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What is your business – Give us your best line !!!!
First aid training for parents, grandparents and babysitters. Little Aid is mobile, professional, affordable and now even offers a fundraising incentive!
What made you start a business on your own?
I started mostly because of my passion for the subject (baby and child first aid.) I just knew there had to be a better way to get the message of first aid out there. Especially new parents that are often overwhelmed with their new responsibility, knowing what to do should things go wrong instils confidence. Then there’s the bonus of being able to work my own hours around my kid’s commitments, and I’m actually earning more this way then when I was working for someone else.
What rewards do you get from operating your own business?
Now I get to choose my own hours and don’t have to answer to a boss – my “boss” is now my clients, who provide most valuable feedback.
How do you juggle business and family life?
I’m fortunate to have support from my husband, friends and family when I need to go to a meeting or conduct a course. My kids occasionally help me with little set-up projects around the home and now say they want to be a “Little Aid worker” when they grow up! I do everything from home except the actual courses. My first priority is, and always will be, being able to do things like Kinder Duty, being there to pick them up from school, and being there for extra-curricular activities. Of course there are occasions where I just can’t but fortunately it’s not all that common.
What do you suggest is the best things to do on a regular basis to balance life, work and family?
Take care of yourself! If you do that, the rest falls into place. I’ve done the mistake putting going to the gym on the backburner, and everything suffers as a result. You really do need to manage your time well. I love walking to school, this is valuable uninterrupted time with my kids.
Does your family support you?
Absolutely! They know I’m not only happier running my own business, but I’m actually home more and earning more money this way, whilst remaining highly affordable.
What keeps you going?
The feedback is a massive plus, makes me realise I’m going in the right direction. The fact that Little Aid is getting busier, mostly due to word of mouth is amazing. I have a vision for my business and so far, so good. This alone is extremely encouraging.
What is your favourite way to relax and unwind?
In a nutshell, I just love spending time with my family. I love summer, we’re always outside, enjoying swimming and BBQ’s together. Otherwise we’ll be watching a movie, enjoying a cheese platter together and I’ll have a wine with my husband. I absolutely love going out for dinner though it doesn’t happen all that often.
What do you want to tell the women of the world?
Find out what you want – then grab hold of it with both hands and go for it! Have the confidence to make it happen and don’t let anyone hold you back.
Most important do you have a favourite holiday spot you want to share with us?
My parents have a holiday house up the coast where we share in their fishing adventures which I love. But I have a goal to take my kids somewhere exciting each year.
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