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Achieving a work-life balance as a working mum 
How to balance work and being a mum

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Achieving a work-life balance as a working mum 

Nicola Bird |

Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, runs a global online coaching platform as well as being a mum to her three young children. Here, she tells SmallBusiness.co.uk how she has achieved a balance that works for her.

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Childcare vouchers

Offering your staff childcare vouchers could be a great way to support employees and save money through tax relief, writes Simon Moore, managing director of Computershare Voucher Services.

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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.

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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.

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Going virtual

With a wide area network (or WAN) you can connect your business’s systems together across several sites without having to rely on the low speed and unreliability of the public internet.

How to handle maternity leave

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How to handle maternity leave

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.

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Flexible working

Serial entrepreneur Peter Jones and BT Business MD Bill Murphy discuss the rise in popularity of flexible working and how it can work in businesses' favour.

Changes in paternity laws

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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.

Top start-up tips for mums

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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. 

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More female entrepreneurs are discovering how a mentor can reinvigorate their business.

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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.

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