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. Making sure you don’t drop any plates involves making sure the right systems and tools are in place to maintain productivity and order.

While running your business effectively is an everyday aim, the New Year allows you to go one step further. Alongside a new wall planner and stationery, the beginning of a year is a good time to start something new or to improve on the previous years’ experience.

Saving money when you are in business is a relevant topic at any time, although it seems more pressing at the moment with rising prices across the board. There is a lot of generic money saving advice out there but we’d like to share, more specifically, how we can help you reduce your business costs.

Did you know that a Virtual Assistant, as well as being skilled at a whole host of business tasks, can also make an excellent accountability partner? As business owners, we all have many more good intentions than we can manage. We are also full of enthusiasm for our ideas, but that doesn’t mean we can implement them all. However a little accountability can go a very long way, as this blog explains.