EleVAte 2021 conference Q&A session: Insurance health check
On the 1st of July, we were proud to be EleVAte's headline sponsor for a second year. Our insurance experts, Kerri-Ann and Lisa, hosted a roundtable discussion to talk about all things VA insurance-related. Here's a round-up of what we discussed. Has your business...
Who Is Your Second Brain?
Everyone needs a second brain. Sometimes, no matter how focused you are or how highly skilled and experienced you might be, you need someone else in your life – a trusted and respected individual (or group!) – to help you work through problems and solutions so that...
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...
Pivoting In Business
How has your business fared over the last 14 months? I have the privilege of speaking to VAs and OBMs from all over the world on a daily basis, and I know that it’s affected each and every one of you differently. Some VAs have been able to help other, non-remote...
Go Easy On Yourself
Self-employment, or running your own small business as a Limited Company, can be incredibly rewarding. You are the primary decision maker within your organisation, so there’s no long bureaucratic chain when you need to complete specific tasks; you can work to...
Pricing For The Future
With the tax year coming to an end, it’s a natural time to start thinking about your income and expenditure (especially after the year we’ve had!). Some established VAs may be thinking about increasing hourly rates and/or package prices, but even if you’re new...
No email list! BIG mistake!
Have you got an email list? If you’re not quite sure what is meant by the term, essentially, it’s just a list of all of your past customers, networking contacts who wanted to stay in touch, potential customers who weren’t quite ready to commit and other individuals...
UK Lockdown Leads to Spike in Cyber Insurance Uptake
Cyber Insurance has been a part of our accreditation since 2018 and we are keen to explain the importance of this to our members, so we are not surprised by this recent press release from PolicyBee that has found sales of cyber insurance have increased since the UK...
Building a Team
You cannot – I repeat – you cannot be an expert in everything. The ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ saying immediately springs to mind, as if you spread your knowledge and skill too thinly over a broad range of topics, it’s difficult to achieve expert level...
Diversify? How to pivot in business
What. A. Year. One minute, we’re all checking our emails in coffee shops, hot-desking in shared work spaces, and having face-to-face meetings with clients. The next minute, we’re in tier 14 with back-to-back Zoom meetings and day-dreaming of in-person networking...
