Saturday Site - Heather Monro
Heather Mono is the author of Peggy, a book about a washing line. She is an author, teacher and a Mum, so when she set about writing her first children’s book, she wrote with her audience in mind. On her site, as Peggy, you can also read more about children and reading and how important reading is for children. While you’re there, read all about Peggy. Peggy is

Friday Five - Jewellery
Whether you are looking for a special gift for a friend, or something for yourself, you can’t go past gorgeous jewellery. This week, check out these 5 fantastic sites from business mums who create and sell stunning jewellery. Baubles, Bubbles and Bags - OK, so Norlin doesn’t make the jewellery on her site, however she does have stunning pieces and on occasion resells jewellery by business mums. Annette Piper Handcrafted Jewellery - f

Hobby to Business - Get help
No man or business mum is an island. Quite a few times I’ve heard people tell me that the business can only grow as big as the owner - unless he, or she, gets some help. The first thing I ever outsourced was my bookkeeping. It was a task that I hated, so would always end up at the bottom of the list & was hopelessly out of date (or so I thought). Once I got a bookkeeper in, my accounts are reconciled every month and I know where I stand. There are many different ways you can get help. It may be outsourcing tasks to a virtual assistant, recruiting your kids to help pack orders, bringing in a staff member, or getting sales consultants to sell your products. G

Marketing Monday - Media Page
Have you received publicity for your business in the media? You have, do you have a media page? One thing I have found with publicity, is that publicity often brings more publicity. So, promoting any media appearances you have had, can help you get in the media even more. It also helps gain trust with customers, especially if yours is an online business. People tend to trust editorial in the media more than an advertisement. Your media page doesn’t have to be elaborate. Having images of covers and articles is a great idea. Be careful about copyrig

Saturday Site - Word Constructions Blog
With so many great blogs and sites around, I thought I’d try a “Saturday Site” post to show off some of my favourites. One of my favourite blogs is the Word Constructions blog. Tash shares great tips on running a small business as well as how to make your writing clearer. She posts regularly so you know that when you visit there will be more information to read. Keep an eye out for the grammar tips Tash shares. I think I missed out on a