by Holly Patridge | Feb 22, 2023 | Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Life
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, no matter how professional and highly skilled you are, you aren’t going to get along with every single one of your customers. We’re all human, and as such have our own unique experiences, opinions and beliefs, and the...
by Holly Patridge | Feb 10, 2023 | Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Life
APVA Member Louise Crockett shares her top tips for applying for associate roles based on her own experience of taking on an associate in her business. The one thing I keep reading on VA groups at the moment are people feeling disheartened that they’re not getting...
by Holly Patridge | Jan 22, 2023 | Digital Marketing, Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
It seems as though the world and their aunt has a social media profile – whether that’s on Facebook, Twitter or TikTok (to name but a few of the platforms available). According to Statista, there are 3.6 billion people in the world who use Social Media[2],...
by Holly Patridge | Oct 21, 2021 | Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
The VA industry is BOOMING right now. One of the only good things to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic is that more and more business owners are realising the benefits of outsourcing work and more and more people have had a taste of flexible working and working from...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jul 15, 2021 | Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 10, 2021 | Guest Blogs, Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...