Women in Business Rochdale
More and more women are deciding to work while raising a family. Read the following articles to learn how you can balance being a business women and having a family
The news that an employee is pregnant can be a bit like a surprise visit from the in-laws: you might not be ecstatic about the idea but it’s one of those times in life you just have to put a brave face on things.
Maternity Allowance provides you with some money for up to a maximum of 26 weeks to help you take time off work for the birth of your baby and is not subject to tax or National Insurance.
Changes in paternity laws this April will allow a mother to transfer three months of her paid maternity leave to the father. Here we ask female entrepreneurs how the new legislation will affect their businesses.
Financial institutions may well need a shake up when helping female entrepreneurs. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some women in business about their experiences of raising finance and asks for your comments.
Some employers provide a childcare scheme and provide staff with childcare vouchers as part of their benefits package to assist them financially. Find out the ins and outs.
Changes in paternity laws this April will allow a mother to transfer three months of her paid maternity leave to the father. Here we ask female entrepreneurs how the new legislation will affect their businesses.
Some employers provide a childcare scheme and provide staff with childcare vouchers as part of their benefits package to assist them financially. Find out the ins and outs.
Indeed, feeling hopeless is terrifying – and yet there is nearly always something you can do. Swinging into action is the start of eliminating that hopelessness.
Financial institutions may well need a shake up when helping female entrepreneurs. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some women in business about their experiences of raising finance and asks for your comments.
Firstly, networking generally fails when you haven’t thought about what you want to achieve. Reasons for networking are varied but include: meeting suppliers, advisers, investors or customers; testing business ideas and getting feedback on issues from entrepreneurial peers.
Getting your product onto the shelves of a major retailer is no mean feat. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to Maria Hellyer, co-founder of The British Curry Company, about how she managed to turn a few jars of curry sauce at a summer fête into Bombay Authentics, a brand that is now sold throughout the UK and exported to 12 countries throughout North America, the Middle East and Europe.
The news that an employee is pregnant can be a bit like a surprise visit from the in-laws: you might not be ecstatic about the idea but it’s one of those times in life you just have to put a brave face on things.
Maternity Allowance provides you with some money for up to a maximum of 26 weeks to help you take time off work for the birth of your baby and is not subject to tax or National Insurance.
If you run your business from home, a proportion of the expenses of the residence used for business, such as an office or workshop, can be deducted from your taxable profits on your self-assessment tax return.
Starting a business is difficult enough, but add children into the equation and the challenge is multiplied. Here are a few tips from Gillian Nissim, Founder of WorkingMums.co.uk , herself a mum who started her own business.
It’s said that women have to work twice as hard as men to succeed in business. A glance at the figures suggests that the fairer sex continues to get a raw deal in commerce. Only nine female CEOs grace the FTSE 250 and a recent survey by the Institute of Directors showed the pay gap between male and female directors to be 22 per cent, up three per cent on the year before.
It’s not uncommon for “mumpreneurs” to start and run businesses from home.For many of us, the catalyst to start our own business has come from having children and wanting (and needing) to use our skills, earn an income but at the same time maximise the flexibility we have to manage work and family life. Working from home can seem like the perfect solution.