Tips from courses that I have attended, or tools that I have used
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…
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…
Ping! What’s that? Did you REALLY take your work phone with you? The sun is shining, and thoughts turn to holidays. Sun soaked days around the pool, relaxing dips in the sea and walks along the beach, a glass of sangria with dinner. Ping! What’s that? When you are self-employed, it can be hard…
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…
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…
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…