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How to Streamline Your Client Onboarding Process
Learn how to plan, implement, and refine your client onboarding process. An effective system will give your business greater benefits and improve you clients’ experience of working with you.
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Why The Assistant Quarters is supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week
This October The Assistant Quarters is once again raising funds for Tommy’s in support of Baby Loss Awareness week and the many bereaved parents and families who have lost a baby as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth or premature death. In this post, we wanted to...
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Your Complete Guide to Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Hiring a virtual assistant for the first time is a big step, and we’re sure you’ll have plenty of questions if it’s something you’re considering. This post aims to answer them all in one place, so you can come away from it feeling informed...
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How Mailchimp can help your business towards GDPR compliance
Unless you have been living under a rock somewhere you will have heard about the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) coming into force on 25th May. This new EU directive comes into effect to replace the existing Data Protection Act. It...
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Top 10 Business Podcasts
Now spring is finally here, your thoughts are likely to be firmly placed on plans for the next 90-days. Now is a great time to think about developing your knowledge and skills and the personal development you will commit to in the next few months. Listening to...
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5 Ways To Stick To Your Event Budget
We've had the pleasure of supporting a client recently with the organisation of some workshops she is running later this Spring. A big factor in organising an event is of course budget! Budget management is essential when it comes to organising an event, no matter how...
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Why Hiring a VA Could Be The Key to Scaling Your Business
When running a business you will get to a point where things are ticking over nicely. You have enough money coming in, you have the boss life balance you were after. But there may come a time when you start to think about how you are going to grow your business. ...
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How Parents With Businesses Can Plan For A School Snow Day
With snow set to fall across most of the UK this week, here are our top tips on how to plan for a school snow day. Unexpected extra family time in the snow can be fun but, you will need to have a contingency plan. Have some tricks up your sleeve too in case you need...
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How to make the leap from PA to VA
Are you currently employed as a PA, EA or Office Manager? Do you dread the commute into work every day? Do you wish you had more time to spend with your family? Maybe you love what you do but just wish you had some flexibility? The team here at The Assistant...
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So you think you’re too busy to hire a Virtual Assistant?
You’ve started your business to have the freedom and flexibility to work on your terms. Your business starts to flourish and you then find that you’ve reached capacity. You physically cannot take on any more work or orders and are struggling to keep up with demand....
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