Be MPowered – the conference for ‘mumbitious’ business owners – kicks off on Wednesday 2 June 2021. The hybrid conference event will have a strong focus on wellbeing and aligns with Carrie Kwan, Mums & Co co-founder’s ethos that mindset impacts the success of your family, ambition and livelihood. Be MPowered to harmonise your work… Read more »
Following the success of several virtual events during COVID, Mum’s & Co is back with the third iteration of its annual Be MPowered conference. This year’s event will adopt a new format that will connect mumbitious entrepreneurs around the nation. The conference will take place on June 2 and features an inspiring line-up of business-owning… Read more »
In response to the coronavirus crisis Mums & Co. cofounder Carrie Kwan has launched the Mums & CoVID19 initiative. Describing it as a national task force to support the nation’s 345,000 business-owning mothers, Kwan hopes it will provide mums in business an immediate support network of experts. Kicking off today, the Mums $CoVID19 taskforce will… Read more »
What are the changes I’ve seen, for better or worse, in the entrepreneurial space since launching Mums & Co? asks Carrie Kwan. More women becoming entrepreneurs Female founders are on the rise. While men still outnumber women in business ownership overall, two-thirds of new businesses created in Australia in the past decade were founded by… Read more »
Born in Singapore and raised in Australia, by “a couple of hard-working, devoted Chinese parents”, Mums & Co. founder Carrie Kwan says she came to entrepreneurship late, originally commencing a career in communications before being bitten by the founders’ bug. In 2008 Kwan co-founded the Daily Addict, a digital lifestyle guide that proved popular with… Read more »
The Be MPowered Conference is returning for a second year this August with a stellar line-up of speakers and workshops for mums in business. The conference is the brainchild of Carrie Kwan, founder of Mums & Co, a business mums networking and support platform. Kwan vows that this year’s conference will be bigger and better… Read more »
Are you a woman in business? Do you have a startup idea that needs a funding injection? Then get set to enter the Be MPowered 2019 Pitch Competition. The Be MPowered Pitch Comp is the brainchild of Mums & Co. founder, Carrie Kwan, who knows first-hand what it’s like to try to attract funding as… Read more »
Sunrise host and family business owner David Koch is on the hunt to find Australia’s Favourite Family Business. From breweries to boutiques, corner stores to caterers, Australia’s family businesses not only employ millions of workers and keep the economy ticking, but also clothe us, feed us, care for us, and even entertain us. Small businesses… Read more »
Mums & Co’s MPowered conference is set to kick off at the International Convention Centre in Sydney next week with an aim of providing mums in business with the advice they need in order for their businesses to succeed. Taking inspiration from the results of Mums & Co’s recent business survey, The MPowered conference will… Read more »
The finalists for the MPowered Pitch competition have been announced and the stage is set for an epic battle. Four women entrepreneurs will vie for the chance to take home a prize pool valued at $35,000. The brains behind the Pitch Comp is Mums & Co founder Carrie Kwan. “Women are notoriously bad at asking… Read more »
Entrepreneur Carrie Kwan has combined her passion for parenthood with her small business nous to deliver the online platform Mums & Co. The aim: to drive success for mums in business. Since founding Mums & Co. Kwan discovered there is a lack of support for business mums and she aims to rectify this by presenting… Read more »
Are you a woman with a great business idea? Then Mums & Co’s MPowered Pitch Competition could provide just the motivation you need to make your idea a reality. With only 2.2 percent of venture capital funds currently being awarded to women-led ventures, Carrie Kwan, co-founder of Mums & Co wants to level the playing field.… Read more »
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