SVA Newsletters
Happy International VA Day 2020
Happy International VA Day 2020 #IVAD #InternationalVADay To all the VAs across the globe, in these strange times, here’s to the future: To the clients who have realised flexibility gives their business strength To the businesses who now accept virtual working is the future To the newbies, joining our industry in difficult times at the…
Read MoreIntroducing: SVA Virtual Assistants CIC
For years, I’ve run SVA as a sideline to my own VA business… I don’t charge for the time I spend on it, it saves fees in terms of different bank accounts/accountants/CRMs etc. However it’s become clear that in order to access some of the funding we’re entitled to, we need a more formal basis.…
Read MoreTop tips for Working from home – from the UK’s VAs
Download our NHS work from home guide We have compiled our top tips for people – especially NHS workers – who are working from home for the first time. Click Here Top tips from real virtual assistants: “Having run virtual teams for the last 15 years, the tech is the easiest part to get right…
Read MoreSocial Media Ideas for VAs
Stuck for social media ideas? We’ve created a social media cheat sheet for VAs because we know you guys struggle with blank pages! Hundreds of posts you can download and use in your business. Filter them for your biz. Adapt them. Add pictures and videos. Schedule them! What’s on SVA’s social media cheatsheet? So what’s…
Read MoreSVA Logo and how to display it!
A timely reminder from Monica of UR Virtual Assistant Services has reminded me I need to give you download instructions for our SVA logos. SVA is free to join and has a “Community Member” badge which you can display on your website linking back to our site. To download this, right click “SAVE AS” and…
Read MoreVirtual Assistant Subscription Box
Ever wanted a regular reminder to keep on track with your business? A little inspiration in a box? Well that’s the idea behind SVA’s Virtual Assistant Business Box subscription. The idea behind virtual assistant subscription box: I was lamenting recently that I never get anything nice through the post – junk mail, bills, dull, boring,…
Read MoreToday’s PA Conference – Caroline confirmed as Speaker
So remember a little while back I had to keep schtum about an exciting new project? This is it! Today’s PA Conference invited me to speak at their conference in London on 16 August. I’ll be presenting as a Speaker and on their Expert Panel alongside luminaries such as: Rob Neil OBE Darren Clark Sara…
Read MoreHow many secretarial skills do you use in your VA business?
Had an interesting chat recently with Rosemary Parr who runs Scottish PA Network – we were chatting about the different skillsets VAs and PAs have…and that’s why the transition can sometimes be difficult. I thought it might be useful to run a poll: Certainly on the SVA Forum there’s some debate about what is unique…
Read MoreSVA turns 14!
SVA started in 2005 and is now officially the oldest active virtual assistant organisation in the UK. Just 7 VAs got together with (the infamous!) Alan the Geek in a restaurant in Edinburgh in June 2005. The idea was to promote virtual assistance as a profession and spread the word about how VAs could help…
Read MoreOIVAC earlybird offer!
Every year international virtual assistant veteran Sharon Williams (The 24 Hour Secretary) pulls in favours from her little black book of virtual assistant contacts and gets everyone online for 3 days in May at the Online International Virtual Assistant Convention (OIVAC). OIVAC Virtual Assistant Conference – what you get: You’ll learn a variety of skills,…
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