Mums are the business
August 1st, 2008 by dianaMadonna is one and so are Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and even Jordan! These women are not just famous celebrities but Mumpreneurs, the latest buzzword in enterprise. For a long time women in business have been a regular occurrence but the glass ceiling still holds strong when family and child care venture into the picture.
Thankfully there is evidence of women creating businesses whilst being able to care for their families. Mumpreneurs like Nadine Hill who created The Dream PA, Jessica Huie who set up Colour Blind cards and Beth Goddard who founded More! Productions are able to challenge the marketplace with creative and successful businesses models whilst effectively respecting family commitments.
So, can women really run successful businesses and families? Saira Khan of The Apprentice fame aims to answer this very question on The Money Programme‘s Mums The Business. Saira will be travelling around the country talking to Mumpreneurs and asking if women can really mix enterprise and family. Make sure you tune in on Friday 8th August at 7pm BBC 2 and let us know here on the blog what you think….
Diana x
August 7th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I think it is entirely possible to run a sucessful business and manage the family at the same time. No one said it is easy but I would much prefer to work after the children have gone to bed, when it suits me, than to juggle the demands of an employer plus the demands of the family - often it is the latter that lose out. Nadine and I have chatted this over in the past and we are both in agreement that this is the only way forward for us.
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August 10th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Interesting and inspiring programme…but noticed all the Mums had partners who clearly contributed to the household income.Full responsibility for putting food on the table and paying the household bills whilst running a business,is a different challenge altogether!