Choosing someone to look after your child when you return to work or training is one of the most important decisions you can make. Babyexpert are pleased to welcome Susanna Dawson from the National Childminders Association (NCMA) for a webchat

No working mum can be perfect, but every working mum can be great. How? By finding ways to deal with the  stress, workload and time shortage that usually comes with the territory.Try these techniques which will free up time for you to enjoy your job

®, beat off 180 entrants to win the best use of media at this year’s Business Mum Awards.Mamascarf is available from Mamascarf for £17.99.Free Business mum advice and Mumpreneur support is available 24-7 at MumsClub

chatroom to answer any questions you might have on family budgeting; whether it be about maternity pay, child trust funds, best savings accounts or simply how to stretch the weekly food budget. Jasmine will be happy to help. Join us in the LIVE WEBCHAT

for brothers and sisters together. Your childminder may also be able to take and pick up your children from school.Best for one-on-one timeWorking in their own homes, providing childcare for up to six children at any one time aged from birth until secondary

-packed dishes to treat the kids' tastebuds. But for some mums, juggling family life and work commitments means there simply isn't time to cook everything from scratch. Rather than falling back on conventional fast foods and ready meals - often high in additives

than I need to begin. I've now decided to press ahead by setting up my own small manufacturing unit, which I think will work really well, but I have to source the materials- it's not easy to find genuine wholesalers. Do you have any tips about sourcing

Many new mums who decide not to return to work are interested in running a party plan, selling items by setting up parties. Underwear, cards, beauty products and jewellery are common business opportunities in this field. But what will cost you

Sleepless nights, crying babies and dirty nappies may not seem the best circumstances in which to start up a business, but for many new mums, becoming their own boss is the best way of juggling work and motherhood. Alison Hopkins, managing director

you’re mad to try and launch during a recession!).The two mum inventors of the brilliant Dream Tubes inflatable bed guard set – now one of our best sellers – were told on numerous occasions that an inflatable bed guard wouldn’t work. But rigorous