“If you haven’t got an Assistant, you are one”
I read with interest a tweet this week by ultra successful entrepreneur Nigel Botterill:
“If you haven’t got an Assistant, you are one”
It’s this belief that underlines my passion for helping entrepreneurs, directors and business owners to understand how much more productive and successful they could be if they got a little help.
In my many conversations with Penni Pike, Sir Richard Branson’s closest assistant for 31 years and now our special advisor, it has become obvious to me just how vital Penni was to the building of the Virgin empire – Richard simply couldn’t have done it without her. Penni even took the call that started Virgin Atlantic.
You don’t have to be a billionaire to have an assistant – getting some help doesn’t need to be expensive, daunting, difficult or even a long term commitment. Providing you use a Virtual Assistant service (plug: like ours!), and avoid the pitfalls of trying to recruit, retain and motivate a full time assistant, it’s one of the best value and easiest tools to boost your effectiveness.
So far we’ve helped more than 200 business owners, entrepreneurs and directors to save more than 7,313 working days – that’s 1462 working weeks or about 31 working years!
Could we be helping you too?
To take a holiday or not to take a holiday?
Back in November it was announced that Friday 29th April would be given as an extra bank holiday because of the royal wedding, and most of the country’s employees rejoiced. Business owners perhaps slightly less so.
A lot of business owners are undeniably worried about the impact two long weekends could have on their business; April only has 18 business days so is significantly shorter than the average business month. Yet many may also be relinquishing the holiday potential – 11 days off for the price of 3!
What is most likely preventing entrepreneurs/owners of small businesses taking time off is the worry that they don’t have someone to hold the fort and will therefore lose business and money because of it.
Things are quite different with many of the business owners we work with. A fair few of our clients are jetting off for the 11 day holiday, knowing that their business is in totally safe hands and that they won’t lose anything by taking the time off. Our virtual assistants are handling everything for them in their absence – phonecalls, e-mails, diary management, enquiries and bookings – and doing so with complete confidence due to their in-depth training and knowledge.
An 11 day break from their business can be just what busy entrepreneurs need. It’s a time for them to reflect and, as many have said to us, the time when they come up with their best business ideas!
So yet another reason why, in the modern business age, outsourcing the help you need with a virtual assistant is THE way forward. Call us biased, but we’re convinced of it.
Have a great Easter weekend folks!