by Charlotte Wibberley | Sep 15, 2020 | Client Businesses, GDPR, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses
If you’re new to self-employment, looking after your business finances can be a daunting prospect, but if you prepare for it (seeking professional guidance, reading HMRC advice and setting up your business correctly) and revisit your business finances regularly, it...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Sep 11, 2020 | Guest Blogs, VA Businesses, VA Life
In this guest blog, our partners and EleVAte Sponsors PolicyBee share their advice on the insurance that is essential for virtual assistants. VAs often ask us what insurance they need. Truth is, there’s no easy answer – there’s no one-size-fits-all...
by Sarah Banks | Aug 18, 2020 | Guest Blogs, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
EleVAte speaker Annabel Kaye from Koffeeklatch shares her top tips for getting your legal ducks in a row. When the legal scene changes rapidly (as it sometimes does) it is easy to get confused. Social Media is full of people who read something somewhere and are...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Aug 11, 2020 | Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
The results of the VA Survey 2020 showed that 30.9% of respondents work with their children at home. 41.4% of total participants advised that they moved into a self-employed VA role after having children, and 73.7% advised that ‘flexibility in working hours’ was...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Aug 4, 2020 | mindset, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
Over the last few years, APVA have championed the importance of a fair hourly rate for VAs in the UK and internationally. In 2018/19 we carried out some research into the expenditure of VA businesses, and found that a VA working 30 hours per week and charging...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jul 28, 2020 | VA Businesses, VA Life
‘Side Gig’, ‘Side Hustle’… I’m sure many of you have seen articles proclaiming how quick and easy it is to set up as a VA and start earning good money. Tabloid and magazine headlines don’t help – “I gave up my full time job and am now earning £30,000 a...
