Stability: A reflection on 2019 It’s that time again. The year is drawing to a close and Christmas is around the corner. As I sit down to review my year and set my targets for 2020, it’s time to reflect on the past twelve months. It has been a really busy year! When I set…
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Whilst many freelancers work from home, there are a large percentage who choose to work from a co-working space. This could be because they don’t have the space for a home office, or maybe they find it hard to focus in a home environment. There are a lot of benefits of working from co-working spaces,…
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Why did I decide to set up a quiz? Back in September 2018, I attended a fantastic marketing conference from Watertight Marketing. I’d been struggling to work out where to start with my marketing and it was all becoming very overwhelming, and I needed help. Before the conference, we were sent a link to a quiz,…
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Everyone talks about how when you are running your own business, how you need to know your ‘why’ – why you set up on your own in the first place. This might be that you were sick of the daily grind and daily commute, perhaps you hated your employers, maybe you had an illness and…
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So it’s a new financial year, you’ve handed in your accounts for the last twelve months to your accountant and now it’s on to 2019/20. Have you reviewed last year’s budget? Did you even have a budget? I’ve talked before about how important it is for a business to know its numbers. You can’t know…
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If you have never been to your trade’s annual conference then you are surely missing out. This year I was fortunate to be able to attend the annual PA Show (formerly known as Office) which was held at Olympia in London. I had attempted to attend last year but my trip was scuppered by the…
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When I was 28 I fell in love. Every morning I would wake with a smile and jump out of bed, looking forward to the day. We travelled a lot and met lots of really interesting people. I learned so much, rose to meet new challenges and had the best time. Then one day I…
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I’ve recently written my entry for the UK VA Awards and really found that reflecting on the past twelve months was quite theraputic. All too often, we berate ourselves for what we haven’t achieved, rather than what we have, so I thought it would be good to write this post and share what’s been going…
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Last year I was honoured to be awarded Winner ‘VA of the Year (South West) in the UK VA Awards. The awards are sponsored by BeMyVA who organise regional and national VA Award programmes and support the ongoing development of professional standards of VAs by working with the world`s leading organisations and associations. 2018 has been a really…
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Earlier this year I was over the moon to be awarded Winner ‘VA of the Year (South West) in the UK VA Awards for the second year running. The awards are sponsored by BeMyVA who organise regional and national VA Award programmes and support the ongoing development of professional standards of VAs by working with the world`s leading organisations…
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