Virtual Assistant Fun: You have £500 to spend on your business…
This is a bit of fun… If I was to give you £500 to spend on your business, how would it get spent? A lot will depend on what stage you are at with your business, so tell us how long you’ve been going too.
Things to consider: Upgrading your skills via a course, investing it in more networking, going to a VA conference, hiring in help for a few hours each month to free up your time for business planning…
So we might have:
- Lisa – start up VA, would spend money on designing a cool logo, printing business cards and sorting a website. Would allow her to launch her business without bootstrapping.
- Caroline – seasoned VA, would book self into spa for “business planning session” LOL! (I’m joking – please don’t let the tax man be reading this!!)
Okay: So here’s your £500 – what do you do with it???! The best response gets a little surprise!
I’d buy a new chair. My existing one has been with me since I started up 10 years ago with Office Stuff! I would also book my place on the Northern VA get-together next year, and possibly take myself down to Office this year. A couple of good outings before returning, rejuvenated and full of ideas, to the comfort of a new supportive chair!
Well I reckon you can treat yourself to a new chair Carole!
The Northern VA Collaboration is really brill – would highly recommend it if you can spring for it!
Your Girl Friday Fife is still relatively new therefore I would use the £500 to create a more suitable working area, get some brochures printed and also some adverts in newspapers.
Just starting up a new little business today and well besides needing some advice and help I need to take a course or two and get some programmes to help me be my best for any new business out there. It is a tough environment and its a scary adventure, but it is one I need to take. I have been out of work for a few years so any help would be a blessing.
Hello, I started Lighthouse Virtual Assistant in October 2013. As a new business I would get a professional to look at my website, update some software and invest in some training courses. I think £500 would just about cover that wish list!
I would like to host a drinks reception for all my clients to say thank you for keeping VPA-NI in business over the last 7 years.
Without them I wouldn’t be where I am today – oh, that’s sitting at my desk, going through a mountain of work – maybe I will just have that drink myself!!
Having professional make up/hair done, a flattering new outfit and professional photos done to use on website and marketing material. Have always had these done by someone I know and think that a professional photographer would get a much better image of me when I hate havingmy piccy taken.
I would spend £500 on SEO, marketing and attending networking/VA events. 🙂
This is more difficult than I first thought, as there’s so much.
I’m also going to go along the lines of Dawn Lane, and would opt for a professional photo shoot.
I’d also like to jazz my office up ~ it’s very magnolia and a bit dull, consisting of a variety of mishmash storage and desks. Considering I spend so much of my day in there, it’s the shabbiest room in the house.