by Michelle | Aug 23, 2016 | Business Owners, Business Success, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurs, Outsourced Admin, Phone Answering, Small Business, Success
You might recall last post we talked about how, as a generation, the baby boomers are forging ahead in a major way in the entrepreneurial stakes. So today, we’re going to look at ideas for managing growth, without losing your sanity, if you’ve got a boomer business...
by Michelle | Jul 1, 2014 | Building a business, Business Owners, Business Start-up, Business Success, Entrepreneurs, Outsourced Admin, Phone Answering, Success, Women Business Owners
As the end of the financial year draws to a close, lots of stories in the media will tell you now is a good time to review your numbers and get planning the next financial year. And whilst that’s great advice, it misses something important that we business owners are...
by Michelle | Jun 17, 2014 | Building a business, Business Owners, Business Start-up, Business Success, Entrepreneurs, Freeing up time, Outsourced Admin, Outsourcing, Phone Answering, Small Business, Success
There’s a lot written about written about start-up entrepreneurs on the internet. Everybody is either becoming one or wants to be one. And more than a handful of people you meet at the average networking event describe themselves as one. But in fact, once upon a time,...
by Michelle | Jun 3, 2014 | Building a business, Business Owners, Business Start-up, Business Success, Entrepreneurs, Outsourced Admin, Phone Answering, Serviced Office, Success
When I first began building my business, I think I had the wrong idea. I think so many business owners do. You see, I thought (and it’s kind of funny some 15 years later), that if I worked hard enough for a little while – at the front end, the rest would be...
by Michelle | Apr 15, 2014 | Building a business, Flexibility, Great Service, Outsourced Admin, Outsourcing, Phone Answering
What You Need to Consider Before Hiring Either. Over the past five or so years, outsourcing to a VA or virtual assistant has boomed, particularly within the SME market, due in part to the publication of the 4hr work week by Tim Ferris. But, it goes much deeper than...
by Michelle | Jan 12, 2014 | Building a business, Business Owners, Business Start-up, Business Success, Do what you're great at, Entrepreneurs, Freeing up time, Outsourced Admin, Phone Answering, Serviced Office, Women Business Owners
It’s often at this point in the year, when you start seeing blogs, news stories, etc popping up on business trends for 2014 or business lessons from 2013. Now of course it’s important to keep a watching eye on trends that might impact your business. However, contrary...
