

 

What do I want get out of my work?

Whether you have been away from work for 6 months or 6 years, you now have an opportunity to look at your career from a new perspective.

Is my old career the one I would choose again?

Write a list with two columns headed ‘activities’ and ‘feelings’. List all the things you would like to do in the ‘activities’ column and how you would like to feel about working in the ‘feelings’ column.  

How do these outputs fit into my career?

How do these things affect what’s important to my family life?

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MILLIONS OF PARENTS TO DEMAND MORE FLEXI-WORKING FROM BUSINESS

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

 

Businesses need to prepare now for flexible working changes that could see an extra 4.5 million parents asking their bosses for time off. From April 2009 the right to request flexible working is extended to parents with children up to the age of 16 after changes to the Employment Act.
Currently flexible working law allows parents with a child under six, or a disabled child under 18 or ‘carers’ to make a request for flexible working. This places a duty on employers to consider such requests seriously and only reject them for good business reasons. The number of requests is set to soar with the age limit rising to 16. 

Neil Atkinson, director of Deminos said: “There is no legal right to give people the time they ask for but … employers have a duty to consider any applications for flexible working, but they can reject it for sound business reasons. But they can’t just say no  said: “There is no legal right to give people the time they ask for but … employers have a duty to consider any applications for flexible working, but they can reject it for sound business reasons. But they can’t just say no this is asking for trouble
“Employers should expect a deluge of requests when this becomes law next year, with millions of parents asking for more flexible working to cope with the demands of older children.”
More legislation is also in the pipeline with proposals that from 2010 employees will gain the right to request time off for training, potentially allowing up to 22 million workers in England to apply. Neil Atkinson added: “This is an interesting one as you could have a situation where an employee requests time off to study or train to have a career change. An employer could in effect be actively helping that worker to leave the company! If this proposal becomes law, and it certainly looks that way, it will be another case of how a business responds to a request that will be important.”
Deminos offer a free employment law guide. For more information on your rights, check out Family Friendly Working and Working Families.

 

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New business start-up figures unaffected by credit crunch

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

A recent survey reveals that more people are starting a business to strengthen their financial security despite the current economic climate. Why? The leading reason was fear of redundancy, with flexible working and not having to answer to your boss following close behind.

Recent figures released by Companies House and the British Banking Association show further signs of business confidence. Over 27,000 new Limited Companies were incorporated in England and Wales in July 2008.

The research was carried out by business consultants www.getsetforbusiness.com who surveyed Over 200 businesses established for less than six months on their motivations for becoming self employed.

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Websites for parents wanting part time work

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Most of the stuff on this blog is for parents rnning a business, but many mums and dads are looking for flexible part time work. Fortunately there are some excellent websites to help. Mum and Working lists part-time jobs for parents who want to work during school hours or from home. It also has information about setting up your own business, career advice, training, and franchises. Check out Jobs for Mothers  and Working Mums : both are packed with flexible and part time working opportunities.

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