If you’re a small business or sole-trader, you may find that along with being the “expert” in your chosen field, you suddenly have to be “master of all trades”; salesman, marketer, accountant, administrator. These are the tasks that will eat into your time and divert your attention. Spend too much time on these tasks and [...]
People are on the wind down to Christmas and many aren’t planning as far forward as the return to work in the New Year. Now is the ideal time to be looking ahead and getting a jump on their competitors. Here are my top tips for planning ahead and entering 2010 ahead of the game: [...]
I’m not generally one to evangelise about particular software or products, however I was recently introduced to an online system that has really streamlined my business. Smartsheets are a fabulous way to track projects, share and collaborate, draw up task lists etc. I’ve started using mine with a couple of clients relating to the task [...]
One of the key aspects to a great working relationship with a Virtual Assistant is delegation. You want to be able to hand over and piece of work or project and trust that it will be carried out as you need it, in a timely manner and to a great standard. A VA can do [...]
School half-term holidays are fast looming and maybe you are thinking of taking a break? Who will be handling your calls? Call Team is a new service, set up by Virtual Assistant, Lyndsey McKendry of Diamond Secretarial. The service is staffed byLyndsey and other VA’s meaning that, during office hours, calls for each other or [...]
