Virtual Assistant Insurance
Data Protection and the Virtual Assistant
Data Protection is one of those areas where if you ask 10 different people “Do I need to be registered?” you’ll get 10 different answers. So we wanted to clear this one up: As a UK VA, you DO need to be registered. Already registered? Click here to find yourself on the list and to […]
Virtual Assistant Directory Advertising – is it worth it?
We’ve had a few virtual assistant directory sites pop up offering advertising recently. I typed out a long response on whether I thought it was was using these on one of the Facebook groups and thought it was worth posting here too: Why not use a Virtual Assistant Directory? Over the years we’ve had VA […]
Could HR administration services be another string to your bow?
I think that VAs should be called VVAs for ‘Versatile’ Virtual Assistants because the scope of support they are asked to provide certainly means they must be multiskilled and adaptable! HR administration is one area where VAs may be asked to get involved. This could be anything from organising interviews, managing employee files, preparing contracts […]
The Apex VA Story: Farm, Foils and Flexibility
Once upon a time… Hi, I’m Hannah at Apex VA, (www.apexva.co.uk), and I’m here to tell you about my VA journey, from Farm Assistant to Virtual Assistant and all manner of things in between! My moment of inspiration came to me whilst sitting with foils in my hair at the hairdressers. I was chatting to […]
To Do Lists – Working Session notes on Procrastination
We were delighted to have Sharon Stephen, The Personal Development Coach., who specialises in working with women entrepreneurs in the creative industries on Friday to help with our procrastination and list planning session. As I explained, the background to this was a post we shared which had a phenomenal response on our Facebook group, the […]
IR35 for Virtual Assistants
Booking travel as a virtual assistant
Choose the best virtual assistant course
Virtual Assistant Training – what to look for If you’re a newbie VA, one of the first things you’ll look at is finding the best virtual assistant course or some virtual assistant training. I am probably going to get very nasty emails about this post – I know there are going to be good friends […]
Being a Mumpreneur Virtual Assistant
Generally I don’t talk much about being a mumpreneur virtual assistant – mostly because “mumpreneur” makes me cringe, but also because there’s really no reason why any of my clients need to know that I have kids. It has zero effect on the service. I have 2 kids – the youngest has just started school […]