Have you been to a ‘tweet-up’? One thing I really enjoy about having my own business is being able to mix with the local business community. I regularly attend local events and networking with other business owners, sharing challenges and solutions and having a general catch up about life! I interact in Facebook Groups but…
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Is a Business Coach worth the money? I have been attending networking meetings since I started my business and I have met so many people who offer a business coaching service – some specialise in supporting Executives, some Senior Leadership Teams, others on Mums in Business. Why do you need a business coach? At…
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Connecting with others in business Guest blog from Kate Guest Coaching and Hypnotherapy I’m really pleased to be able to feature Kate Guest as my guest blogger this week. Kate is a self development coach, trainer, speaker, hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner and a Registered General Nurse – and not only that she is one of my…
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Feature in Devon Life ‘Start Ups’ Back in 2016 I was featured in the Devon Life ‘start ups’ section of their December 2016 edition. It was so great to have the opportunity to share what we do and why we do it, and my journey to starting my own business The article can be downloaded…
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Scared to let go of the reins? Have you worked hard to build your business? Are you used to doing everything yourself and do you have your own way of doing things? Do you need help to grow your business but are wary about trusting anything to someone else? You are not alone. In the…
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Researching your Virtual Assistant One of the questions I was recently asked when I gave a presentation about being a Virtual Assistant, and how we help business owners, was how a business owner who doesn’t know me from Adam (or Eve) knows they can trust me. Before they became clients, I had met many of…
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How does a Virtual Assistant get to know a business owner and their business? This is one of the questions that many prospective clients ask me, when we have our initial exploratory call. The answer is simple – it’s the same as you would with any new member of staff – it is no different…
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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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If you are now at the point where you are ready to outsourcing, the next step is to consider what model is going to work best for you and how you actually get started. Many Virtual Assistants work on a retainer basis where you ‘book’ a number of hours of their time on a…
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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 know…
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