How Much is Your Time Worth to You?

How Much is Your Time Worth to You?

Time. One of the few things no amount of money can buy. And something that can’t be regained once passed. We all have time, we just differ in how we spend it. Richard Branson, Margaret Thatcher, Elon Musk, Karren Brady and Thomas Edison…what do these people have...
Are you a Deadline Dave or a Timely Tina?

Are you a Deadline Dave or a Timely Tina?

Though there are many different kinds of people who run businesses, there exists two types that sit at the opposite ends of the rainbow: Deadline Dave and Timely Tina. Deadline Dave coasts through the majority of his working hours. He’s spontaneous...
How To Stay Focused When Working From Home

How To Stay Focused When Working From Home

Many of us have been working from home during the pandemic, and whilst remote working has plenty of benefits, it also has its distractions. Other people in the house going about their business, for example, or the empty washing machine calling out to you, the urge to...
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

When starting a business, it’s common to do every task that your new company demands yourself. Whether to save money, to learn every aspect of the operations…or simply because it doesn’t occur to you to do otherwise, many business owners double as the tea boy, the...
Is Your Home Office Working For You?

Is Your Home Office Working For You?

Whilst working from home has always been the norm for some, for others it was a totally new experience and with the speed in which it happened there was little opportunity for people to set-up the perfect office at home. . . . and now we are three months down the...
How I Became a VA

How I Became a VA

Having spent 30 plus years as an employee never did I imagine owning my own business. It wasn’t that I was frightened of the hard work – in fact I was used to flexible working with long, unsociable hours. I was used to dealing with difficult customers (and staff); I...