ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the policy element of entrepreneurial eco system and explore how regulatory policies affect mumpreneurs' activity in the UK. It describes how mumpreneurs construct the experiences of moving into entrepreneurship and how regulatory family policies support or constrain them in simultaneously balancing their dual responsibility of business ownership and motherhood. UK's policy frameworks have worsened the work-family reconciliation instead of attempting to support it. To generate a holistic view of how mumpreneurship is constructed in the UK, it is important to study the experiences of mumpreneurship amidst these institutional voids, primarily regulatory family policies which directly impact work-family balance of mumpreneurs in UK. Analysis of the narratives of women revealed a perceived lack of financial resources for women entrepreneurs, mainly due to mumpreneurship being perceived as a hobby instead of an actual 'serious business'. The concept of mumpreneurship is often associated with the objective of simultaneously being a good mother and a good business owner.
