Ah the summer holidays! Six weeks of bliss, no school, no after school or weekend clubs just six weeks of quality time with the kids! Wonderful… Well, wonderful apart from if you have a job that isn’t term-time only and therefore need to continue working but don’t have any childcare in place… This isn’t a […]
Tag Archives: work life balance
10
Jan
Jan
Last month I attended a Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Women in Business brunch and picked up some startling statistics that I wanted to share. I am a huge advocate of women in business, especially of working mothers and of those who have been ‘negotiated’ out of their role during or after maternity leave as […]
04
Jul
Jul
I started my business ‘The Marketing Associates’ when my first daughter was 18 months old. This was pretty easy as she still had a good solid nap once a day and went to nursery once a week. As things got busier she got older and moved on to pre-school so my working time naturally increased. […]
17
Feb
Feb
So, we all know that being a mother in general is hard work; you never get a day off, you are always on call and you get very little thanks, but we also know that it is amazing at the same time. The real fun starts when you try and be a ‘modern’ woman and […]
26
Jul
Jul
If you are currently sat at your kitchen table thinking ‘what am I going to do for a job’ then this blog is to cheer you, support you and hopefully help you in your start-up!… The Marketing Associates’ is a flexible, marketing resource concept launched, like many other modern day start-ups, from a kitchen table […]