Parents in Biz

Welcome to the 13th issue of the Parents in Business Magazine Summer is here, and as quick as you can blink, the children will be breaking up from school. In this issue, we have an article on learning through play supporting children to explore, be i

Learning through play supports children to explore, be imaginative and creative. There are many ways that you can implement learning through play at home. However, where do you start? When I became a mother 5 years ago, I found myself at home during

How To Fix Meetings by Graham Allcott and Hayley Watts. How To Fix Meetings is a really useful book. It’s just under 200 pages and packed with tips that you can easily read in a couple of days and then begin to take action on. The first thing to ment

Meet You At The Barre came as a complete surprise - I always felt that I had more in me, but every time my career started gaining traction, another baby would come along, and work would be sidelined again. Never in a million years would I have predic

In 2015 I left my job as a magazine designer to go freelance. I worked two part-time jobs on the side, to begin with, including managing an escape room. My daughter was born in 2017. I returned to client work when she was one month old. I’m grateful

“Can success make you lose friends?” Why did I find myself googling this question after a break-up with a friend who I thought I would be on a cruise with at the age of 95? An ending that felt unresolved, no fight, no apparent distaste for one anothe

Sam Chetwood, CeCe & Me. I’m Sam, founder of CeCe & Me, a mobile kid’s shoe shop based in South West London. My aim is to make shopping for kids shoes more convenient, more enjoyable and far less stressful! I work mostly with preschool children, who

Running my own business, running my family and trying to be a good citizen to boot - all too often, I am told to look after my wellbeing. ‘OMG, it’s my job to look after others’ wellbeing, I don’t have time to look after my own! I should probably tak

My passion has revolved around tackling climate change in different ways, having built and invested in a range of companies that positively impact our environment in sectors such as biofuels, plastics recycling, solar batteries, and wind turbine comp

Do you have a fantastic idea for a new product? If so, you are probably keen to get it launched and on-sell but may be unsure how to transform your initial idea into a successful product. Everyone has heard the doom and gloom stories of how many new

We run an award-winning independent cidery - harvesting, pressing, bottling and distributing more than 90,000 litres of craft cider a year, using 17 types of apples from six orchards. We were first introduced to the taste of craft cider on a family h