Times have changed and more and more mums are finding themselves wanting to return to the workplace. Sometimes this return is precipitated by financial or changes in marital status but often it is simply a desire of today’s modern mum to have both career and family.

Today women have even more options when seeking employment. Some working mums look at starting up their own business. By being their own boss, these working mums have some flexibility that some others may not. Many of these start up businesses are home based. This keeps mum in the home for child care and solves the dilemma of child care options.

When running a home based business, working mums must make sure they set up some barriers in order to differentiate between the two hats they wear, mother and entrepreneur. But this is easily accomplished with a little bit of organization, something at which many mums are a pro! Effectively organizing your day keeps you from becoming distracted from your business. Obviously, your children can provide much of this distraction.

Working from home, these mums find that arranging their work schedule with key times in their children’s established schedule is key. Many mums find work hours that coincide with children nap times and other activities. This planning lessens the amount of distractions and provides mum with efficient work time.

Another bonus to starting their own business, working mums are finding it much more convenient when they need time off from work. For example, say your child has a school program coming up during the work day. By owning your own business at home, you will not need to ask your employer for time off, you can simply take it! The same holds true if your children become ill.

Working mums find that their at home businesses can provide a reasonable living. With this sort of employment, they are able to schedule their work around their life. This is often not the case for most working people who must instead do the opposite. For some mums, working from home is simply the best option for not only them but their families.