Childcare needs on the rise for 3 in 4 UK workers
Employees expect employers to offer childcare support during COVID-19, with hundreds of thousands of children being sent home from school since they re-opened in September.
Tag: Parenting
Life as a single dad prepared me for running a business during COVID-19
By Jez Proctor
Jez Proctor is a high flying business leader and a single father. He shares how these two life events prepared him for the UK’s COVID-19-crisis.
What being a parent teaches you about running a business
Owning a business is a calling in life. It is an enormous responsibility and honour. The only accomplishment in life that might top it is that of being a parent.
How having kids made me a better manager
By Staff writer
“Becoming a mum is the best thing I have ever done. Setting up my own business is the second.” Here’s why Petra Smith, founder of Squirrels&Bears?believes being a mum makes her better in business.
Why SMEs need to listen to the needs of working fathers
By Staff writer
Offering flexible working options for new fathers means fewer absences and costly recruitment drives for replacements.
Britain’s Fathers Want Improved Work-Life Balance To Be With Families
The UK’s working fathers are prepared to sideline their careers for improved work-life balance and family time, the 2017 Modern Families Index has revealed.
How I turned being a woman and a mother into a competitive advantage
Exactly how you make work “work” is something many entrepreneurs will have pondered and was certainly at the forefront of my mind when I was working as a lawyer in a magic circle firm in the noughties.
Tech business Chirp overfunded on Crowdcube to almost double investment target
After launching a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube in May, mobile tech company Chirp has beaten its £400,000 investment target with a 188 per cent overfund to enhance its “internet of sound”.
Unilever partners UK parenting startup to make children enjoy cleaning
UK parenting startup Funifi has introduced a mobile app to make chores a fun experience for children, working in partnership with Unilever through its Foundry scheme, which provides technology innovators support, experience and investment.