In this month’s guest blog, we’d like to that Jenna and the team at Appetite For Business. Appetite recently launched CUBE which is an amazing Microsoft Training Package which is done via a subscription, and I asked Jenna if she’ds be able to share her top tips with us, on working within Teams – a…
Picture: Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay As you’ll know if you read my previous blog post about Capsule, I’m delving a bit deeper into the resources I use, as per the resource page on my website. I’ve asked my team to give me their take on each online tool we use, and I’ll be telling…
In this month’s guest blog, we’d like to welcome Penny Jones of Outerbridge Ltd. Outerbridge look after my website for me and I wrote about how that came about in another blog post: taking my own advice – outsourcing! All it took was that one call, and it was all taken off my hands. It…
Resource Recommendations: Capsule CRM As you may already be aware, I have a great resources section on my website, where I tell you which online tools I use and why. Each month I’ll dig a little deeper into one of these resources and hope that you find some useful information, and that I can…
How do you source venues for the perfect event? In my 15+ years as an Executive Assistant and PA, I’ve organised a fair few events – from 1:1s in coffee shops, team socials, Management and Board Meetings, through to conferences and award ceremonies. And there are two areas that can really make or break a…
You may be aware that this week is Mental Health Awareness Week (w/c 18 May 2020) and this is such an important time to be looking after ourselves, especially in light of what we are all going through with the current COVID-19 crisis. I’m therefore very happy to be able to bring to you this…
I’m really pleased to be able to bring to you this month’s guest blog from Graham at Copyright Correct, as part of our feature on local Devon based businesses. Setting up as a new business, there is so much to learn and you can’t know it all at once. One area that is key is…
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…
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…
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…