How do I use a Virtual Assistant? If you have identified that you need some support in your business, to enable you to grow your business or to spend time on other areas of your work or with your family, the next step is to either take on new staff, or start outsourcing. Outsourcing is…
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Tasks: They can be big or small A common question that we are asked by our clients, is how small as task can they delegate. Most Virtual Assistants have a minimum charge of an hour, and there is quite a lot we can do in an hour, believe me. There are several ways of…
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What to delegate to a Virtual Assistant If you are finding that you just don’t have enough time in the day and are chasing the elusive ‘work/life balance’ that you wanted to have when you set up your business, then outsourcing the time consuming admin work is the first logical step. If you don’t…
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Who can use a Virtual Assistant? There are tasks within every business that can be outsourced to a Virtual Assistant – no matter what the line of business or where the business is based. The location doesn’t matter I have worked with clients in Canada and America as well as people in the same village…
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Why use a Virtual Assistant? More the question, why wouldn’t you? It requires a lot of hard work and dedication (and guts) to set up your own business and for those of you that have taken the plunge, I am sure although it has been tough at times, you haven’t looked back. However, if you…
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What is a Virtual Assistant? Whilst the profession is becoming more widely known, I do still meet new people who have not heard of a Virtual Assistant before, so what is a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant is: An experienced, self employed business professional Their experience may be from a background in providing personal…
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Runner Up ‘Best Newcomer of the Year 2016’ in the UK VA Awards It is very important to establish your credibility with clients when you have a new business, and the best way to do this is through testimonials and awards, and I am thrilled to have received the Runner Up award for Best Newcomer…
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Interview on Business Radio with Tino De Silva As a small business, it is really important to do as much as you can to promote your work and gain new clients, and one opportunity which I recently found out about is Business Radio. Business Radio is an online radio station specifically for small businesses.…
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Nominee – Devon Venus Awards ‘New Business of the Year 2016’ I am really pleased to have been nominated for the New Business of the Year 2016 in the Venus Women’s Awards! I attended the finalist announcement at the Holiday Inn, Plymouth on 6 September 2016 and had the opportunity to meet and network with…
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Do you hate asking clients for money? If you have your own business, the chances are you do it to make a living. So why are so many business owners reticent to chase unpaid invoices,or even to send them in the first place? I was recently talking to a business colleague who asked me how often…
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