Career

Discover empowering strategies to advance your career as a single mum. Explore expert resources on study, retraining and hunting down that perfect job. Find guidance on childcare options, workplace flexibility, employment planning, and balancing your work/mum life.

Career

How to Start a Small Business in Australia

Thinking of starting a small business? Whether it’s a passion project or a game-changing idea, turning your vision into reality can be both exciting and challenging. This guide will walk you through every step, from brainstorming your business idea to...

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Tips for studying as a single mum

Having children is wonderful, but one thing’s for sure: they are not conducive to furthering your career. However much we hear about workplace gender equality, taking time off for baby-making can set you back big time in the employment stakes....

Tips for sending your child to child care when you’re not quite ready to let them go

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Sending your child to childcare when you are not ready

As parents we can feel tremendous amounts of guilt about the parenting decisions we need to make. Add the need for child care to the list and our brains can explode with questions and what-ifs. Today we look at some...

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5 Common business uses for a solar battery

Converting your business to be dependent on solar power can be a great way to cut down on energy bills and store energy for when you need it most. Solar battery systems allow businesses to store excess energy to use...

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How to negotiate flexible work arrangements with your employer

The elusive work/life balance is utopia for every working mum, and for single mums is can be even more challenging. But there is a way, and it doesn’t involve retraining or looking for a new job. Instead you can negotiate...

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How to get clarity on your chosen career and land your dream job

You may already have your dream job. That’s wonderful. It’s so important to have a job you enjoy. Perhaps you know exactly what you want to do but are unsure how to do it? Or maybe you want a career...

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How to start an online business on a budget

24 September 2017 Starting an online business … I did it. You may have done it. Hell, everybody’s doing it. It’s the perfect work/life balance for single mums .. but it’s often easier said than done. Cue the industry expert...

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Helping single mums with money mindset

19 September 2017 I believe everything happens for a reason. And there was most definitely a reason for me meeting the much-loved Denise Duffield-Thomas, founder of Lucky Bitch. Long-story-short, (did I mention I MET Denise Duffield-Thomas?) she agreed to chat...

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How to balance and enjoy your work mum life

7 March 2017 As single mum do you find it hard to balance your kids, your home responsibilities and your career? Kim Stone is a mum of two and the founder of Undercover Mum. She supports and mentors working mums so...

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From homeless and on Centrelink to CEO

If ever there was an inspirational story to make you realise that however low things get, anything is possible … this is it. Kylie Travers went from homeless single mum on Centrelink due to domestic violence, to multiple international award...