Can we have a roll call please?

[moomum]

I can't rememeber who does what, so please could we have a quick list of who you are and what you do


I am Lisa (Moomum) and I sell things that promote breastfeeding at www.lactivist.co.uk

[lajlaj]

I'm Nadine and have three online businesses (currently), all with a running theme of identification/personalized products:-

ICE Gems (http://www.icegems.co.uk) supplies stylish, funky and sophisiticated medical alert jewellery, incuding bracelets and pendants.

ICE IDeas (http://www.iceideas.co.uk) is for kids ID, sports ID and admission/event wristbands that can be custom printed.

5teel (http://www.5teel.co.uk) is personalised stainless steel jewellery and also has a big range of leather surfers style bracelets too.

I've been in business in one form or other 9 years this August!

[chris]

I am Chris (More Than Gifts) and sell fairtrade and handcrafted gifts for retail, trade and corporate sales.

[obscure]

Nice idea :)

I'm Sadie and I run Glassraven web design which I set up in 2002. My husband Justin also joined the business a couple of years ago and hes a software developer so we can create a lot more bespoke applications.

We specialise in web design, ecommerce & bespoke web development: www.glassraven.com (http://www.glassraven.com)

I also teach T'ai Chi which helps keep me sane with running a biz from home around the children!
:) Sadie

[partybabe]

I'm Cari and I run The Dales Party Company which sells party supplies and decorations as Party Sprite and organises local events - baby fairs and mothers markets as Coochie Cou. I have two other projects on a back burner at the moment.

[soapnutter]

Sarah here, and I run Ethics Trading (http://ethicstrading.com/shop/) where I sell a variety of eco friendly products for the family, home and garden. I also write books (http://sarahbarnard.co.uk/shop/).

[Mary Poppins]

I am Alison and my main business is Perfect Presents (http://www.perfect-presents.co.uk). We personalise gifts and jewellery (both mens and ladies jewellery, medical jewellery, watches etc). We also sell handcrafted jewellery made from both glass and real gemstones and we stock everyday fashion jewellery. We also have a range of pet identification tags too.

[Arianna]

I'm Arianna and I run Ihelm Enterprises Limited (http://www.ihelm-enterprises.co.uk) - offering bookkeeping, payroll services, website design and hosting (been in business since May 2004) and I also run Delicate Dreams Limited (http://www.delicatedreams.co.uk) which sells sterling silver jewellery - so far just womens and childrens.

Arianna

[naturalnursery]

I'm Arabella and I run www.naturalnursery.co.uk selling all manner of organic and sustainable baby products such as slings, cloth nappies, breastfeeding aids, organic baby clothes

and

www.reusablebagco.co.uk - selling eco shopping bags.

[pvcprinting]

Pete & Paula

Been in business since Mar 04 and own/run the following

Solaris - Tanning & Beauty Salon
www.pvcprinting.co.uk - specialist credit card sized plastic printing (Membership/Loyalty/Discount Cards along with Company Photo Id Cards)
www.babybirthannouncement.co.uk - Dont give birth without them. High quality credit card sized plastic photo cards to announce the birth of your new arrival in style

I also print onto normal paper/card stock digitally

Basically - Got any printing need doing - I am your man

Live close to Grantham and want a Tan or your Nails doing then Paula is the person you want

[Milliebeth]

I'm Lisa and have Milliebeth Babywear (http://www.milliebethbabywear.com) where we specialise in selling new and nearly new baby clothes, wide range of designer and High Street names stocked. We also stock organic baby skincare products.

Currently setting up another website selling personalised name prints/scrolls and am looking to stock baby gifts from other wahm's (on a dropship basis) so if you are interested let me know. :happy72:

[knotjustjigs]

Ketty here ...
Knot Just Jigs (http://www.knotjustjigs.co.uk) is my business, we sell traditional toys (http://www.knotjustjigs.co.uk/index.php), rag dolls (http://www.knotjustjigs.co.uk/index.php?cPath=29), party bag fillers (http://www.knotjustjigs.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22)and craft supplies (http://www.knotjustjigs.co.uk/index.php?cPath=6) online. I also have another side to the business as i also flog my wares at lots of craft fairs, festivals, carnivals, schools and house partys.

Great thread Lisa :happy72:


Ketty x

oh yes forgot to add I also started another business with a friend a couple of months ago but we havent got a website yet (it is in the pipeline!)

[Slug]

I'm Gail and I run Stallfinde (http://www.stallfinder.com)r which is a directory of stallholders including craftspeople & party plan reps and a UK events database plus lots of fundraising ideas, charity news and info.

[Chiggs]

I'm Elizabeth, I run Chiggs (http://www.chiggs.co.uk) selling my own inventions the Baby Feed Wheel, Baby Medicine Wheel and the Get Well Wheel. These are parenting products, cards and gifts with numbered dials that keep track of baby's feed and everyone's medicine times.

The business is mainly wholesale, and I have many stockists (http://www.chiggs.co.uk/stockists.htm) -baby, card and gift shops and online stores (including some of the wahms on here!)throughout the UK and further afield.

I run my business from home in Harrogate, working around my 6 year old daughter's school and social life :D

[Emsickle]

I'm Ems, and whilst its not baby/child related, my husband and I run P J Glazing Ltd, replacing glazing predominantly on coaches and buses, but when we have time, we also replace car glazing too. We've been in business since 2003 and incorporated in 2004.

[funkydorydawn]

I'm Dawn and I run Funky Dory Party Bags. (http://www.funkydorypartybags.co.uk)

I sell mainly party bags (http://www.funkydorypartybags.co.uk/party-bags-81-c.asp), filled party bags, (http://www.funkydorypartybags.co.uk/filled-party-bags-142-c.asp) party bag fillers (http://www.funkydorypartybags.co.uk/party-bag-fillers-148-c.asp), and have a very popular personalised section, doing personalised party bags (http://www.funkydorypartybags.co.uk/personalised-party-bags---luxury-recycled-kraft-paper-207-c.asp), wedding activity bags and boxes, badges, bunting and personalised chocolate bars (http://www.funkydorypartybags.co.uk/personalised-chocolate-bars-204-c.asp).

[babybiz]

I'm Tasha and I run Stork Gifts selling designer and high end baby clothing, toys and nursery decor. I have an online store and a new high street shop opening soon.

[Spacekids]

I'm Andrea and I run http://www.spacekids.co.uk

We sell space-themed dressing up, toys, astronaut food and home accessories. We've got some great information pages for budding astronauts too!

[friendlybaby]

This feels like alcoholics anonymous...I mean, this is what I imagine it would be like at an AA meeting!

I'm Wendy and I run Friendly Baby (http://www.friendlybaby.co.uk/), selling a whole range of eco-friendly baby products. We started with predominantly cloth nappies and are expanding rapidly into many other eco baby things.

[megfenn]

Hi, I'm Meg and I am a web and graphic designer. I run White Ochre Design www.whiteochre.co.uk and I pretty much design anything my clients need from full website design & build to logos to leaflets and I also do web page maintenance and stand-alone design. I've had my own business since 2002 and before then worked at a web design company (before I had children).

I also run Better Days Out, a website for families and children - www.betterdaysout.co.uk which I started after I had my 2nd child in 2003. It's an informational site and has stuff about children's activities and events in and around Nottingham and Sussex.

I have a home office (which has its pros and cons!) and work around my 3 children. I love what I do - especially the designing side of the business and being my own boss :laugh:

[ann0024]

Hi, I'm Ann and I run Education Takeaway (http://www.educationtakeaway.com)which sells learning resources for primary school children. My most popular range is Jolly Phonics (http://www.educationtakeaway.com/shop/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=54) which is a reading scheme used in many schools around the UK. I do also have a part time job and if that wasn't enough I'm a Phoenix Trader and help run a womens networking group in Durham called FIND (http://www.findnetworkingdurham.co.uk/), which is short for Friendship in Networking Durham (http://www.findnetworkingdurham.co.uk/).

[judithbl]

Hi

I'm Judith and I run Kiddymania (http://www.kiddymania.co.uk) and Dollymania (http://www.dollymania.co.uk) and also Le Dreambag (http://www.thedreambag.fr)

Everything is baby and child related from baby gifts to baby essentials such as baby bibs and baby sleeping bags, but my pride and joy are my beautiful dolls.

Also now a distributor for the Dreambag in France.

xx

[baby-bean]

I'm Victoria, I've been running Baby Bean (http://www.baby-bean.com) since 2004. I specialise in baby slings (http://www.baby-bean.com/baby-slings-c-30.html) but also stock lots of other lovely things like natural toiletries, breastfeeding products (http://www.baby-bean.com/breastfeeding-c-36.html), babylegs, wheelybug ride-on toys (http://www.baby-bean.com/wheelybug-rideon-p-119.html). My newest products are the Paperpod cardboard playhouses (http://www.baby-bean.com/paperpod-rocket-p-135.html), basically if I love it enough I'll sell it! My ethos has always been that I only stock products I've used myself and would recommend to my best friend.

[samigail]

HI,
I'm Fiona, I run Samigail's Handmade Personalised Gifts (http://www.samigailsgifts.co.uk) - unique wooden gifts for all occasions. I decorate the wood by adding art work or wording by pyrography (woodburning)

[sizzlingscience]

Hello,

I'm Melanie and I run Sizzling Science (http://www.sizzlingscience.co.uk)and we are based in Inverness, Scotland.

Sizzling Science provides fun and interactive science workshops for children.

The online store sells cool science toys, children’s laboratory clothing, science party supplies and downloadable science experiment packs.

This Autumn will see the launch of our own range of entertaining science mystery kits, suitable for schools, community groups and parties.

Cheers, Melanie

[Chell]

I'm Michelle, I run a Baby Signing (http://www.babysigningstore.co.uk)website. My daughter has just started to use signs, you can follow her progress on the baby signing blog (http://www.babysigningstore.co.uk/blog).

[Millymoosmum]

Hi, I am Victoria (Vicky!) I have a 4yr old and a 1yr old and run my business www.enhance-me.com where I create Magical Photo portaits from ordinary snapshots. It's great fun and I feel so lucky to be able to do something I enjoy so much!

[BellaMiller]

Heya
I'm Alison, I live in Lancashire and I am a serial mumpreneur!
I own Arabella Miller, the organic kids clothes (http://www.arabellamiller.com/) brand.
I also have a retail baby bedding (http://www.newbabynurserybedding.co.uk/)site.
(Confess that DH now manages these two day to day) :happy72:

while I currently devote my passion to
Tribal Mash - a seo company (http://www.tribalmash.com/) specialising in website optimization (http://www.tribalmash.com/website-optimization/) for small businesses.
I have also just launched self employed mum (http://www.selfemployedmum.co.uk/) - a "tell it how it is" online magazine for mumpreneurs with my friend Nat (of Bambino Goodies (http://www.bambinogoodies.co.uk/) fame)

My next project, seo training (http://www.seotrainingclub.com/)launches soon!

[littlesheep]

I'm Elaine and I run Littlesheep Learning (http://www.littlesheep-learning.co.uk) which sells teaching and learning resorces for preschool and primary school aged children including those with special educational needs.

[Aliwally]

Hi,

I've just found this forum - hoping to meet lots of other mums in the same situation as me. I'm Alison, have 2 children under 2 and I sell craft fabrics online and have done for almost 1 year.

[feistygal]

I'm Claire and I run Anara Toys (http://www.anaratoys.co.uk/) which sells high end wooden and soft toys.

I also run Just Dolls (http://www.justdolls.co.uk) which is a specialist dolls site selling only dolls, dolls clothes, dolls prams and cots and everything for dolls.

I also own three other businesses which are in various stages of set up.

I run my businesses from a warehouse and office but have staff running those so I can mainly work from home and home educate my son.

[colourart]

Hello,

I'm Amanda and run www.colourart.co.uk selling modern handpainted canvas artwork, all painted by me :), and the newly set up
www.colourartjunior.com which specialises in artwork for childrens rooms.

It gives me an opportunity to work from home in something I love, as I have two young(ish) children and I can fit it in around them. :)

[ChooChooGames]

I'm Robert.
Father of one year old Kinga.

Developing an educational site for parents with kids in the 2-6 yr bracket - cannot mention the name here.

[choice]

Hello!
I'm Vicki and have been around for far too many years! I'm just about to launch www.sleepsuccess.co.uk which is a sleep service for adults and children. I'm also offering hypnotherapy, life coaching and Reiki and just awaiting my new office being finished so I can get going properly!
I also write and have co-written 3 books with Antonia Chitty around SEN and Insomnia and we are due to write the 4th very soon,
Vickix

[Black Cat]

Coming late to this thread (as ever!)

I'm Lucy, currently running While Shepherds Watched (http://www.WhileShepherdsWatched.co.uk) which has been going for 3 years now. I have been making & selling handmade nativity costumes, but this will hopefully change (slightly!) for 2009 - news when its official!

I'm also a new web designer, running Jiwa Web Design (http://www.jiwawebdesign.co.uk)in between everything else.

Phew!

[Candeez]

I'm Tracey and I make stuff with clay. Mainly as featured here (http://www.candeez.co.uk) Jewellery and name plaques. I'm back in Spain now so will updating the site with my latest creations soon. So if you don't see what you want there email me with your request.

[antonia]

I'm Antonia and run a few sites:

www.familyfriendlyworking.co.uk, a blog (http://www.familyfriendlyworking.co.uk/acatalog/blog/) full of ideas for mums who want flexible and part time work (http://www.familyfriendlyworking.co.uk/acatalog/ecourse.html) or to start a business
www.themumpreneurguide.co.uk, which currently offers an e-course to help you start and develop your business. The Mumpreneur Guide's Start Your Own Business Book (<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955534526?ie=UTF8&tag=a01a-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0955534526">The Mumpreneur Guide: Start Your Own Business</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=a01a-21&l=as2&o=2&a=0955534526" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />) is launching this September with some fabulous offers.

I also offer copywriting and PR through ACPR.

[blush]

don't know how I missed this thread?
I am Yanine and I own blushfashions which sells childrens fancy dress mainly and also childrens pyjamas, fairy giftsm dance gifts, kids beachwear and we sell an awful lot of bridesmaid shoes!
I also own blushdance so we sell anythign to do with dancewear.I run both sites from our dance shop whic has been open just over a year now and doing extremely well.
I also have four lovely daughters....most of the time:laugh:

[sabz17]

I really like this thread. I am new to MumsZone and think it's nice to know what everyone does.

My name's Sabina and I have two websites:

BirthdayGifts-Shop provides personalised gift ideas and unusual gifts for birthdays throughout the UK.
ChampagneGifts4U offers (you might have guessed it!) personalised champagne and engraved champagne, gift boxes and champagne flutes again throughout the UK.

I am currently in the process of developing a Christmas gift site too: www.ChristmasGifts2U.co.uk to sell some of my personalised present ideas to the Christmas crowd (fingers crossed).

I also work as an ESOL tutor. It's all busy busy, but I enjoy it all :)

[kangalou]

I've enjoyed reading about all the really varied things people do.

My name is Louise and I am hopefully launching a new baby product in October, cant say too much about it just yet...

I have a 15 month old son called Ali who keeps me busy.

I have a blog (http://www.muminventor.co.uk)which i'm trying to make into a good resource for inventive mums with ideas for new products.

[Seren]

Ooops a bit late me


Barbara, I run www.mumtops.co.uk selling breastfeeding tops and maternity bands. My dream is to design a breastfeeding top but am a long way from there as I have no fashion/textile experience :cheesy:

[MrTempleDene]

I am Peter

I run TempleDene Consultants, a web design company specialising in marketing my own content management system written in the main in PHP and MySQL

I have been a professional computer programmer since 1990 and set up TempleDene Consultants in 1992 to handle the freelance work that kept coming my way.

[itsawrapcornwall]

Hello, I'm new to mumszone but thought I'd say hi. I live in Cornwall with hubby and 2 gorgeous children.

I make personalised chocolate wrappers and gifts.

Cheers.

Nicolagd12