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The Floating Mentor

The Floating Mentor

We’ve met Archie Workman before on the blog, and he’s kindly returned to tell us about his latest incarnation as the Floating Mentor: Archie, tell us about the floating! We’ve had a narrowboat for about 14 years now, 7 of which were on the Shropshire Union canal. But 3 hours on the M6 there & […]

Never ignore an 8 year old!

Never ignore an 8 year old!

by Liz Proctor When you were an 8 year old, if someone had asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up, what would you have told them? How close are you to having that thing in your life and business now? OK, so being an astronaut, professional Lego builder or the World’s […]

The Writing Retreat

The Writing Retreat

A beautiful house by the sea in Cornwall, delicious home-cooked food, real fires, chatting about writing with Patrick Gale over dinner – how could you fail to be inspired by The Writing Retreat? Cofounder Kath Morgan gives us a glimpse behind the scenes: Kath, your Cornish writing retreats look idyllic! Where did the idea come […]

Vonage video – Tips, Advice and Ideas for Working from Home

Vonage video – Tips, Advice and Ideas for Working from Home

At the end of September I travelled up to London on a gloriously sunny Monday morning to take part in a Vonage video. I’ve worked with Vonage on sponsored posts about phone lines for home businesses, and they got in touch to ask if I’d like to talk about home working in a video series […]

How to work flexibly
By September 23, 2015 0 Comments Read More →

How to work flexibly

Would you like to work flexibly? But are you unsure how to go about it? Or doubt you could persuade your boss? This week is National Work Life Week, an annual event organised by the charity Working Families to highlight the importance of balancing work and home. Working Families says a significant number of parents […]