Book Review: The Power Of No – Abbie Headon
Catch Caroline and Michelle on The Apprentice!
Eagle eyed viewers of BBC1’s The Apprentice might have spotted Caroline and fellow SVA member Michelle Smith of ValueAdd doing deals with Karen Brady’s team last night… (Note the glass of wine – typical Glaswegian fashion. Michelle: We need to stop being such cliches!!) Filmed during the summer heatwave, we were sworn to secrecy about […]
Virtual Assistant Awards
One of the highlights of my year is judging the outstanding Virtual Assistant Awards. It gives me a chance to see the wide range of highly skilled and professional virtual assistants on show. I also get to meet many of the other people in our industry. Unfortunately, because of the really bad snow […]
Book Review: Maternity Leavers
Maternity Leavers – Soozi Baggs Enter the Competition I quite often get asked about being a VA by new mums hoping to start up whilst off on maternity leave… if I am feeling nice I explain why it’s not a good idea, (otherwise I just laugh!). But nevertheless the attraction of being a VA to […]
COMPETITION: ‘How to be a PA’ by Maria Fuller
Another cracking book landed on the SVA desk – one for the EAs amongst you! A practical “how to” guide with real life examples of office scenarios, top tips and the nitty gritty of practical skills needed to organise busy executives. “I identified a huge gap in the market. Many books are available which focus […]
Competition: Bullet Journaling pack!
So the latest buzzwords in organisation are: BULLET JOURNALLING. And we have some nifty stationery to give away to get you started. Simply click here and add your details. Closing date: 1 August 2016 – UK entries only.
Pitman Entrepreneur of the Year
Pitman are searching for their Entrepreneur of the Year… And they may very well be amongst the ranks of our members… They are looking for a self-employed secretary who embodies the spirit of the industry – so it sounds right up our street! You can either nominate yourself, or someone you know: https://superachievers.pitman-training.com/
Virtual Assistant Bloggers Wanted!
We need you! For 2016 Society of Virtual Assistants is looking to recruit 6 bloggers to help us keep the site content fresh and interesting. We’re looking for VAs who can write about their experiences, write reviews or do a series of blog posts. Each post needs to be: between 400-1,000 words, on a subject […]
The IPSE Freelancer Awards
Are you one of the UK’s 4.5 million self-employed people? Would you like to win £5,000 to help your business reach its potential? How about also winning business support, technologies, media and presentation training? The ISPE Freelancer Awards is a national competition to find the UK’s most exciting, ambitious and enterprising self-employed people. Closing date […]
Book Competition: Work From Home – Judy Heminsley
If you are thinking of starting a business from home, there’s an element of risk… I vividly remember the first day in my new business trying to set up the broadband and reaching for the phone to call IT – only to realise I WAS the IT dept! A small dilemma – but Judy Hemlinsley […]