Feature Articles
Women Encouraged Into Franchising
The franchising industry has recognised the huge untapped potential among women as prospective franchise owners and has established a new independent group to inspire, educate and support women who are looking to enter franchising. Read more...
South East Shows Women How To Succeed In Science
The British Association for the Advancement of Science is demonstrating how women are succeeding in the world of science and technology at this week’s Festival of Science. Three of the five British Science Festival Award winners are women and they are among the key speakers at the event, taking place in Guildford from 5-11 September. Read more...
Five Myths of Franchising a Business
Franchising expert Clive Sawyer of Business Options, dispels the myths of franchising a business. Many people have heard of franchising and this has led to many myths about what franchising actually is and how to go about it. Read more...
Mumtrepreneurs Make Flexible Working A Priority
New employment legislation came into force in April this year that allows parents of children up to the age of 18 to apply to their employer to work flexibly – be it fitting around school hours, compressing the working week into fewer days, home working or other options. Read more...
Business Adviser Urges Community to Value Women's Enterprise
“Getting women into business ownership makes a huge difference to an area, not just economically, but at all social levels,” says Jason Martin, Director of the South Kent Enterprise Gateway and successful entrepreneur turned business advice consultant. Read more...
Women Entrepreneurs Break Boundaries to International Trading
This is a time of particular concern for women with families under real strain and uncertainty in the recession. However, it is also a time when women have the opportunity to play a greater part than ever before in the economy at both a national and international level. Read more...
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For years, home-working has been a panacea for people who need to work flexibly. While some companies in IT and telecoms are leading the way in this respect, others are taking a more cautious approach to allowing their employees to work from home.
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Home-working Set to Increase During the Recession
For years, home-working has been a remedy for people who need to work flexibly. While some companies have led the way in this respect, others have taken a more cautious approach in allowing their employees to work from home. However, with many firms seeking to reduce overheads during the recession and a tightening job market, there is a growing realisation that home-working can offer a flexible solution. Read more...
Time to start a business?
Do you dream of running your own business but haven’t taken the steps to make it a reality? Whilst there always seems to be a reason to hold you back, perhaps now is the time to think again.
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It's time to celebrate 'Mumtrepreneurs'
Confronted with squeezing the 9-5 into the 10-3 to fit in with the school run, it’s no surprise many women never return to their previous full–time jobs. Whilst many women struggle to find more flexible ways of working within their current jobs, an increasing number have discovered that running their own company is an alternative way of creating a good work/life balance.
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New year, New start up
Tradition dictates that the New Year is the time to make a new start. Statistics suggest that whilst more than half of us make a New Year’s resolution, very few end up continuing with the good intentions. Our top resolutions tend to be negatively framed such as losing weight or stopping smoking – rather than starting something positive. However, New Year is also a time when people consider making changes to their career – in fact surveys show that at this time of year, some six per cent of us decide to go into self employment.
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