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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Slip in to something a little more…

  We have spent over four years dispelling the myth that home business owners work in their PJs and slippers. And look at us now; offering a round-up of some of our most interesting slipper finds. Would you wear these to work?

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Emma Jones: My Mum, the ‘mumpreneur’

  When asked the question ‘who has been your business inspiration?’ I invariably reply ‘my Mum’ It was from her I learned the basics of financial accounting, the value of a strong work ethic, and the art of customer service. She was, and continues to be, her own boss and my greatest motivator. 

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Two artists, one house. Can it work?

  Karina and Paul Coghlin have been married for over a decade. They both work day jobs and return home to build their respective businesses; for Karina a jewellery company and for Paul, a photography venture. Can two creative businesses and a marriage be accommodated under a single roof? Seems so. 

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Survey respondent's "Truly Ace" netbook prize

  "It only takes a few minutes," was the disclaimer atop our Home Business Survey last year. "And you could win an HP netbook." For home business owner Amanda Vlahakis it was a few minutes well spent! She emailed us from her new computer to say how she was getting on with her prize.

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  San Sharma: My mum, the 'mumpreneur'

  My mum was born in a village in the Punjab region of north India. I was born in a Wolverhampton hospital in Thatcherite Britain. Our early lives couldn't have been any different. But by her twenties my mum was running a home business. Now, in mine, I am too. Is it any coincidence...?

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• Mar 8 2010

  

  Homeworking in the movies

  Was anyone crazy enough to stay up for the Oscar's last night? It seems like none of our Twitter followers did. But at #watercoolermoment today, I asked if there were any films with home businesses as the stars. Here's what we came up with, but be warned: list may contain scenes not suitable for younger viewers (and may not show homeworking in a particularly favourable light...)

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• Mar 8 2010

  

  Cover your motoring costs with AMAPs

  What are AMAPs, I hear you ask? It stands for Authorised Mileage Allowance Payments and, as a home business owner, did you know you can claim these payments to reduce your tax bill. Ralph Morton, Editor of Business Car Manager explains.

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• Mar 8 2010

  

  Do women have to work for themselves to work for equality?

  It's International Women's Day and one woman is adorning the covers of all the morning papers. It's not Jordan or Cheryl Cole - thank goodness! - but a woman more used to being behind the camera, the big winner at last night's Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow (director of The Hurt Locker). Bigelow's big win is timely for Women's Day organisers, but is her success an anomaly in a male-dominated workplace? And do women, like Bigelow, have to work for themselves to enjoy the same success as men?

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• Mar 8 2010

  

  5 steps to going global

  With home based businesses being more likely to export than their non home based colleagues, it can safely be said that home business owners have quite a role to play in stimulating international trade. Is it a route you want to take? Here’s how to go about it.

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• Mar 8 2010

  

  Stress? We haven't botany!

  Coll Smith knows a thing or two about house plants. She works for eFig - the European Federation of Interior Landscape Groups. And she says that keeping a plant or two in your home office can help concentration, productivity and lower stress. How do they do it? Here's Coll to explain how it works.

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