The Virtual Assistant Blog
Helping business owners run a successful business
Developing a productive working relationship with your virtual assistant
Finding a virtual assistant to help you with your everyday business tasks is one thing. Developing a good working relationship is another. The very nature of remote support means that both you and your virtual assistant need to make sure the relationship gets off to a...
Why the best virtual assistants are Cyber Essentials certified
Thousands of SME businesses across the UK use remote assistants to help with a variety of tasks, from social media posts to bookkeeping and diary management. Most of these tasks are automated, and businesses give their assistants access to their accounting, CRM and...
Small business sales management – How to develop a strategy
In order to make your business work, you have to sell something. You have to sell it at a profit and you have to sell a certain amount of it. You might have more than one thing to sell, and you might have a range of prices, offers and channels. But you still need to...
How your architect practice can benefit from virtual office support
Architecture is a high-pressure environment. There are clients to keep happy, deadlines to meet and project partners to work alongside. Particularly important for an architect practice is to ensure you are following the RIBA Plan of Work guidelines. Keeping on top of...
How to make business trip planning easier
 If you’re a regular traveller, you’ll know how important it is to get your business trip planning right. From the booking details to how to pack, you’ll look for any way to make your life easier. More and more, we use technology to communicate with customers,...
How to become an entrepreneur – tips for starting your business empire
Are entrepreneurs born or made? In reality, successful business people contribute to their own success through hard work, a thirst to learn, a desire to succeed and surrounding themselves with people who have the skills to make their ideas come to life. So, in order...
Virtual CRM management – why online data entry services can make a difference
here are a number of reasons why online data entry services can be beneficial to business, including improved productivity and reduced labour costs. Businesses can save money and reach a level of efficiency they never thought was possible by taking advantage of a data...
How to handle your email management efficiently
Email is useful, but the pressure of managing and responding to emails can be overwhelming. Most business owners receive 40-60 emails every day which take time to deal with. The result can mean getting behind on projects or important objectives and working weekends...
How a customer relationship manager can transform your ecommerce business
Customers have high expectations about the service they get from ecommerce businesses. As a small business selling online, you’re competing with the service levels set by the biggest online retailers in the world. Good customer service is one of the things that can...
The outsourced office admin guide to building a bullet-proof business
According to startups.co.uk, around 20% of new businesses fail in their first year. Small businesses have had to weather a number of storms in the past, including the pandemic, exiting the EU and managing increased prices, but with a bit of planning, resilience and a...
7 Invoicing tips for small business owners
Good invoicing helps to promote good cash flow, which is an essential part of keeping your business afloat. Don’t see it as a chore – see it as an important and necessary task, and get it right so that your customers are more likely to pay and you’re more likely to...