The Hive Blog
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New for the school holidays – Coworking for the grownups, plus Kids Forest School Fun Day
Some very special coworking days for working parents! Work in the lovely space at Rural Enterprise East while your kids (aged 6-12) have fun outdoors at forest school, run by Time To Play. Two dates in August, runs 10am to 2pm. Read on for details, pricing and how to book…
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How to thrive when you work from home: top tips for introverts
Victoria Vanderbilt, Founder and CEO of TelecommutersTalk, shares her experience of working from home as an introvert, along with her top tips to help you thrive.
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Coworking Thursdays at The Bank Arts Centre, Eye
Regular coworking day at The Bank community arts centre and cafe, Eye, Suffolk. Meets Third Thursday of the Month, 10.30am to 3.30pm
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Cowork East – New Coworking Day, Friday June 28th
Come along to a friendly Coworking Day – Cowork East – at Rural Enterprise East, Otley, Suffolk. Run by Rural Enterprise East together with myworkhive. Full details here >>
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How to tackle loneliness when you work from home
Although we love working from home, it’s important to recognise that it can be isolating. Feeling lonely can have a negative impact on your health and wellbeing, so don’t suffer in silence. As part of the first global #WorkFromHomeDay, we share our top tips on tackling loneliness when you work from home.
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£25 off the new online digital skills course from Digital Mums
We get it. A career gap can leave you feeling 'rusty' and unsure of youself. The new Digital Retox programme - from online education experts Digital Mums - is designed to refresh your digital skills and rebuild self-confidence. The flexible working champions over at...
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How Evenbreak’s remote team connect employers with talented disabled candidates
Meet Evenbreak – run by disabled people, for disabled people – and find out why employers should consider disabled candidates.
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How working from home can ease the holiday childcare burden
Find out how much families are paying just to commute to work and back over the school holidays – and why we think working from home can help. #twomorehours
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Launching #twomorehours and our fantastic competition: win an expert coaching session to help you revamp your CV
Find out how remote working could give you #twomorehours each day – and how to enter our fantastic competition: win a 90-minute ‘revamp your CV’ session with expert career coach Clara Wilcox, of The Balance Collective.
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How to grow your virtual assistant business, by building your own remote agency
How to build and manage your own VA agency: expert tips from Rebecca Newenham, Director of leading VA agency, Get Ahead VA.
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How to become a successful Virtual Assistant
Just starting out? Don’t miss these tips on getting started, and what makes a great VA, from Rebecca Newenham, founder and Director of leading VA agency, Get Ahead VA.
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Top tips for new and aspiring Virtual Assistants
Got a minute? Grab a coffee and read these four great tips for aspiring VAs, by Claire Grace, Founder and CEO of The Assistant Quarters.
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No office required: Emma’s story
How remote working enabled me to build a thriving business, while also caring for my young family and supporting my seriously ill son. By Emma Piper, founder, Pied Piper Communications
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Surviving the school holidays: Part 2
PART TWO: The school holidays are looming. Keeping everyone happy and occupied on the days you’re not working can be a job in itself. I’ve shared my cheat-sheet of ideas for all ages and weathers. Enjoy!
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Surviving the school holidays when you work from home
Managing the school holiday juggle when you work from home: Part One – Child care Options
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Remote jobs roundup
It’s too hot to job search – so we did some for you. Here’s a quick round-up of some of the flexible, remote jobs that have caught our eye recently.
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Moving to the country? How to take your career with you.
Moving to the country? Jobs in rural areas can be scarce, and commutes are long. Remote working is a great way to take your career with you, but there’s lots to think about. Lucy, myworkhive’s Founder, shares what to know before you go, and how to make it work after the move.
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Want to work from home? How to have ‘the flex talk’ with your boss.
Want to work from home? We’ve shared our top tips to help you feel well-prepared and confident before you have ‘the flex talk’ with your boss. Plus what you can do to help things go smoothly if they say yes!
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Five interesting remote jobs you can do from home
What jobs can I do from home? We look at five sectors with lots of interesting, remote jobs. Tips for digital nomads, Mums and anyone interested in a flexible, location-independent career, without the commute.
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Learn to build your own apps and websites: Beginners online web-developer course from 23 Code Street
23 Code Street is a coding school that also funds training for women in disadvantaged communities in India. If you’re thinking of a career in tech. their new online course will teach you how to build your own apps and websites.
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How Emily Tredget set up MummyLinks and the#ShoutieSelfie campaign, to help other mums beat loneliness
After her own struggles with post-natal depression, Emily founded MummyLinks to help Mums meet other Mums locally. She also started the fab #ShoutieSelfie campaign to raise awareness of maternal mental health. We talked with Emily about why she loves working from home, plus how to get involved in #ShoutieSelfie.
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Inside video communications company, appear.in
How Norwegian video communications specialists appear.in build remote working into their company culture, and what it’s really like to be part of their distributed team.
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Working in a global, distributed team: Lessons from the charity Animals Asia
How to lead a distributed team when you work from home, plus some top tips on building a remote-working charity: lessons from Animals Asia.
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Working from home at Parkinson’s UK
Remote working in the charity sector: why more than half of staff at Parkinson’s UK work from home – and how they make it work (Part One).
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Building a global, distributed team: Lessons from social networking experts SWOOP Analytics
Inside SWOOP Analytics, experts on remote working and social networks for business. SWOOP’s James Tyer shares some great insights on life in a global, distributed team – including how to build trust, manage across time-zones, and communicate effectively.
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