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I'm the mum of two beautiful daughters Emma and Shannon aged 20 and 18. I have been running my successful bookkeeping business since well before the two girls were born and would like to share my tips for working mums.

1. Hire a cleaner if you can - this is my absolute top tip - your time is best spent with your family.

2. Organise the school holidays well before they come along - book a babysitter if you can't take time off.

3. Take time in the holidays to do that family shopping trip for clothes and essentials.

4. Work short weeks if you can to make time for yourself. Make sure everyone knows this is your time.

5. When the kids are sick, try to take this time off to care for them. They need you and there is nothing worse than the guilt of sending sick kids off to school/kindy.

6. If you travel for work (or family), always have a double set of toiletries & cosmetics in your travel bag so you can just pack your clothes and go.

7. Make a regular date night or lunch to connect with your partner and discuss life without the little ones distracting you.

8. 8. Remember to enjoy those little ones while they are little because when they are big you miss them massively!

Honestly I could go on and on, but I would also love to hear your tips. Comment below and let's support all those amazing working mums out there.

I believe businesses wouldn’t exist without a team of great people behind them. Even a sole trader working in all the roles that a business requires, you still need people behind you to boost you up, help you to get out the door to do your job and to cheer you on.

If you do have big goals, then you need to surround yourself with a great team because your goals are going to be really hard to achieve by yourself.

When we are building something great, we also have our own level of strengths and talents but, as amazing as we all may be, we each have deficiencies where there are things we can do, but maybe shouldn’t do.

You may be used to doing everything yourself and you like to have control over everything, but often someone will be able to do it better, faster more amazing than you will, and it will cost half the time and half the effort than you doing it yourself.

Initially you may struggle to let go of the reins, but once you see the output and that something is well done or well made, then it is really satisfying. Add to that the joy you get from doing the things you love instead, then it is truly a win-win.

You are not only adding the skills of that person to your team, but you are also adding a team member who is there to cheer you on and help you to become the best you can. This is the value of the team.

I myself am super grateful for my team who each have their own amazing skills that I can refer clients to and trust that they are in great hands. They are also my cheerleaders, and can be yours if so required.

So who’s on your team? Do you need a cheerleader to help you become the best you can? Reach out, we may be just what you need to take you to the next level.

Your business bestie, Kathy