Featured Mumpreneurs: THE ADVENTUROUS DUO THAT DARES TO DREAM BIG!

We first met Wahida (& Yasmin) at some of our Mumpreneur events in 2011 and 2012. What always amazed us about this duo was their positivity and optimism. The infectious laughter of Yasmin and the calming presence of Wahida are more than enough reasons to believe that these lovely ladies will take their Mumpreneur business far. Here, they share their [...]

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Mumpreneur Networking TEA (3rd May 2013)

“Knowing Your Ideal Customer & Making him/ her love you” was the topic of discussion for the 23 mumpreneurs who came. And boy! Was it a great discussion & learning topic! Although the type of services/ products offered by each of the mumpreneurs was varied (From courier service provider to maternity wear, From eco-friendly workshops to handmade jewellery), one common [...]

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Participating in Abbott ‘s Glow and Go, Mum! Event (30 April 2013)

Mums@Work’s founder, Sher-li Torrey was psyched to have been invited to present at Abbott’s Glow and Go, Mum! Event. It was fun to meet other mothers and to be on the panel with local celebrity, Stephanie Sun (A new, gorgeous Mum). Here are some pictures from the delightful afternoon.

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Featured Flexiwork Mum: The Mother with the scissors (and the part-time job)

Sharon, mother of 2 boys is a Senior Researcher, Centre for Public Economics at Civil Service College. This beautiful lady recently took time off her very busy schedule to experience something different– taking part in a beauty pageant. Here, she shares more about her decision to take on a flexible work arrangement in the public service and how it has [...]

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Featured Flexiwork Mum: Making A Choice, Transiting a Career

Two years ago, Yu-lin took a chance at flexiwork, and never looked back. Previously on the management trainee track with Singapore Airlines, Yu-lin largely had a typical 9-to-5 job with the occasional overseas work trip. Although it was not an unforgiving schedule with late nights and weekends, the mother of 2 young children could not reconcile with the thought of [...]

The dreaded I…….
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During our recent MUMcentric Career Workshop, many mums shared their greatest fear – difficult interviewing questions. Interviews, in general, are terrifying. It’s even worse when you are a mother who is either (a) returning to the workforce or (b) asking for a change in job-nature (such as a flexiwork position). There are many methods of ‘aceing interviews’ out there, and [...]

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Featured Mumpreneur: The girl who dared to dream
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Florinda, a mother of 2 is a brave, sweet Mumpreneur who set out to fulfill her live of dreams. Through her sincere sharing, it’s evident that this is a positive lady filled with style and elegance. But most of all, it’s her determination to make her dream come true that is most appealing. Here, we share her fairy-tale (and no [...]

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Featured Mumpreneur: PARTY GIRL, GIFT COLLECTOR & NOW MINI-BUSINESS WOMAN
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Mabel had always loved parties and was particularly fond of door gifts that were given out at events. She even has a collection of party gifts and favors given out at events she attended  So it came as no surprise that for her own wedding solemnization party, Mabel (with the help of her then husband-to-be and mother) personally hand-made her [...]

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“What Moms Choose: Stay@ Home or Work?” – The Working Mother Report
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Having chanced upon The Working Mother report based on a survey conducted by The Working Mother Research Institute, we were both heartened (but also a tad bit sad) to realised that the conflict a mother has to choose (between work and family) is a worldwide concern. Although the survey was conducted in USA, there are some thought-provoking trends that might [...]

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Pictures from “Can Women Have It All?” Forum cum Book Launch – 9th Nov 2012
Panelists for the day (L-R): Joanna Koh-Hoe, Su Ling Zagorodonova, June Imada Lee, Claire Chiang, Violet Lim, Sher-li Torrey, Pang Shuming

We had a jolly good time and here are the pictures to prove it Look out for Video Clips from the session shortly. (Corporate Event Photos presented by Alvin Wong: wong.shaohsien@gmail.com)   Wanna read more stories or attend cool events or have access to Flexible Jobs? Join the Mums-only Community of Mums@Work – Register here for FREE!

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