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You may have ventured into the world of self-employment as a sole-trader, but you may realise very quickly you just can’t do it all! If success is a part of the plan, then even the smallest small business will need a team of employees and/or independent contractors. I...
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Exactly four years ago this week, I set sail on the wonderful adventure of running my own business as a VA. It’s been a thrilling journey, although I can’t say it’s all been plain sailing: sometimes I’ve felt completely all at sea, at others like I’m walking the...
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As we head into the last few days of January, I wanted to make sure that you’ve all coped with the most miserable month of the year – the month which contains what the mainstream media have, in recent years, taken to calling Blue Monday. Blue Monday, cited as the 3rd...
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Have you heard the EE Christmas advert promoting their new Wi-Fi for the car? Allow your passengers to stream their favourite shows from the backseat, it suggests, and you’ve solved the problem of kids being bored, making car journeys much more fun for everyone. Or...
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It’s that time of year again when we hear “How fast has this year gone???” I think we’re all prone to saying that at some point but it honestly has gone fast ! It made me realize that it has been nearly 4 years since I started my business and I...
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I’m SO excited to be on my way to London, to the 2015 office* exhibition at Olympia. Last year I attended as winner of the North VA of the year, and this year I’m honoured to have been asked to speak on the panel at the BeMyVA Breakfast tomorrow morning. I’m also...
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As I was preparing for last month’s NWVA conference, I thought a lot about what I wanted the attendees to get out of the event and articulated my thoughts in a blog post looking at why attending conferences is important for your business. One of the key points was the...
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Many business owners have a vague understanding that a VA could take on basic tasks that would save them time, but it’s not just basic administration and book-keeping that can be outsourced: a great VA can work wonders in many complex areas, working with you to grow...
by | | Event Planning, How to..., Networking, Team Building
With the NW VA Conference two weeks behind us, I’ve had some time to relax and come back down to earth, where I’ve enjoyed basking in the wonderful feedback it received. But I’ve also had a chance to take stock: to reflect on the event itself, analysing and reviewing...
