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.Ā So we wanted to clear this one up: As a UK VA, you DO need to be registered. Already registered?Ā Click here to find yourself on the list and to […]
Best Practice – What must be in place.
One of the aims of the Society of Virtual Assistants is to get as many VAs as possible in the UK working towards industry best practice.
What counts as self employed?
So weāve had various members asking about this recentlyā¦ and yup, HMRC takes a very dim view of what they called āhidden employmentā – in other words, freelancers or contractors who really should be on payroll. Just having a contract, or working off site, or only working part-time does not make you self-employed. HMRC looks […]
Article Submission guidelines
The Society of Virtual Assistants is happy to feature guest articles about subjects relevant to our target market of UK virtual assistants. However, we do have a few rules surrounding what we’ll feature, so the quality of the site remains high. Our Article Submission guidelines are as follows: Article Submission guidelines Suggested articles:
Working as an offshore VA
For years, UK VAs have ranted about offshore VA prices ā how can they afford to do it that cheaply? Will they nick all our clients? Well, with the Ā£ās exchange rate plummeting in the wake of Brexit, a Pandemic and a recession looming, suddenly our prices are becoming increasingly attractive to US-based clientsā¦ We […]
VACT takes back over the running of the UK VA Awards, UK VA Conference and BeMyVA
“It has been a pleasure to work with John Palmer over the years, and I’m thrilled VACT is taking back over the running of the conference and hope to continue to be involved in the future.” Caroline Wylie VACT Ltd purchases UK VA Awards, UK VA Conference and BeMyVA > Read More Here
Could HR administration services be another string to your bow?
I think that VAs should be called VVAs for āVersatileā 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 […]
You too could have a 6-figure incomeā¦
Weāve all had these emails in our inbox. The ones promising financial freedom, a Ferrari in the garage of your mansion, days spent playing on your private beach with the childrenā¦ All yours for the minuscule investment of $999/month! Now most of us hit the delete button ā but what if what the virtual assistant […]
The Apex VA Story: Farm, Foils and Flexibility
Once upon a timeā¦ Hi, Iām Hannah at Apex VA, (www.apexva.co.uk), and Iām 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 […]
A day in the life of Alexandra Lewis, a Virtalent VA
Alexandra Lewis has over 10 yearsā experience working as a PA in the property industry. Alongside her full-time job, she started to branch out, offering her services to property clients who were looking to improve their business operations. Once she caught the VA bug, she quit her full-time job and never looked back. She is […]