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Parent company
Motherhood is no barrier to starting a company. SmallBusiness.co.uk meets the women who have successfully balanced raising a child with running a business
Top start-up tips for mums
Gillian Nissim, Founder of WorkingMums.co.uk, gives her advice to mums who are looking to start a business.
Childcare voucher schemes
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.
Jane Asher on starting a business
Jane Asher has starred in movies opposite Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier. She’s written novels and regularly treads the boards in the West End. Despite all that, little could prepare her for the highs and lows of running her own business, Party Cakes.
Changes in paternity laws
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.
On the money trail
Finance for female-led business is a hot topic. In November, the government started an investment fund targeted at women. Here, female entrepreneurs tell us how they raised finance.
Get the most out of networking
Building relationships with businesses that are complementary to your own means they can pass customers your way and vice versa. SmallBusiness.co.uk offers some tips on getting the most out of networking opportunities and events.
Ladies who launch: women and funding
When it comes to pay, the gender gap is all too apparent in the UK. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to five high-achieving women to find out whether it really is a man’s world
Tax and home-based businesses
As a business you can claim tax allowances. This means you can deduct a proportion of certain costs from your taxable profits and reduce your tax bill. SmallBusiness.co.uk explains.
Next generation networking
Until now, social networking has often sat awkwardly with work, with bosses fretting about hours wasted on Twitter and Facebook. The question is, have they got anything to offer business owners in terms of networking opportunities.
Checklist: your family
Starting up a business changes everything, including your family life. When starting up, use this checklist to see if you and your family are prepared and how they may be able to help.
Work and Families Act Q&A
New maternity and adoption rights came into effect on 1 April 2007 as a result of the Work and Families Act 2006. This Q&A provided by Smallbusiness.co.uk and Peter-Jon Chalmers, director of Empire HR, provides information and advice in relation to these changes.
Balance home and work life
Most of us have suffered from some form of stress at some point trying to balance home and work life. Learning to identify the symptoms is a good starting point and these tips from SmallBusiness.co.uk and BUPA offer some practical advice.
Paying for child care
You are not allowed to include the cost of child care in your expenses in calculating you Income Tax and National Insurance liability, but you may be eligible for Working Tax Credit.
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