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New Book for Mums who want to Run a Business

From the author of Family Friendly Working, The Mumpreneur Guide is a new practical workbook, ideal for any woman who wants to start a business that fits in with the family.

• If you are trying to make a tough decision about returning to work after having a baby…
• If having a second child made the cost of childcare outweigh what you earn…
• Or if you struggling hard to combine being there for your schoolchildren with your job…

Have you thought about starting your own business?

Mother and business advisor Antonia Chitty has put together a guide for parents which is full of practical advice to help you start a business. This book is for you if you are short on time and resources and have to stop at 3 every day to collect the kids, or can only work when the baby naps.

Read to book to find out about:

• Getting a great business idea
• How to start a business
• Business planning and organization
• Business finance
• Finding customers
• Business on the web Looking after your life
• Taking your business to the next level

Everyone who buys the book also gets access to The Mumpreneur Guide’s Secret Blog, which will be full of ongoing help and business advice. See www.themumpreneurguide.co.uk to buy the book and find out more.

ENDS

Contact details:

Lindsey Collumbell, Bojangle Communications on T: 01372 274975 / M: 0771 7744719 / E: lindsey@bojangle.co.uk

Antonia Chitty, author of The Mumpreneur Guide on T: 01424 810 272 M: 07900 580 668 E: mail@antoniachitty.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

1. There are an estimated 167,353 self-employed mums working from home in the UK
2. 2. The Mumpreneur Guide, by Antonia Chitty, (Published by ACPR): ISBN 9780955534522 Price £15.00 due for release on 1^st September 2009. 
3. Antonia Chitty has run her own PR business since the birth of her daughter in 2002. She took advantage of being on maternity leave with her son in 2006 to write her first book, and combined writing and PR until taking a break to have her third child earlier this year. She lives on the Sussex coast. .
4. Antonia has written a number of books (Family Friendly Working, What to do when your child hates school, Special Educational Needs: A Parent’s Guide, Insomnia: The Essential Guide, Commercial Writing: How to Earn a Living as a Business Writer and A Guide to Promoting Your Business). She also runs a successful blog, www.familyfriendlyworking.co.uk
5. For more about Antonia’s work and to receive her free monthly newsletter of practical tips and case studies, go to www.themumpreneurguide.co.uk