Work and childcare becomes office and play
Juggling work and childcare could become a thing of the past for South West London residents with the launch of Third Door in May 2010. The first facility of its kind in the UK, Third Door will provide flexible office space with on-site childcare operated on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The Wandsworth-based company lets parents book a workspace – a hot desk or meeting room – and a place in the on-site OFSTED registered crèche for their child, at times that suit their specific work requirements. This flexibility will be ideal for independent professionals, entrepreneurs, freelancers, remote, home-based workers or employees who are able to work from home at least one day a week.
I don’t want a flexible job – I want a flexible income
We’ve had an increasing number of requests from our members to put less flexible jobs on our job board and more links to reputable ways of earning a per action income.
These are ways for anyone with access to the internet to perform an action on behalf of a client and in return get paid for that action. These actions could be data entry, taking a call, creating links, performing social media tasks, the list goes on. They offer the ultimate in flexibility because if you don’t do the work you don’t get paid – if you do you do. They can be dropped and picked up as you wish.
Is Your Business Idea A Good Idea?
This is the big one. This is the question that you just can’t ignore if you’re going to invest in your own business. Unfortunately, you can’t answer it, no-one can.
I was watching a bit of TV last night and there were a couple of Irish entrepreneurs selling genuine Irish dirt, bits of earth, in a nice bag to the American market. They were selling tons of the stuff. Can you imagine going to the bank with that business plan? The manager would have to change his pants.
But however bizarre it sounds these guys are making it work. I’ve no clue what research they did, if any, they just had an idea and it turned out to be a pretty good one. So is your idea a good one?
Wake Up Call: Parents Walking Out Through Lack of Flexible Work
UK parents are leaving work due to the lack of flexible working opportunities available to them, according to a new survey for Family Friendly Working. The cost of childcare is also forcing parents to stay at home.
The survey reveals that just over a third (34.6%) of parents who had left work after having children had done so because of lack of flexible work opportunities. Three in 10 (30.7%) cite the cost of childcare as a key reason to quit.
