Business support for parents running a business
You run a business in the gaps between school runs, sick days and bedtimes. We give parents, including solo parents, ruthless priorities and systems that work without you, so the hours you do have count.
Who this is for
You might be a mum or dad working while the baby naps, a parent who left a career to build something flexible, or a solo parent carrying both the income and the childcare. You do not have time to waste and cannot afford advice that ignores real life.
Running a business on the hours that are left
Work squeezed into stolen hours
Nap time, after bedtime, a dash before pickup. Fragmented time means big projects stall, and everything feels half finished and urgent.
Nobody to cover when it falls apart
A sick child or a school closure stops the business, because nobody else can answer clients or send the invoice. A solo parent feels it more sharply.
Guilt on both sides
Working feels like taking time from the children, and not working feels like letting the business down. It colours every decision about growth and pricing.
Childcare costs that eat the margin
Paying for care so you can work is a real cost against income. If the business does not earn enough per hour, the sums stop adding up.
A business that bends with family life
Scope &
Strategy
We look at your realistic weekly hours, not the ideal ones, and find the few activities that bring money in. Everything else is questioned, delayed or handed on. You get a plan sized to your life.
About Scope & StrategySystems &
Solutions
We set up systems that keep working on a bad day: client replies, bookings, invoicing and reminders running in the background, so a week off with a poorly child does not empty the diary.
About Systems & SolutionsSecurity &
Support
Client details and your own family information need keeping apart and safe. We handle access, backups and updates so one lost phone or password slip does not become a crisis.
About Security & SupportQuestions people ask
How do I run a business as a solo parent?
Be honest about your hours and build around them: fewer offers, clear boundaries, and systems that handle routine tasks on your behalf. Protect your health, because you are the business. Hayley Bell is a solo parent herself and builds with that in mind. We can help you plan a week that actually works.
How can I get more done in the hours I have?
Pick one or two money-making tasks per week and protect them first. Batch the admin, remove anything that does not earn or protect, and replace repeat jobs with set up once routines. We can look at your week and show you what to cut.
Is it realistic to grow a business around childcare?
Yes, but growth often looks different: higher prices, fewer clients, retainers instead of constant new work, and help brought in early. Check any childcare support and tax rules that apply to you on GOV.UK. We can help you build a plan that suits your hours.
How do I get started with NYAS?
Book a call. We will ask about your business, your week and what you would like to change. Calls can fit around school hours and nursery pick ups. We will say honestly whether we can help and what we would look at first.
Talk to us about parents in business.
You tell us what is going on. We tell you honestly whether we can help, and if we cannot, we will say so.