How To Be Your Own Boss
If you decide that you want to run a business from home after having a child, or at any other point in your career, then you may find that you are required to be your own boss. Whilst this can sound like a wonderful idea to many, it can sometimes be tougher than you might think. With this in mind, here are a few tips on how to achieve success when you’re your own boss. First of all, you...
Read MoreHow to Run A Business From Home When You Have Small Children – Review by Alan Dapré
A lovely review from the lovely Alan Dapré, children’s author, screenwriter and playright, on my new eBook How to Run a Business From Home When You Have Small Children: “Life for parents is always hectic and demanding and requires considerable patience, humour and organisation. Celina Lucas has written a compact book crammed with insight and helpful advice for parents. She shares her...
Read MoreWork from home when you have small children: how to do it and stay sane!
Well, this poor old blog has been somewhat neglected lately as I’ve been flat out writing my new eBook How to Run a Work From Home Business When You Have Small Children. As you can see, it’s finished and uploaded to the Kindle Store on Amazon, hurrah! That makes 3 full length books so far and several extracts. Basically, I wanted to write a book for those mums and dads who were trying to...
Read MoreWant to work from home?
Is your maternity leave coming to an end and you don’t want to go back to full time (or even part time) work? Are your kids now going to school and you’re wondering what to do with yourself? Are you a parent to a child with special needs and can’t go back to paid work? Perhaps you’re a carer for your partner, or a parent? Do you live in a remote area or have no reliable transport? Are you...
Read MoreDoooooom! How to protect yourself against global recession (or at least have a damn good try)
So, the world is teetering on the edge of a global recession, jobs are drying up and there’s less and less money to go round. It’s all a bit pants, all round. However, you can do a little bit to protect yourself against the worst effects of the global financial crisis by exploring these three key concepts: Build multiple streams of income (or multiple revenue streams) Stop swapping your time...
Read MoreWant to start working from home? Domestic Entrepreneur is here!
Are you a Domestic Entrepreneur? Well, this is a business idea that I’ve been kicking around for a while. When I had my son and realised that I would soon have to return to work, I did what a lot of parents do and started looking for work I could do from home. Yes, I would still need childcare (have you tried doing any work with a toddler on your lap trying to ‘help’?) but at...
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