Five characteristics you need to run a business

Five characteristics you need to run a business

Do you have what it takes? Running a business is tough, you are generally by yourself, making all the decisions and until you get large enough to outsource so you have to do everything.  The question is do you have the characteristics needed to run your own business?...
Burn out – have you experienced it??

Burn out – have you experienced it??

I have learnt a valuable lesson recently which I thought I would share with you.  In reality, I didn’t really understand what was happening until it was almost too late and believe me I will not be making the same mistakes again. 18 months ago I set up my own...
What can a Virtual Assistant do in 1 hour?

What can a Virtual Assistant do in 1 hour?

What can a Virtual Assistant do for you in only 1 hour? This is a very valid question! It is very difficult to quantify what you can outsource and whether the items you want to outsource fit within your budget.  So, I thought it might be helpful to list 10 tasks to...
5 hours and one Virtual Assistant!

5 hours and one Virtual Assistant!

Imagine what a Virtual Assistant could do in 5 hours? Ever imagine what you could do for your business in 5 hours if you didn’t have all those administrative and time-consuming tasks to finish first?   Maybe you need some administrative support? It is sometimes hard...
What I learnt starting my own business?

What I learnt starting my own business?

On the 8 May 2016 I officially became self employed.  I had been thinking about it for months and worked part time alongside my new business venture for a while before it became obvious that I was not really giving either role my full attention, so that was it I took...
Time management – a problem??

Time management – a problem??

Why is it we have a problem with managing our time?  The reason is simple, we think we don’t have the TIME.  So, a catch 22 then?  So, we spend our days rushing around doing a million and one things and not really achieving anything.  This causes us to feel stressed,...