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Q1. Give a brief description of your business.
We run an organic cotton clothing company with ranges for babies, children and breastfeeding mums.
Q2. You used to be known as ‘cut4cloth’, why did you change the name?
Cut4Cloth was started originally because I couldn?t find any clothing anywhere on the market that would fit comfortably over a cloth nappy. It made sense that our clothing followed the ethical considerations that drew us to cloth nappies in the first place so we made it organic and fair trade. As …
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Aruna is an ex-barrister who now makes an income producing books with BlurbNation. Read on to find out how she does it.
First, a quick introduction to BlurbNation;
BlurbNation is a community of editors, writers, designers, artists, and photographers. Blurb provides everything you need to make books for your clients, including free bookmaking software, your own online bookstore, and a print-on-demand back-end that enables you to print professional-quality books in any quantity. Anyone can become a member of BlurbNation, it?s as simple as signing up and making yourself available to …
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Today I’m wondering if there is a sea of change in the world of work for mums.
A very rudimentary timeline;
Pre-1980′s (?) Mums stayed at home to look after children, whilst father earned the ‘daily bread’.
1980′s – Noughties Mums managed careers and family simultaneously. Supposedly ‘having it all’.
The Future
The landscape is changing, many mums are accepting that they wish to be a stay at home parent, if not in full, then in part. Mums also accept that they a) cannot survive on one wage and b) have ambitions of …
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This is an interview with Maree Macey, parent and founder of Poteez.? A disposable potty to use on the move.? I hope you enjoy the interview and if you are thinkng of starting a business I hope this interview helps inspire you.
Q1. Give a brief description of your business
Poteez is a flat-packed, bio-degradable, disposable cardboard potty that is designed to make potty training on the go carefree and simple. It assembles quickly and simply into a strong, secure and comfortable potty your child can use anytime, anywhere.
Q2. How did …
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I have been asked to take a look at the BabySock and give my opinions (I’m pretty good at that!).
I have been paid a small fee to do this, however, it’s the kind of site/product/business I like to champion. Why?
I’m fascinated by Mums, who, through the journey of motherhood come up with products and ideas that help other mums, or help them to support their family and still spend lots of quality time with the kiddies (somethingelse I champion!).
A bit from the about page;
“After moving to the Seattle area …
