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Stepping back from the dream can still pay off A few years ago, I hired an office. I had taken on some associates a few years before that, and a high street location felt like the next natural step. While work remained consistent, the shine soon wore off. The costs felt unnecessary and I wasn’t really getting the visibility I’d imagined. I know of many business leaders who tell a similar story - [...]
Building your personal brand pays dividends Last year, I made a shift in my career. While my virtual administration company is still my main focus, I started to look at ways to diversify and use my skills in different ways. As a result, I’ll be taking on some auditing and assessment work this year. I guess the initial shift was a mental one as I considered what I want to be known for. [...]
Let us show you… how a Virtual Assistant can help scale your business Regardless of sector, when you run a business the goal is almost always to keep moving forward and upward. This could be to increase productivity or profits or to help or support more people. How each business does this is unique to their situation but growth is a goal for all. In this blog post we show you how working with [...]
Helping career development is crucial for SMEs At Business Owl we are often called upon to support employers with their staff’s career development, this could be in-house training, CPD or even accreditation. While this is a crucial part of growth for any SME and business owners themselves, lack of time is often cited as a reason why employers don’t invest in this area as much as they should. We can support time-restricted employers [...]
Let us show you… why flexibility is a VA’s secret weapon when it comes to meeting business needs In business, time truly does mean money. Once time is spent, you can’t get it back. For these reasons, it’s wise to pay close attention to how you, your management team and staff spend your time within the business. Our clients find that the flexibility offered by having a Virtual Assistant on board saves everybody time [...]
Let us show you… how a Virtual Assistant can manage your training and accreditation process I think anyone who runs a business of any size will agree that there’s a lot more to it than ‘just’ the day-to-day running of the business. Some areas can become neglected, but are actually essential for facilitating growth, for example through training, or building trust and reputation through industry accreditation. Staff wellbeing is another area that can sometimes [...]
Let us show you… why ChatGPT and AI can be great tools, but not a replacement for a human VA From online tools such as chatbots to self-service checkouts, we are surrounded by technological advances that (mostly) make tasks easier. One AI-led piece of coding and software, ChatGPT, has been hitting the tech news hard lately and if you are on LinkedIn you’ll know it is very much like Marmite. Some people love it [...]
Cyber security strategy needed as firms grow A friend of mine told me about a recent conversation she had with her five-year-old daughter. The young girl had read the word ‘fax’ on a business card and thought the ‘a’ was a mistake and the word should be ‘fix’. My friend relayed how she struggled to explain what a fax was to her daughter, but was also surprised a fax number would still appear [...]
Let us show you… how a VA gives you valuable time back (and how you can use it) Do you feel that there aren’t enough hours in your week? Do you struggle to keep up with a constantly increasing workload? Have you thought that if only you had a few more hours, you could get caught up, work on other projects or even take some of your accrued lieu time? There are many benefits [...]
Let us show you… how to make the most of your productivity tools and systems Gone are the days when you can run a business with just a paper planner and some notepads. Most things are digitised now, even your tax. Ordering systems are online, client data has to be stored in accordance with data protection rules and there are many moving parts to keep track of during the day-to-day running of your business. [...]
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