Founder Michelle Childs explained, “It’s the first time we’ve met at Pigg’s Playbarn which we chose for its easy location & great facilities. Our members come from all over Shropshire, some with their children, so Apley Farm Shop is ideal.”
BizMums was founded in November 2012 by Michelle Childs to offer support & inspiration to mums in business. They currently host events where mums can come along, meet, share what they do & learn valuable skills which they can then take back & apply to their business.
Lady Harriet Hamilton added “We’re very pleased to provide a venue for entrepreneurial groups, encouraging mothers to get back to work & into business. They are setting their children good examples & helping the local economy too.”
At each location BizMums host one event per month in a child-friendly location so mums can bring their children along too. They currently run 25 groups each month from across from the West Midlands up to East Yorkshire & have 100 members. Full Networking memberships are £15 a month which gives you unlimited access to all of their online resources, one-to-one member match ups & unlimited networking at all of our 25 events. The first meetup is always FREE so mums can see whether or not it suits their needs.
BizMums understand how important it is for mums who can feel isolated in their businesses, to be able to meet other mums & have the opportunity to learn & grow their businesses in a comfortable environment.
Each month they have a theme for all their meetings. We invite a guest speaker to come & share their expertise in their field with us. The themes are always useful to building your business such as PR, Marketing, social media, goal setting & blogging. This is furthered by free learning webinars, guest blog posts & training materials on our website & ‘BizClub’. If you aren’t able to attend meetings regularly, we also have an online members group on Facebook where you are able to network online with the other members.
Kelly Byrne of Kelly’s Cake Creations explained why she loves Bizmums: “I joined Bizmums in January this year. So far I’ve learnt how to use Twitter, Pinterest & Facebook for business & also some accounting. But most of all I’ve become good friends with other like minded mums in business. It’s great having a support network of understanding people who are experiencing similar business issues in their daily work. I recommend Bizmums to every mum in business. Having somewhere I can network & take my children with me too has made being a Mumpreneur working from home a lot less isolating & lonely.”
Rachael Dobson, Founder of P&AS, a charity supporting families with Pre & Post Natal Depression explained why she values her BizMums membership: “By going to BizMums & listening to guest speakers, I have built up my business knowledge, which I have implemented into our charity, P&AS. I have gained support & help with our fundraising work & met local business people including Kirsty & Rhea from J&PR, a local PR agency & Rebekkah Harriman, a social media trainer. The charity has also gained two trustees through BizMums, who are now invaluable to the running of the charity.”
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