How to sell a client
This gem comes from Phillippa Goodwin of Essential PA – one for all the MultiVA businesses or simply for someone looking to outsource work on a permanent basis. How to “sell” a virtual assistant client
Small is beautiful!
Inspired by this article: https://www.vapromag.co.uk/5-reasons-why-its-ok-to-keep-your-va-business-small/ I thought I’d share a couple of my own insights into why small is beautiful when it comes to VA businesses…
Multi-VA – is it for me?
As your business grows, you’ll naturally reach a “ceiling” where you can’t take on any more clients or earn any more money. There are a couple of ways round this: • You could increase your hourly rate • You could charge on a per-project basis • You can outsource the work to a trusted subcontractor […]
Office* Voted Best PA Event of the Year!
Fresh from the success of its fifth edition last month, office* has been crowned ‘Best PA Industry Event’ 2014. It won the popular vote at pa-assist.com’s Members Voice Awards, which were announced on 21 November. Having already won widespread support from across the UK’s PA and office manager community, with 86% of surveyed visitors rating […]
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 […]
IYOTSA 2014: The value of team work
As part of the International Year of the Secretary/Assistant 2014, participating organisations are developing themes for their members in order to raise awareness of Secretaries and Assistants throughout the world… This month is: The value of team work The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. […]
IYOTSA 2014: Job descriptions and titles
As part of the International Year of the Secretary/Assistant 2014, participating organisations are developing themes for their members in order to raise awareness of Secretaries and Assistants throughout the world… This month is: Job descriptions and titles Your job description should reflect where you are in your professional development; your job title should reflect where […]
How Hosted Phone Services Can Help You Run Your VA Business
There are many challenges to setting up and running your VA business. In this article we’ll discuss how using Callagenix hosted phone services enables you to present a professional image to clients whilst making it simple for you to manage your calls.
Top tips for Outsourcing: be prepared for extra admin time
Clients and VAs often complain to us about the quality of outsourcer there is out there… Here at SVA we want to promote best practice so that it reflects well on the whole industry, so we put together some tips on how to outsource your work safely.
Sale Now On!
We’re having a sale… Get your SVA Goodies at a very discounted price until end of February. We even flung in some juicy extras. There’s a few here even I had forgotten about – time to stock up on your reading!