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How do you best prepare for a relaxing Christmas break as a small Business owner? Learn how automation, systemisation, and the support of a virtual assistant can transform your work-life balance, allowing you to enjoy your holiday season worry-free.
In the relentless pursuit of business success, we, as small business owners, often find ourselves standing at the crossroads of ambition and inner peace. While the world sees us as formidable leaders, we silently grapple with the weight of expectations.
One thing I know for sure is that there can be silver linings to every seemingly devastating situation. 🧙♂️ Whilst the past few years of Covid, lockdowns and rising inflation have and continue to be challenging for some, we reflect on 2022 with much gratitude. We started 2021 pre-pandemic with a small team of 15 …
We know that for some, the idea of hiring a virtual assistant can be daunting and scary. I mean, where do they come from, how can you trust them, and is your information secure? All of these questions and more can really provide a barrier to entering into getting the support that can literally be …
Do you find letting go of business tasks hard? Does it feel like you have to relinquish full control? Well, you aren’t alone! Hi, I’m Kristy Smith and in my 13 years of running Virtual Elves, my belief is that the inability to “let go”, or master the “art of delegating” is the number one …
Congratulations! Now that your business is growing and thriving, you might need some delegating tips in order for you to scale. But first, let’s talk about why letting go and learning how to delegate tasks is an important skill for entrepreneurs. In a budding business, the business owner often wears all the hats, especially those …
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When I was first starting out building my own business I had this idea in my head that in order to operate on a shoestring budget I needed to do everything myself. Building a support team took time and money, and was really only something you could do once you’d hit the big time and …
It’s Never Too Early to Engage a Virtual Assistant Read More »
If you’re a fan of the Virtual Elves blog you’ll probably have noticed a running theme through most of our articles, which is: [Tweet “If you want a good working relationship with your VA you have to take the time to prepare processes and train them.”] Which is 100% correct! And especially true if you’re …
Can I hire a VA to do tasks I can’t train them in? Read More »
If you’re regularly working into the night, missing deadlines and spending valuable time focused on business operations, rather than business strategy, then you’re probably overdue for some much needed assistance. Being able to delegate effectively in your business is vital to its on-going success. [Tweet “Delegation done right can save time, increase productivity & ultimately leads …
With the way we do business evolving at a rapid rate the pressure to ‘keep up’ with modern business practices is enormous, especially online. Business owners can find themselves at odds trying to keep abreast with industry updates,wanting to innovate and evolve at the same time as run the day to day operations of their …
Get Inspired! 3 Reasons Why Virtual Outsourcing is Good for Business Read More »
One of the main concerns that arise with clients around the topic of Virtual Assistants is the training time. Most are put off by the knowledge that it will take more time to train and manage a Virtual Assistant than it would to just do the work themselves. And you know what? They’re absolutely right! …
How to Train & Manage Your Virtual Assistant & Build the Life you Love Read More »
