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Read on for business management advice, outsourcing techniques, and timely insights into the many benefits of working with a professional VA.
Why Email Management is Essential for Productivity and How to Do It Right
The Importance of Email Management for ProductivityThe Negative Effects of Poor Email Management1. Increased Stress Levels2. Missed Deadline3. Decreased ProductivityEmail Management StatisticsTips for Effective Email Management1. Set Specific Times to Check Your...
Could you benefit from a virtual project manager?
If you need help setting up or managing a new venture, why not consider working with a virtual project manager (PM) instead of hiring a full-time employee? You’ll cut costs; you won’t need to clear space in your office for a new worker; and you’ll get access to elite...
Lockdown leadership wisdom: stories and advice from directors navigating the pandemic
Every business owner has had to adapt quickly to the economic uncertainties presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Back in the summer – during the first full nationwide lockdown in England – I interviewed a few contacts from the Praemando network to get their...
How can you save money by working with a virtual senior executive assistant?
As business owners, we are always looking for ways to save cash and maximise our earnings. And in my experience, hiring a virtual executive assistant is one of the fastest and easiest ways to set your business on course for a more profitable future! How can you...
What should you be focusing on to make your business a success?
It's time to refocus by pulling in some help to save money so that those daily 'business' tasks don't seep into your 'personal' life and here's how. Let's focus shall we? Most entrepreneurs admit to working at least 60 hours a week and more. When you break this down...
Is outsourcing really worth the hassle?
Why are we so afraid of outsourcing? It's happening a lot more than you think and here's why. According to projected figures for 2020, over 50% of the UK workforce will be working remotely. It is no longer a thing of the past or a luxury, it is a natural progression...
Executive Assistant vs Virtual Assistant; What’s the difference?
As an owner of a busy business, you’re always in and out of the office, at different meetings, in different countries, always having to be in a million places at once. This is where you rely on your magical virtual assistant to organise and control both your private...
What Is Costing Your Business More, An Employee Or A Virtual Assistant?
There seems to be a lot of debate on the subject that employee costs are far more effective for the business bottom line rather than the use of an executive assistant or virtual assistant. If you currently have an employee, or in many instances, more than one employee...
To outsource or not to outsource? That is the question!
So you have your business but have you ever thought to outsource, costing you more in lost opportunities than you realise? You probably started as a Sole-trader, Freelancer or small company with less than a handful of employees, what many business owners struggle...