Do you need cash for your business idea?

[bheditor]

Hi everyone! :wave:

Just wanted to let you know about the Huggies MumInspired Grant Program.
Apparently 70 per cent of Aussie women have thought about pursuing a business idea since becoming a mother. So, going by those figures, a lot of you guys would probably like to know about this program. :yes:

Anyways ... the MumInspired Grant Program will award five mums with $20,000 each to act on their child-related business idea!!
:smiliedance:

There is also a People’s Choice element to the program - which means you can vote for your favourite MumInspired grant recipient to receive an additional $10,000.

If you want to find out more about submitting a grant application visit
the Huggies MumInspired Grant Program website (http://www.huggies.com.au/muminspired)

Good luck!!!! :fingerscrossed:

[bheditor]

oh - submissions close May 1...

[bheditor]

Hi everyone! :wave:

We've asked mumpreneur Carolyn Creswell (the founder and managing director of Carman's Fine Foods) to give us all some tips on starting your own business.

Read them here:

http://www.bubhub.com.au/info/articles/jobs-careers/Tips_for_starting_your_own_business.shtml

[amiee]

hi ladies, i just wanted to know if anyone entered and if yes have you heard anything back yet? i know that they announce the winner in 9 days but i thought they would of notified people by now? tia

[bheditor]

Hi everyone!! :wave:

Thought you might like to hear about the winners of the Huggies MumInspired Grants Program. There are some really awesome products/ideas there!!

Each winner has already received a $20,000 grant but YOU CAN VOTE at www.huggies.com.au/muminspired (http://www.huggies.com.au/muminspired) for your favourite idea and they will be awarded an additional $10,000.

Congratulations to the five winners :celebrate: ....

Hearinghenry
After giving birth to a child who is hearing impaired, New South Wales mum Sarah Hindes was faced with a whole set of issues she was not prepared to handle. When her son Henry received a hearing aid, she became constantly stressed about the device falling out. This was not only due to the implications of losing the important device but also the child’s need for consistent access to sound during such a critical learning period of speech and comprehension development.

The hearinghenry range consists of two simple yet innovative products, which assist in keeping a child’s hearing devices firmly in place. The hearinghenry hat holds hearing aids in place and the hearinghenry headband secures the Australian invention, the Cochlear Implant.

Sleepy Wings
With newborn babies sleeping up to 16 hours a day for the first few months of their life, it is essential that a parent can provide a comfortable and safe sleeping environment.

After enduring sleepless Sydney summer nights, with a midnight breastfeeding routine, New South Wales mum, Shae Tye needed to find a solution of how to keep her daughter from overheating but also wrapped so that she didn’t startle or scratch. Following home-made pattern making, over locking classes and months of trials the Sleepy Wings product was born. Sleepy Wings is an infant slumber wear jacket worn during a baby’s day and night sleep, enabling them to sleep in their natural and preferred position. The garment keeps the baby’s neck and chest clear of hazard and overheating as well as prevents the baby from scratching their delicate skin. The product is designed to mimic the swaddling method, without all the layers of muslin wrap.

Visit the Sleepy Wings (http://www.bubhub.com.au/directory/listing.php?id=10003218-online-shops-services-sleeping-settling-products-sleeping-bags-wraps-blankets-swaddling-cloths-039blankies-039-pyjamas-sleepy-wings) website

Discretion by Gina
After constant frustration with breastfeeding bras on the market due to their lack of support for milk-swollen breasts, Queensland mum, Gina Kun took one of her regular bras and cut holes in the cup. From this act, the idea transformed into a prototype for mums to feel confident and comfortable when feeding their child.

The outer visual component of the bra is similar to that of any good quality feeding garment, where the outer cup is fitted with a clip, which disengages at the strap. The outer cup is then free to drop down. Instead of the whole breast then being exposed, an inner cup provides support and covers most of the breast, leaving only the minimum required exposed for feeding.

Duka
Concerned about wasting water during the recent droughts in South East Queensland, Amanda Wong wanted to give her child the chance to “play” in the water whilst still being able to conserve it.

The Duka is an inflatable bath time aid that sits in a bath tub, minimising the amount of wasted water used and time taken to bathe a child. Instead of filling the bath with water, the Duka is placed in the tub to occupy space, instantly making the tub half size.

Toddler Tints
Inspired by advertising on bus windows, West Australian mums Rachel Cordina and Lia Tonich paired up to create a much needed alternative to the current car shades for children in the market. Understanding fellow parents frustration of window socks that faded in the sun, flapped in the wind and didn’t enable the window to be wound down, Rachel and Lia’s Toddler Tints offer shade for the child whilst not affecting the car’s appearance or functionality. The animal print tint can only be seen on the inside of the car, doesn’t need to be removed to wash the car, nor is it easily removed by a child.

[Just*Ace]

So happy that Sleepy Wings were 1 of the winners!! My DD has to be wrapped to sleep, otherwise she will not lay still. When she was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and we learnt she would have to sleep in a brace we were worried how she would handle it. So we tried on the sleepy wings that we used when she was a newborn and they worked perfectly! Means she cant open the velcro on her brace either :) Definitely a great invention!

[bheditor]

Don't forget to vote for your favourite MumInspired winner ...

check out the five winners at vote for your favourite before June 14.

http://www.huggies.com.au/muminspired/winners-2011/

[InBetween]

Duka
Concerned about wasting water during the recent droughts in South East Queensland, Amanda Wong wanted to give her child the chance to “play” in the water whilst still being able to conserve it.

The Duka is an inflatable bath time aid that sits in a bath tub, minimising the amount of wasted water used and time taken to bathe a child. Instead of filling the bath with water, the Duka is placed in the tub to occupy space, instantly making the tub half size.

I love this idea. So simple and yet genius!
I wish I could come up with something like this.
Or anything really. *sigh*