Building your business in the ’new normal’
The ‘new normal’ – it’s a strange new phrase that conjures images of people touching elbows instead of shaking hands, of people wearing foam pool noodles on their heads in cafés to maintain social distancing, and the ability to turn up to a work meeting on Microsoft...
Time on your hands? Whether you’re employed or self-employed, a VA training programme could prove beneficial…
As I’ve mentioned in quite a few of my recent blogs, these are strange times that we currently find ourselves in! There are few businesses out there unaffected by the current Coronavirus situation – over 9 million workers in the UK are expected to be furloughed under...
How Do I Get Paid?
One of the questions we get asked a lot from new freelancers is ‘how do I get paid?’. There are a few different options out there – all of which are relatively simple to set up and don’t require a significant up-front investment – so it’s worth considering them all to...
How To Start A Virtual Assistant Company
First things first; congratulations! You have decided to set up your own virtual assistant company. Maybe you have had enough of the daily commute, maybe you have had a career break or maybe you just fancied a change; whatever the reasons are – welcome to the club! So...
CPD Accreditation – what does it actually mean?
You may have noticed that our popular VA Foundation Course – a programme designed specifically by APVA to help people gain the knowledge and skills necessary to build a successful and sustainable VA business – is now accredited...
Virtual Assistant Terms And Conditions – Have You Got Yours?
Let’s get straight to the point. Think of ‘Terms and Conditions’ as the two burly bouncers at the gates of the most exclusive and coolest club in town; that YOU own. They are there to protect you and your business. They come as part of your entourage. Where you go...
Become A Virtual Assistant And Work From Home
The need for virtual assistants is at an all-time high, with large and small businesses from a variety of sectors relying on freelance, remote working professionals to support their businesses rather than full-time, employed office staff. So what is a VA? And how do...
Connect Positively With Clients During the Coronavirus Crisis
These are strange times we find ourselves in. If you work from home, the tranquility of your home office may have been shattered by one or more fellow humans (some of whom may be completely new to the ‘work from home’ idea and may or may not be dealing with it...
Does your hourly rate cover everything it needs to?
One of the questions we are asked most frequently is ‘How much should I charge?’In this blog we discuss what you need your hourly rate to cover so you can set it correctly.
Need new customers? Things NOT to do…
Inspired by a situation one of members found themselves in, we share why it isn’t ok to try to poach customers from other VAs.