Alex Wilkinson Virtual Assistant
A Virtual Assistant providing business, HR and administrative support based in East Surrey and Kent area
Running a small business is all-consuming at the best of times, so when it comes to taking a break – are you ACTUALLY taking a break? Technology is great, it allows us to stay connected wherever we might be holidaying, but is this a healthy attitude for you or your business?
Continue reading “How to take a proper holiday when you run a small business”What gets written down gets done.
December is the perfect time to stop, take stock and assess your year in business. An annual audit of your business processes is essential for ensuring that each year is better than the last. Actually, let’s make that essential for survival.
Continue reading “Planning for 2019 and how to take your business up a notch”
When you run a small business that is doing well (and therefore taking over your life) its sometimes hard to stop and see the bigger picture. Are you just fire-fighting or is your business growing but in a rather chaotic and haphazard manner? There is no doubt that growth is vital for survival in a crowded market-place but you might as well try and do it properly.
A Virtual Assistant can help you maximise your business’ potential in so many ways – here are just five..
So now you’ve got your head round what a VA can do, the natural question to ask is “is this what I need”? Let’s see if any of the following statements ring true for you and your business…
Continue reading “How to tell if you’re ready to hire a Virtual Assistant”
I’m in the process of doing what you probably did some years ago – setting up my own business. It’s exciting isn’t it!
And because you are brilliant at what you do, I imagine your business is proving to be a success, which is exactly what you had hoped for.
Ah, but perhaps you are starting to feel pulled in a lot of different directions? With success comes more and more demands on your time and there is only one “you”.
When you are a start-up one of the hardest things to do is relinquish control, but there comes a point where your productivity is being hampered. Delegation is something a lot of us struggle with, but taking on a virtual assistant is a perfect way of giving it a go.