Running A Family-Friendly Business: Ideas & Inspiration

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An ever-increasing number of parents are choosing to launch their own businesses, giving themselves the freedom to spend as much time with their families as they need. While starting a new business is a great idea, it’s important to remember that your business needs to be child-friendly, otherwise you may as well be working in an employed role. 

That’s why, when it comes to launching your business, it’s so vital that you take the time to think carefully about what steps you can take to create a more family-friendly business. What you want to do is build a business model that fits around your family’s needs, rather than having to fit your family around your business. 

The good news is that there are plenty of ways that you can do that – it’s just a case of launching the right type of business, that’s all. Bearing that in mind, below are a few ideas and pieces of inspiration for launching a family-friendly business in 2020. 

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Launch a home baking business 

If you’re someone who is able to bake confidently and understands the importance of effective kitchen hygiene and careful handling of allergens, then you might want to consider launching your own home baking business. If you’re going to launch a baking business – be it bread, cupcakes or traybakes – you need to contact your local authority to discuss the safety rules that you will need to have in place in your kitchen. 

Once you’ve got your approval, the next step is to create a business plan and start putting an action plan into place. It’s important to think about the tools that you will need to succeed, such as a number of baking tools, and potentially a van and adequate commercial insurance in place – insure your van with One Sure. You need to think carefully about the costs associated with your business and how you will manage them. 

Start an event planning business 

Do you have an eye for style and design and a flair for creativity? Then you might want to consider starting your own virtual events planning business that caters to various events, from weddings and christenings to birthday parties. You could opt to manage each job entirely from home, around your childcare needs. By running a virtual event planning business, you could undercut competitors by offering more affordable event planning rates. 

Prior to launching your business, make sure to think about all of the important factors, such as who your contacts will be. You also need to think about how you will market yourself and your services, and when you will work – will you have set work hours or will you work in a more flexible way?

Launch a blog 

Have you always loved to write – or always fancied turning your hand to writing? Well, now is your chance. Why not launch a blog on a topic that interests you – beauty, fitness, family, etc. – and learn how to monetize that blog? There’s amazing earning potential from blogging – it’s just  a case of making sure that you know what you’re doing and how to effectively earn an income. 

To start your own blog you will need to buy a domain, create a blog site, and start building up a bank of content. The good news is that you can write around family life – whenever you have the time. Plus, there’s a fantastic blogging community on social media that can offer you plenty of help and support. Why not try my free blogging course, blogging secrets to start you off.

There are many ways to earn money from home; it is just about getting creative and coming up with a good idea. 

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