by Holly Patridge | Nov 16, 2023 | Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life, Working with a VA
APVA Member Heather Warner is Founder of Engimatic Business solutions, based in Dunfermline, Scotland’s newest city. She specialises in business admin and her key strength is problem solving. She has been in business for over 5 years after a 25 year career as an...
by Holly Patridge | Oct 23, 2023 | Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...
by Holly Patridge | Oct 9, 2023 | Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life, Working with a VA
APVA Member Kathy Soulsby is an expert on dealing with challenging clients and is also a best selling author, in this blog she 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...
by Holly Patridge | Aug 2, 2023 | Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
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,...
by Holly Patridge | May 15, 2023 | mindset, Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
When it comes to running a small business effectively (both in terms of time and cost), business productivity tools are a MUST-HAVE. It’s so tempting to want to keep costs low and ‘do it yourself’, but think about how much time you spend on the day-to-day...
by Holly Patridge | Apr 18, 2023 | Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
APVA Member Debbie Binnersley, shares her top tips for staying organised as a Virtual Assistant in her guest blog. Once you’ve made the decision to become a Virtual Assistant there are a whole host of things that you will need to keep on top of in order to be at...
