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Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Guest Post by Alison Pinney – Cambridge Business Mums Conference

Cambridge Business Mums Conference

If you are a mum in business and can’t get enough of networking, then start off 2011 on the right track by attending Cambridge’s first ever Business Mums Conference.  Open to ALL mums in business, wherever they live, this promises to be a fantastic day of networking for all delegates.

Being organised by Alison Pinney and Helen Mortlock of Mums Business Club (Cambridge) this Conference is packed full with a programmeof inspirational speakers and seminars and a deliciously appetizing 4-course lunch, all for a very low price of £30!!

As an added extra we are putting on mini pampering treatments (small extra charge for these) which will be available throughout the day.

Our headline speaker is Emma Wimhurstwho will be giving a very motivational seminar and will be available to sell and sign copies of her book Boom!

Robert Jerram of Linen at Homeand Giant Potentialwill be our Chair for the day and will also be running a workshop.

A raffle will be drawn at the end of the day with proceeds being split between Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis charities.

There are exhibition spaces available for anybody wanting to book a space and there area also opportunities for sponsorship.  Full details on these can be found here

Friday, 14 January 2011

It has been a very exciting and busy 24 hours…

I have been following the Become a Mumpreneur FREE course over the last month and recently finished it and last night I decided to take the plunge and signed up for the paid membership. It is just £9.99 a month if you sign up before Monday 17 January and £14.99 thereafter.

I have to say I think already in just 24 hours I have had this months money’s worth…. it is the best thing since sliced bread if you are thinking of or are already starting or continuing with a business.

So much information, including support, webinars course work and a chat forum all included in the price. It represents great vlaue for money and now I have been able to check out the  membership benefits from the inside I have to say BaM is FaB and many thanks and success must go to Antonia Chitty and Erica Douglas for creating this course and support site for us all.

The webinar launch is this Sunday at 8pm and the official launch is this Monday so do have a look if you haven’t already and if you are interested in signing up follow this link and I look forward to catching up with you all in the chat room.

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Want to learn blogging?

• Perhaps you want to learn too?

• Do you have a subject that you love ?

• or just want to air your views and get things off your chest?

I started blogging for my chocolate business nearly 2 years ago.

I thought it would help my regular chocolate newsletters I send out and allow me to be less formal and blog about my chocolate business and  some personal stuff at the the same time!

I always have a lot to say but I’m self taught and have been wanting to find out how to blog properly for this new business I am launching soon and hope I will be able with some help from Erica and my blogging friends create a really good blog  and link it here in the future…

Having a blog and embracing the blogging community is a good place to start.

I have met some wonderful blogging friends particularly at the CyberMummy 2010 conference last year

and yes I will be going to CyberMummy 2011 in June so hope to meet some of you there!

So recently just before Christmas I found Erica’s blog at Little Mummy and signed up for her FREE blogging course. Erica has been blogging for 5 years and is very clever and makes money on her blog using her own sponsors just for blogging!

She sends me an email once a week I haven’t finished the course yet but I am really impressed…

the information she has included has been excellent, clear, concise and easy to follow.

So if you are thinking of starting a blog, or you a seasoned blogger or want to start one for your own business

but need a few new tips to sharpen things up?  do sign up for her FREE course via email you have nothing to lose.

Erica has kindly offered to send me a copy of her ebook The Mum Blogger in return for my post and I can’t wait to read it.

Thursday, 23 December 2011

What fun creating the Mums Business Directory blog… Hello World!

Well I am truly bowled over today as some weeks ago I entered a competition that Susan Odev Mum Ultrapreneur ran – to choose a name for her 2nd book which is due to be launched next spring!

The winner was announced today and to my utter amazement my book title was chosen…

WOW

Her new book is to be called

Mums mean business…

thought of by me over a glass of wine or two!

Hope you like it? sure it will be a great success & I cannot wait to read it.

Her first book can be purchased on Amazon here

Please do like her facebook page here

I am also regularly listen and tune into her Blog talk Radio radio shows where many business mums are interviewed and Susan shares her motivational views.

I have really enjoyed the recent Sparkles series of interviews.

SPARKLES, in her first book stands for:

Simplicity – Passion – Action – Relationships – Knowing – Learning – Enthusiasm – Self belief

Can’t wait to read my prize copy!

Happy Christmas to you all Emma x