5 Tips for Running a Successful VA Business
In this guest blog APVA Member Kathy Soulsby shares her experiences of some of the challenges that come with taking on a new client and how you can approach them to ensure your working relationship gets off to a good start.
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...
The New Client Horrors
In this guest blog APVA Member Kathy Soulsby shares her experiences of some of the challenges that come with taking on a new client and how you can approach them to ensure your working relationship gets off to a good start.
Mid-Year Business Check-in for your VA Business
How do you manage the juggle of running a VA business and taking care of children in the school holidays? Have a read through our blog for some tips.
Your Personal Assistant Has Gone Virtual
APVA Member Cath Harrison has been in business since 2020 and is already an award winning VA! As a seasoned Executive Assistant, Cath now supporting business owners virtually and in this blog she shares why business owners should consider hiring a VA over a PA. The...
Why it’s ok not to niche
APVA Member Rachel Locke has been in business since 2015, won North East VA of the Year and has never niched! In this blog she shares why this is... When I set up as a VA back in 2015, a lot of the advice was to find your perfect person, choose a niche, specialise,...
Get Your House In Order
Business systems and processes – in some cases, these are things that we do really well for other businesses (our customers!), helping them work more efficiently and effectively, but often find challenging in our own business due to the fact that the investment of...
Why you should Be Authentic and Act with Integrity as a VA
APVA Member Becky Marley started her business in 2021 and has build it on the foundations of authenticity and integrity. We strongly believe that the only way to run a successful VA business (or any business for that matter) is by having really strong core...
Prepping for Summer Holidays as a VA
How do you manage the juggle of running a VA business and taking care of children in the school holidays? Have a read through our blog for some tips.
How to implement boundaries to ensure happiness as a business owner.
APVA Member Sarah Banks has built her business to work around her life and was even able to take 3 months out in 2018 to work/travel with her family. In this blog, she shares how implementing boundaries has made this possible. Although you hear so many stories...