A Balancing Act

A Balancing Act

It’s all a balancing act! Being a full time business owner, devoted mum/wife/daughter and friend, I’ve found that working from home is a juggling act. I’ve discovered some tricks to boost productivity and maintain sanity while managing the daily...
Travel tips For Business Owners

Travel tips For Business Owners

Travel tips for Business Owners Following on from my recent blog ‘Travel Hacks for Busy Parents’, I thought it would be great to summarise my top tips when it comes to Business Travel (a wholly different experience from travelling with the family, of...
Travel Hacks For Busy Parents

Travel Hacks For Busy Parents

Travel hacks for busy parents Travelling with little people can be daunting. There’s no two ways about it – you’re worried they’re going to act up on the plane, in the airport and ask you ten thousand times how much longer it’s going to...
Should you be friends with your clients?

Should you be friends with your clients?

Should you be friends with your clients? The thing about being your own boss, is that you can generally work with clients whose core values align with your own. If you aren’t gelling together – you’ve got the choice to not work together. Some people disagree with the...
‘Collaboration Not Competition’

‘Collaboration Not Competition’

It has been a little over a year since I landed my first client as a VA, and I am still working with that client today and we’ve become great friends. It’s been a rollercoaster of a year, moving from full time employee, to fully self employed in April and...
How can I afford to hire a Virtual Assistant?

How can I afford to hire a Virtual Assistant?

How can I afford to hire a Virtual Assistant? Cost is one of the top reasons why business owners and entrepreneurs wonder if they can afford to hire a Virtual Assistant. And that’s perfectly understandable. If you’re used to working alone and only worrying about...