One in ten new mums set up their own businesses, study by Fareham firm finds

A study by Fareham-based Onecom shows that one in ten mothers who go back into employment after maternity leave are going on to set up their own companies.

One in four of these mumpreneurs say that improved technology and telecoms have made it easier to set up their own enterprises.

Of the working mums who returned to their jobs after maternity leave, 55 per cent said their employers gave them the flexibility needed to fulfil their roles as both an employee and a parent.

Parysa Hosseini-Sech, head of human resources at Onecom, said: ‘The pace of progress in telecoms and cloud computing means there are unprecedented levels of flexibility around how people work and from where.

‘We are seeing a lot of companies now embracing this and offering more flexibility, but many women are still choosing to set up their own business after having children to get the full flexibility and balance they need.

‘We feel more employers can take greater advantage of new technology to help ensure mothers returning to work after their maternity leave have the flexibility they so clearly need as working mums and to retain them in their talent pool.’

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