Eat That Cake!
Baby + Business = The best of both worlds!
When I set up my business, Swift Realisation, in 2008 one of the driving factors was my desire to start a family.
At that time I was commuting from Rotherham to Leeds each day, spending 3 hours a day in rush hour traffic on the M1 (on a good day!), returning home exhausted and going to bed early ready for the 6am start the following morning.
I knew this couldn't continue once we had a baby and nor would I have wanted it to - I wanted to spend as much time as possible at home with our baby. So I spent some time thinking about what I enjoyed, what I was good at, spoke to family, close friends and colleagues and came up with the idea for Swift Realisation - rapid action project management and practical, hands on support to ensure projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard.
The business has now been running successfully for almost 4 years and our daughter, Summer is now 6 months old. The past 6 months haven't been easy and I admit there have been times when I've wished I could have taken 'proper' maternity leave, but as the other new mums around me start to plan their return to work I feel extremely fortunate that I can continue to work flexibly (days, nights, weekends!) around Summer - and spend plenty of time with her as she grows up.
So you really can have your cake and eat it!
I know there are lots of mums / mums to be out there that are in exactly the same position as I was and I know how important it is to have the right support around you as you start that new venture. With this in mind I have launched 'Eat That Cake' - a special package of support for mums in business - offering the same services as Swift Realisation (project start up support, marketing, websites, social media and event management) but at a reduced rate as I know first hand how financially challenging having a baby can be!
