Parents in Biz

Parents in Business Magazine brings you the very best business resources, guidance from industry experts and inspirational stories from real-life parent business owners, all to support you on your journey to success. Whether you are thinking of starting a business or own a business, the Parents in Business Magazine offers the best advice to support you on your business journey.

Welcome to our Autumn Issue

Contributors • Meet the people who have taken part in the creation of this issue

Mum and Dad’s the word

Kat Vandal

How to survive being sick and running a small business • Being a small business owner is a stressful task at the best of times, but what happens when you get sick? It’s understandable to begin panicking. You cannot afford to have days or even weeks away from the office because you’re ill. As a parent business owner, the challenge has ramped up even more because you have to try and take care of yourself, your business, and your kids.

Heartbreak taught me how to take one step at a time • Ones Leisure Trainers launched in December 2021. Simon Caulton (Ones Founder) designed and created lightweight, super comfortable and eco-friendly trainers for anyone who needs to stay on their feet all day. The brand creation was inspired by Simon’s own personal, heartbreaking journey when his daughter, Mia, was diagnosed with infantile acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at just seven months old in July 2017 and given a 50:50 survival rate of reaching the age of five.

Financial protection for business owners

How to finish the year strong with your business

Interview with Johanna Elizabeth • Johanna Elizabeth is a photographer. She is married and has two daughters, Erin, 15 and Elsie, 8. She was a midwife and started photography as a sideline, photographing the beauty of pregnancy, and that grew quickly into babies, kids and families. Her business has since grown and evolved.

Marketing during an economic downturn

Interview with Steve Bazell

STRAIGHTFORWARD SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES

Recruitment and retention: 6 helpful tips for your small businesses to thrive in a tight market • In light of interest rates rising to 1.75% in August 2022, the highest jump in 27 years and the current challenge small businesses face in recruiting and retaining staff, this article provides some helpful tips to employers to help them stay competitive in a tight employment market.

SMALL BUSINESS: Mothers and daughters in business • Meet the mother and daughters team who run a successful business together in Gloucestershire. After a pandemic that has disproportionately affected female-led businesses for the past 2 years, this family company is getting back on track and ready to launch full force into the business of empowering the nation’s female business owners.

Parents in Business Directory

Book Review • Read through Shona’s book reviews, and discover the best business books.