I don’t usually post personal blogs, usually most people can find out about me via Facebook or Twitter. Today is different. As many of you may know, my beautiful stepdaughter recently passed away after a long and courageous fight against leukaemia. Today, we get to say our final goodbye to her; so no business related [...]
When I set up as a virtual assistant one of the services I considered offering was a call answering service. Unfortunately in practice, this wasn’t practical, I couldn’t be tied to my desk permanently and grow my business. I decided against offering it as a service. Recently I joined forces with a number of other [...]
Ever wondered what a Virtual Assistant does and the sort of tasks they can undertake? I’ve written about a typical day for me in my business. I have a handful of daily clients and some others who are ad-hoc with their requirements and requests. 9.00am Check the Call Team list for the whereabouts of [...]
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 [...]
I haven’t updated the blog for a couple of months due to some very sad family news. Whilst it’s not quite over, I am back and work and celebrating a couple of new clients. I’m also very grateful for the support of my existing clients and the enormous love and support shown to me by [...]
It’s been a strange year for me, lots of life changing activities and decisions. I started out the year employed as PA to the MD at a Plant Hire company; bored and disillusioned, but thankful for the job and the money. I also worked part-time 5pm – 9pm as a Virtual Assistant on the kitchen [...]
