Posts Tagged ‘start up VA’
General Data Protection Regulation – What you need to know as a virtual assistant for the new GDPR
New EU regulations come into force 25 May 2018 – General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) You must tell people who is responsible for the data you hold and process –…
Read MoreEssential Virtual Assistant Equipment
My name is Caroline and I am a gadget addict… There are boxes of unused gizmos lurking all over my office and somehow I just know that when a new…
Read MoreSTARTING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT BUSINESS IN IRELAND
Hi there! Top of the morning to you…whatever time of day it is! I’m Trish, and like Elle and Rachel, I’ve also taken the slightly scary, but positive leap of…
Read MoreBecoming a VA – the Good, the Bad and the Useful!
Anyone who has ever Googled ‘how to become a Virtual Assistant’ will have been faced with a plethora of blogs, articles and even whole websites selling the ‘freelance lifestyle’ –…
Read MoreStarting out as a Virtual Assistant – Michelle Shaw
I am Michelle (aka Elle) from Bangor, N. Ireland. I am a newbie VA and will be blogging this year on the ups and downs of starting out as a…
Read MoreWho being a Virtual Assistant is not for:
It’s one of the great fallacies – that everyone with a computer can be a virtual assistant. The more seasoned VAs will be falling off their seats laughing at the…
Read MoreThe employee mentality
I used to have an employee who came in every morning and answered my cheery “How are you this morning?” with “I’m not dead…yet.” in a deadpan monotone. When he…
Read MoreStart Up Story: Danielle of Priority PA
Name: Danielle Millar Age: 48 Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire I became interested in the virtual assistant industry after becoming very dissatisfied in my job at the time. My husband and I…
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