Empowering Mumpreneurs: Starting Your Own Business Journey
Enter the world of mumpreneurship as mums showcase their entrepreneurial spirit post-parenthood. Explore the challenges, motivations, and successes of mums running businesses. Dive into key vocabulary, punctuation practice, and engaging discussion points to spark entrepreneurial dreams.
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Description: swlogo L1-2 Functional Skills English Careers: running your own business Reading, writing, discussion July 2021. Kindly contributed by Stephanie Gilford, Birmingham Adult Education Service. Search for Stephanie on www.skillsworkshop.org Please refer to the download page for this resource on skillsworkshop for detailed curriculum links and related resources. https://www.skillsworkshop.org/resources/careers_slides_running_your_own_business For full use of hyperlinks and other features, this presentation should be run in full screen mode. Covers many Reformed Functional Skills English content descriptors, including: Speaking, listening and communication: L1.4 Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly and accurately on a range of topics L1.6 Follow and understand discussions and make contributions relevant to the situation and the subject L2.5 Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly and effectively, providing further detail and development if required Reading: L1.12 Recognise that language and other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences and purposes L1.14 / L2.16 Understand organisational features and use them to locate relevant information L1.17 Read and understand a range of specialist words in context L1.18 Use knowledge of punctuation to aid understanding of straightforward texts L2.15 Use a range of reference materials and appropriate resources (e.g. glossaries, legends/keys) for different purposes, including to find the meanings of words in straightforward and complex sources Writing: L1.23 / L2.24 Write text of an appropriate level of detail and of appropriate length to meet the needs of purpose and audience L1.24 Use format, structure and language appropriate for audience and purpose L2.27 Use different language and register (e.g. persuasive techniques, supporting evidence, specialist words), suited to audience and purpose
How mums are taking the small business world by storm Starting your own business Let s celebrate the creativity, drive and pure grit of mums who have started their business since becoming a parent. Statistics show that more and more people are starting up businesses. Whether it s rising childcare costs, a great idea or inflexible employers, many of those budding entrepreneursare mums. I ve spoken to six inspirational women, all of whom have started their own business since becoming parents, to find out more about life as a mumpreneur. They share their motivation and the challenges they face, but they all say it s worth it. Key Vocabulary Inflexible Entrepreneurs Inspirational Questions for you Mumpreneur Why might people start their own businesses? (Particularly parents!) Punctuation practice Discussion point How have the apostrophes been used in each of the examples below? Let s it s I ve If you could run your own business, what would you want to do and why? Mini task Use a language feature to write a catchy headline and slogan for your potential business. What would draw the audience in?
Starting your own business After having her daughter Marley five years ago, Sarah Akwisombe, 32, from Croydon, returned to her job. The realities of jugglingwork and childcare didn t suit her or her employer, and she lost her job. However, she hasn t looked back since. She d already started an interior design blog, and within six months had won a prestigious blogging award. Her blog and interior design career have continued to grow she now runs The No Bull Business School, and her husband Jason has recently quit his job to work with her. Key Vocabulary Juggling Blog Prestigious Punctuation practice Stretch and challenge: Why has the following sentence used commas? What do we call the punctuation mark that has been highlighted and how could we use it? After having her daughter Marley five years ago, Sarah Akwisombe, 32, from Croydon, returned to her job. She said: While job hunting for a new role, I realised I couldn t receive the flexibility I desired as a mother of two. Recap question Watch the above video Which organisational features do we need for a blog entry? How would we lay it out? What is the most important thing when starting your own business of these ten pieces of advice?
Starting your own business Wanting to spend more time with your children isn t always the main motivation for mumpreneurs. Hannah Saunders, 49, founder of Big Fish Little Fish family raves, says that she didn t give up her 20-year career in the civil service to take care of her children. Even though I really wanted to be a parent I never wanted to stop working. I didn t set out to find a way of working to spend more time with my children it s just turned out that way. Key Vocabulary Motivation Civil service Synonym skills Language feature spotting In each sentence or phrase, find a word or phrase to replace the underlined word and keep the meaning the same. How many language features can you spot in the text above? Give examples for each one that you identify. Statistics 1. the creativity, drive and pure grit 2. the challenges they face 3. a prestigious blogging award 4. a fulfilling career 5. on the agenda The data revealed that the generation most keen on becoming entrepreneurs is Generation Z, where 4 in 5 in this age group want to set up a business one day. Finding information Using the chart above, what percentage of people would like to set up their own business? Who are Generation Z? Why are they more likely to set up their own business?
Experts say Starting your own business Experts agree that starting up a business can give you more control. National Chairman of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Mike Cherry, said: Although there are challenges to consider, the exciting step of starting and running your own business can allow women more control over the hours they work, making it easier to balance the demands of childcare and have a fulfillingcareer. This desire for a better work life balance that leads many mums to set up their own business. Danae Dade, 37, founder of Cookie and Biscuit, London, was made redundant while on maternity leave. She said: While job hunting for a new role, I realised I couldn t receive the flexibility I desired as a mother of two. Key Vocabulary Fulfilling Redundant Punctuation practice Why are the letters (FSB) in capital letters, and then brackets after Federation of Small Businesses? Look at the following sentence: Danae Dade, 37, founder of Cookie and Biscuit Why has 37 been written inside commas? Enlarge the chart Which part of the country has the highest percentage of people who would like to start their own business? What about the lowest? Text sources: https://smeloans.co.uk/blog/64-percent-of-britains-workforce-want-to-start-a-business/ https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/11/mothers-day-2018-mums-are-taking-the-small-business-world-by-storm-7372215/
Starting your own business Just a pipe dream Top 5 reasons that people give for lacking confidence in opening their own business: 1. financial concerns 2. childcare concerns 3. affect time with family 4. political uncertainty 5. stress and pressure Writing task Imagine you are ready to go into business with a friend or a family member. But they are lacking confidence. Write a short email to them to persuade them that going into business with you is the best idea for both of you. In your email you should: Introduce your idea for a business, explain what you would do and how you would do it. Describe the benefits of this idea who will benefit? How can it make your lives better? Acknowledge some of the challenges you will face as a team, and how you will overcome them. Text sources: https://smeloans.co.uk/blog/64-percent-of-britains-workforce-want-to-start-a-business/
Starting your own business But what is it like to run your own business? My name is Lucy and I have a beauty salon in Wolverhampton. I have been doing this job for the last 6 years. Beforehand, I used to be a store manager for Sainsburys. The money was good, but I just didn t enjoy my work. I was constantly stressed, and I worked around the clock. I was very unhappy and needed to make a change. I qualified as a beauty therapist in 2015 and have never looked back. Read an account Read the account from Lucy, who runs her own business. Which positives does she list for running her own business? What sort of challenges does she describe? What next? Use the link below to form a list of next steps for yourself on your journey to starting your own business: Is she happier running her own business? How do we know? What clues does the text give us to tell us this? https://www.gov.uk/browse/business/setting-up What does the job entail? I meet and speak to a variety of different people everyday. Along with the treatments I offer, I am also a shoulder to cry on, someone to have a giggle with, a person you can vent to and a friend to many (I hope). I choose my own hours but work hard. If I m off poorly or on holiday, I don t get paid. However, the joy and happiness my job brings me makes it all worth it. Money is great, but it s not everything. If I can pay my bills and have a little treat now again, I m winning.
