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 | May 20, 2021 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...
by Charlotte Wibberley | May 13, 2021 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...
by Charlotte Wibberley | May 5, 2021 | VA Businesses, VA Life
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...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 24, 2021 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 11, 2021 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
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...