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We’re passionate about helping entrepreneurs focus on what they do best by handling any tasks that keep them bogged down and busy working in their business instead of on their business. We hope you find something useful here that you are able to take away and apply within your business or personal life.

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Are You the Bottleneck in Your Business?

When you're the bottleneck, it means your actions (or lack thereof) are the ones causing delays and inefficiencies. This can be a tough pill to swallow, but recognising and addressing it is crucial for your business's health and growth.

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How to Juggle Motherhood and Build a Business

Finding the right balance between building and running a successful business and being a dedicated mom is no easy feat. As a business owner and a mother, we juggle multiple roles and responsibilities daily. These are our top picks to help maintain a healthy work-life balance as a business owner and a mom.

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Standing out as a Virtual Assistant in 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of remote work and virtual services, being a virtual assistant in 2023 comes with its fair share of challenges and opportunities. How do you stand out and thrive in this ever-expanding virtual realm?

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Mastering WFH as a VA

Working remotely as a virtual assistant comes with a set of unique challenges, it’s not always sunshine and butterflies but fear not! With a sprinkle of determination and a pinch of self-discipline, you'll be rocking the virtual world in no time. Here are handy tips to make it a roaring success.

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How to handle clients that don’t know how to delegate

Landing a client that didn’t provide us with any work was the least of our worries - I mean who does that, right? Hires a virtual assistant and then doesn’t send them anything to do?! There are a few simple things you can do to help make this transition easier for all parties.

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What services can I offer as a virtual assistant?

There has never been a better time to start a virtual assistance business than now as virtual assistants are in demand! There is definitely more than enough work out there - the world is literally your oyster!

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To niche or not to niche?

We know that there are varying opinions on this one and to be fair both hold valid reasons however from our personal experience niching down has allowed us to create focus within our business and we have definitely seen the benefits.

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What you need to become a virtual assistant

You don’t need a fancy degree or expensive virtual assistance course to succeed (although you’d only end up benefiting from it, you can make a start without it). You probably already boast some skills that will help you on your way.

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How to get “it” all done and avoid burnout

Ever heard the saying “If you want something done, ask a busy person”? We never really got that until recently. So how do you “carry” that workload and still get it all done without burning yourself out.

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How a VA can help you grow your business

Support is vital for any business growth strategy. As virtual assistants our number one priority is to support our clients. We come in different shapes and sizes with a host of skills that span across many aspects of running a successful business such as, data entry, graphic design, marketing, website design, accounting and customer support to mention a few.

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10 Tasks you should assign to a virtual assistant

Being an entrepreneur involves wearing many hats. It’s also possibly one of the biggest reasons why entrepreneurs struggle to grow their businesses.

Rather than trying to do it all yourself, it would be smarter to leverage your time with talented workers on your team.

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