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Motherhood doesn’t need to end your career. It can be the start

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The narrative around new motherhood and work is that a woman can only be a good mother if she forfeits her career. If she continues working, it will damage the mother-child bond. But this needs to change; motherhood and careers don’t need to be mutually exclusive…

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Annie Ridout 16th January 2020
Work Life

Working through my maternity leave improved my confidence

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Some new mothers find that maternity leave is best spent focusing on their baby – and not on work. While for others – like Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine App – it presents an opportunity to try something new…

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Contributing Writer 5th January 2019
Work Life

Why we started Cuckooz Nest: a co-working space with créche

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“Everything is moving towards flexibility – it is estimated that by 2022, 5.1 million people will be working from co-working offices,” says Charlie Rosier, co-founder of Cuckooz Nest – a co-working space with in-built créche in London’s Farringdon…

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Contributing Writer 18th September 2018
Work Life

Voom, voom, voom… we’re going to the moon (hopefully)

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The editor, Annie Ridout, is keen to take The Early Hour to the next level – so she entered the Virgin VOOM business competition to win £££ and support. The next stage involves pitching live to Richard Branson…

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Annie Ridout 3rd May 2018
Mornings

5 morning habits of entrepreneurs

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We know that many entrepreneurs get up early by choice; but what rouses them from their sleep and what do they do with those waking hours, before the rest of the country awakes – what are their morning habits? 

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The Early Hour 25th April 2018
Work Life

Alex Blumberg of Startup Podcast on being an entrepreneur

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Alex Blumberg – the Brooklyn-based creator of Startup Podcast – has over 5m listeners tuning into his shows each month. We discuss starting a business, entrepreneurial traits and not being motivated by money…

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Annie Ridout 26th March 2018
Work Life

I had an epiphany: I could work less and achieve more

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One of the first questions you should ask yourself when setting up a business is: why am I doing this? Annie Ridout revisited her initial reasons for setting up The Early Hour and realised she’d lost her path. So now she’s making a change…

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Annie Ridout 15th January 2018
Mornings

My Morning Routine: Charlotte Denn, What Mother Made

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“I spend 20 minutes getting ready in the morning; no more, no less. And I plan what I’m wearing the night before.” Charlotte Denn, the founder of kids’ clothing label What Mother Made, on mornings with her husband and their three children…

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Annie Ridout 8th January 2018
Work Life

Turning Earth founder Tallie Maughan shares her business secrets

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“Four out of five businesses fail in the first three years,” says Tallie Maughan, founder of open-access ceramics studio Turning Earth. So how did she turn her idea into a wildly successful enterprise? She shares her business secrets…

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The Early Hour 2nd January 2018
Work Life

How to overcome self-doubt and start your own business

Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine app
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In the same way that ‘everyone has a novel in them’, it’s possible that everyone has a business. But how do you know when the right time is to get started? And what’s the best way to overcome all that self-doubt? Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine app, gives some pointers…

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Contributing Writer 27th December 2017

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