How do you balance life and work as a small business owner. Articles on the importance of work life balance including tips on managing stress, benefits and advantages. How to maintain work life balance men and women with families.
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.
Béatrice Piquer Durand, of Ipanema Technologies, discusses the challenges of being a female in the male-dominated world of IT.
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
Gill Thomas started kids’ music classes Jo Jingles in 1995 and has since grown the company to the tune of £4 million, with nearly 100 franchise outlets
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Gillian Nissim, Founder of WorkingMums.co.uk, gives her advice to mums who are looking to start a business.
More female entrepreneurs are discovering how a mentor can reinvigorate their business.
Do you have children and want to use your skills and earn an income? Here are some tips for business mums.
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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In our small business guide to shipping, we explore how young companies approached their logistical operations, with first-hand accounts from case studies on importing and expert advice on tax considerations, international shipping regulations, hidden port charges, and more.
A business plan is not only essential for starting a business or for raising funds, but it is vital for running the business. Get top tips and download this helpful business plan template.
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