Updated: 25 Feb 2021, 14:02
A BROKE mum became a millionaire after coming up with her own baby mat idea while on maternity leave - starting a company now worth £3m (US$4m).
Mum-of-two Alana Hands, 41, saw a need for nicer looking, and safer, foam play mats for her kids after spending $300 (£169/US$240) on a very ugly design which led to her son s injury.
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Mum-of-two Alana Hands, 41, started a business idea while on maternity leave and it s now a multi-million pound companyCredit: KIdspot
When her first child Chloe was born in 2013, she purchased the pricey foam mat with pull-out letters which she also used three years later for her second baby, Rupurt.