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 | Sep 19, 2023 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
September is here and for those of us who are slaves to the academic year, it’s also full of that new start feeling. While January is the official start to the year, it’s always good to have a mid year check in and what better time than September? I’ll be honest with...
by Holly Patridge | Sep 7, 2023 | Getting clients, VA Life, Working with a VA
APVA Member Cath Harrison has been in business since 2020 and is already an award winning VA! As a seasoned Executive Assistant, Cath now supporting business owners virtually and in this blog she shares why business owners should consider hiring a VA over a PA. The...
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,...